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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8975

23 June 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/emu
Commission launches excessive deficit proceedings against Portugal and approves Portuguese stability programme for 2005-2009

Brussels, 22/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - As announced, on Wednesday the European Commission examined the report by the Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Joaquin Almunia, on the budgetary situation in Portugal and the multi-annual stability program recently forwarded by Lisbon. After the elections in Portugal, the new government wanted to send an amended version of the updated stability program for 2005-2009, in order that the Commission's analysis of this country could take place...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Within the context of the financial perspectives of the EU, the specific case of research should be looked at attentively but without populism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY: Juncker explains that his final proposals on British rebate could have made a difference to correcting position of Netherland's net contributor status and rectified deformed image of CAP in EU spending - Juncker says “we need political Europe” and calls on “all old Europeans, convinced Europeans to take heart and go forward”
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Discussions without agreement between Greek and Turkish Cypriots on regulations
(EU) EU/LIBYA/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/COMMISSION: Commission prepared to play "special role" in forthcoming debate, Mr Barroso promises - Financial perspectives: agreement is needed soon, with review caluse, and Commission will do all in its power to help UK Presidency, but "it is not reasonable to call for bottom-up revision of CAP at this stage"
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Poland postpones its referendum
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Commission to propose improvement on communication on enlargement next week Rehn's “plan c”
(EU) EU/USA/IRAQ: Brussels conference opens
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/EPP: Pause for reflection on Constitution should allow Parts I and II to be saved, Pöttering says - For interinstitutional dialogue on financial perspectives - Blair and Barroso invite presidents to conference to examine how European legislation can best contribute to EU competitiveness
(EU) EU/ASYLUM/BRITISH PRESIDENCY: Amnesty International questions future Presidency on aberrations of “Fortress Europe”
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission launches excessive deficit proceedings against Portugal and approves Portuguese stability programme for 2005-2009
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Coca Cola's commitments are legally binding
(EU) EU/ECB: After interest rates fall in Sweden, eyes turn to ECB
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/EMU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission suggests radical reform of common market organisation for sugar - ACP countries are very concerned
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission adopts Green Paper on energy efficiency - Europe could save 20% of its energy by 2020
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council divided on lower blue whiting prices
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission will discuss fuel crisis in July
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission to close anchovy fishing in Bay of Biscay for 3 months
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/ENTERPRISES:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Inauguration of official EFSA headquarters welcomed as symbol of Europe's closeness to its citizens at time of European crisis
(EU) EP/GMO:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: More coal use pushes up EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2003
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission extends transposition deadline on “MiFID” directive and enterprise adaptation
(EU) EP/EMU: Karas denounces Council's lack of respect during revision of stability and growth pact
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European competition policy report 2004
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Supporting combined transport in enlarged EU
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and Kiev sign Framework Agreement for funding infrastructure projects in Ukraine
(EU) EP/USA:
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