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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8962

7 June 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
In 2004 twelve countries had GDP per inhabitant higher than EU average

Brussels, 06/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat, in 2004 Luxembourg registered a GDP that was twice as high as the EU25. Denmark, Austria, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Belgium were around 20% above the Community average, whereas Ireland was 40% above it. Sweden and Finland were around 15% above, France and Germany about 10% above and Italy 5%. Countries approaching the average include Spain (5% below the average followed by Greece, Cyprus Slovenia (20% below the average)....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Conditions for making Juncker strategy successful - death of solidarity
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: London suspends its referendum, but Poland confirms that its will go ahead - Franco-German appeal for European project to continue and for agreement on financial perspectives
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN:
(EU) EU/BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/MESSINA: President Barroso calls for return to "spirit of Messina" to "make an asset of a crisis"
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) UE/IEM:
(EU) EP/UK PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/GISCARD D'ESTAING:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/CENSURE:
(EU) EU/FFRANCE:
(EU) EP/EPP-ED/ROMANIA: In Bucharest, EPP-ED group's Bureau underlines need to speed up reform in Romania
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET: United Kingdom and Germany main beneficiaries of new downward reduction of contributions for 2005
(EU) EU/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Council consensus for moving forward on Reach programme and for strengthening European chemical products agency by keeping national expertise networks
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council continues work on “services” directive in spirit of March European Council
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Directive on recognising vocational qualifications
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/BETTER LEGISLATION: Adoption of conclusions for improving and simplifying regulation - British legislation will actively continue work of Council and Commission
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Council reaches majority agreement on proposal for regulation to harmonise rules on food enrichment
(EU) EU/EURO/ITALY:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council conclusions on statistical governance
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council discusses Euro coins
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Adoption of report on BEPGs at European Council
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/WORKING TIME: Harsh criticism from European social partners to suppression of opt-out three years after implementation of 1993 directive in Member States
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Vladimir Spidla says Council on 2 June showed EU has will to move forward on social aspects and equal opportunities - latest results
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Commission welcomes yes to Schengen but warns that free circulation must be extended to new Member States
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/HUMAN RIGHTS: Gijs de Vries and Jonathan Faull answer Amnesty International's criticism
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: French State sheds between 6 and 8% of France Télécom
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Market tests begin for determining Microsoft offer to make inter-operability conclusive
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Agreement between EU and Ukraine on satellite navigation and civil aviation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Commission wants to be able to respond to concerns of young people
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Eurydice report on Bologna process progress in participating countries
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: EFPI welcomes Commissioner Verheugen's commitment to stronger and more competitive pharmaceutical industry
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: In 2004 twelve countries had GDP per inhabitant higher than EU average
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/SECURITY: Eurocop sceptical about Council's draft framework decision on data retention - parliament critical of legal base
(EU) EP/USA: Hearing at EP committee on international trade highlights importance of trans-Atlantic trade
(EU) EP/LOBBIES: Effectiveness of French lobbyists down to development of genuine "European culture" and end of "obsession with singularity", according to attendees of EP hearing
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: 4th Economic Summit in Munich to focus on revised Lisbon Strategy and on competitiveness
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