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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8974

22 June 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states/trade

21/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - As announced (EUROPE 8971), the EU Council adopted without debate, on Tuesday, the text of the agreement between the EU and the United States on a new Community import regime for husked rice. The Italian and Danish delegations voted against and Greece abstained.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Giving priority to research cannot mean giving up on cohesion policy or on safeguarding agriculture
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITITION/LUXEMBOURG: Juncker confident Luxembourg will again make right choice on 10 July
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Juncker says despite current crisis, “EU is not on its knees” but continues to play an international role
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOLLOW-UP:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/GREENS/EFA: For referendum end of 2007
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/PES: Schultz proposes holding forum in all Member States where European or national institutions can answer citizens' questions
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/BRITISH PRESIDENCY: Tony Blair persists: constitutional treaty “cannot proceed” - future presidency ready for debate on Europe's direction (including budget)
(EU) EU/EP:
(EU) EU/USA: Summit adopts eight common declarations - towards trans-Atlantic market
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Ferrero-Waldner announced programme for supporting post-election reforms (on which Carnerso expresses a guarded position)
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Member States seek agreement on rural development - an agreement that shows Europe is not a lame duck, according to Fischer Boel
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Talks on European fund for fisheries and exploitation of resources in Mediterranean fail
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Awarding contracts for cereal exports on free market
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/EMU/ITALY:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/CAP: Graefe zu Baringdorf calls for more funds from first pillar of CAP to be transferred for rural development
(EU) EP/PATENTS: MEPs reject most of rapporteur Rocard's amendments on computer-developed inventions - All options possible for plenary
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Asylum requests fall in European Union - 13% request asylum from at least two Member States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Decision on Coca Cola commitments
(EU) EU/EIB/EUROMED: FEMIP Ministerial COmmittee takes stock of work done and establishes roadmap for decisions to be taken in 2006
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Greece and Commission finalise assessment of national allocation plans
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/SPACE: Improve mountain risk management
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Joint offer from both Galileo candidates on table, despite Germany's reservations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Market for French rail freight opened up
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Barrot welcomes création of European Railways Agency
(EU) EU/SPORTS:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/INSURANCE: Commission launches public consultation in field of car insurance
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/UN: Commission aks for négociation mandate for convention (« e-contracting »)
(EU) EU/SPORT/DRUGS: Luxembourg minister Jeannot Krecké meets European sporting federations
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Annual conference on European Charter for SMEs focuses on entrepreneurial spirit and better regulation
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Vladimir Spidla considers European social model is a bearer of change - placing emphasis on job security
(EU) EU/AIR SAFETY: Christine de Veyrac suggests improvements
(EU) EP/BUDGET: National MPs are sceptical about European tax
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: 17th Interparliamentary Conference stresses need to create real free trade area in South America by 2010, and Euro-Latin America Assembly
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