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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8975

23 June 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
After interest rates fall in Sweden, eyes turn to ECB

Brussels, 22/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - Pressure in favour of cutting European Central Bank (ECB) rates increased on Tuesday after the decision by the central bank of Sweden (Riksbanken) to cut its key rate by 50 basic points to 1.5% because of doubts about growth. Germany's minister for the economy, Wolfgang Clement, seized this opportunity to call indirectly on the European Central Bank to follow the movement. In a press release, he states that the fall in rates in Sweden shows it is...

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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