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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8967

14 June 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 46 / 46
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 13/06/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Union's financial perspectives: hopes and problems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: Summit not expected to begin new debate on enlargement or adopt new conclusions
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Council allows another “three to four months” for assessing whether accession talks may be opened
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Council opens road for Turkey to sign additional protocol to Association Agreement
(EU) EU/CUBA: EU maintains suspension of diplomatic sanctions despite absence of progress on democracy and human rights
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Priority on political agenda over resources, affirms Iraqi ambassador before international conference on 22 June Brussels
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/EPP: Summit in Meise on 16 June
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ELDR: Summit in Brussels on 16 June
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Lamassoure suggests interparliamentary conference and simultaneous referendum throughout Europe
(EU) EU/IRAQ/PRESS:
(EU) EU/NEPAL:
(EU) EP/UN REFORM: Broad support for Kofi Annan's proposals - For a single and, ultimately, permanent seat, despite differences of opinion during debate
(EU) EP/AZERBAIJAN: Parliament condemns violence in Baku and calls for regular and transparent elections
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/EPP/ED:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FOUNDATIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Grand rehearsal of differences between Member States before European Council meets
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE/TEXTILES: Brussels and Beijing reach agreement to restrict growth in Chinese textile exports
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: G7 finance ministers' agreement for getting rid of debt in 18 poor countries looks promising for G8 - breakthrough for pilot Franco-German project on plan ticket taxes
(EU) EU/CHINA/ENVIRONMENT: Meeting with Commissioner Stavros Dimas and Chinese environment minister Xie Zhenhua
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens sector inquiry into energy and financial services
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fortune Brands can acquire Allied Domecq
(EU) EP/SERVICES: EPP-ED group proposes “internal market clause”
(EU) EU/BANKING/COMPETITION: Planned merger between Unicredito and HVB raises no objections at this stage
(EU) EU/ENTREPRISE: Maive Rute, Commission's new "envoy for SMEs", stresses need to boost dialogue with SMEs and create European network of SMEs
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament wants patient mobility and changes in healthcare within the Union to be taken increasingly into account
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: New Member States and inclusion
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Member States invited to re-examine period acceptable for transition in new Member States
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION: EP rejects creation of reception centres outside EU for immigrants to Union territory
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/REGIONS: In letter to Jean-Claude Juncker, Claudio Martini calls on summit to preserve cross-border cooperation
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: 4.5 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable in North Korea and Myanmar
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Cyprus joins European consumer centres
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/SECURITY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Reding says “high definition” television will widely contribute to development of digital in Europe
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: 3 countries join European University Institute
(EU) EU/CULTURE/ASIA: Asem and Europe promise to reinforce cultural dialogue to fight intolerance
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission brings case against Germany in "Parmigiano Reggiano", which is set to be prominent
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Laurent Piau maintains that FIFA's governance of footballing agents' activities is incompatible with European law
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Spain ruled against for failing to protext wood pigeons in Province of Guipúzcoa.
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 645
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