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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8974

22 June 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transports
Market for French rail freight opened up

Brussels, 21/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - Connex, the transport of the security of Veolia Environnement, joined the competition in the French rail freight sector on 13 June, having beaten SNCF in an international call for tenders, for the transport of 200,000 tonnes of chalk for the Belgian group LHOIST over five years, between the sites of Dugny-sur-Meuse in France and Völklingen in Germany. On behalf of its subsidiary CFTA Cargo, Connex obtained its railway company license and safety...

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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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