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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8980
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/euromed

Promoting human rights and democracy in the Mediterranean

Brussels, 29/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 23 June in Brussels, the sub committee for human rights at the European Parliament (chaired by Hélène Flautre, France), organised a hearing on “Freedom of expression and development of democracy in the Euro-Mediterranean region”. The event was overseen by Josep Borrell in is role as president of the European Parliament and the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly. The president of the European Affairs Committee, Elmar Brok (CDU) and MEPs...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Commission suggests “rigorous” negotiating brief to guide accession talks that will be “long and difficult”, without guaranteed results - EU absorption capacity to be evaluated by Commission
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission wants to open dialogue between civil societies of Member States and candidate countries
(EU) EU/JHA: Amnesty International calls on British Presidency to put human rights into practice and expresses concern about cooperation with Libya
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Dominique de Villepin proposes five "ambitious projects" for successful "political Europe"
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/LUXEMBOURG: Mobilisation of "Youth for Yes"
(EU) EPP/ALBANIA:
(EU) EPP/ROMANIA:
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Promoting human rights and democracy in the Mediterranean
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Creation of European Security and Defence College
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission recommends excessive deficit procedure in Italy and calls for structural measures as of 2006 in order to return below 3% in 2007
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Energy dialogue with third countries - Internal disagreements delaying signature of treaty instituting South-East Europe's energy Community, from which Turkey has withdrawn
(EU) EU/UN DEVELOPMENT: At UN HQ Jean-Louis Schiltz and Commissioners Louis Michel and Peter Mandelson present EU goals for September New York summit
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into aid to Poczta Polska
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission to adopt two Green Papers mid-July, on asset management and mortgage loans
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTHCARE: Vladimir Spidla hopes for decisive progress by 2006 towards European electronic health insurance card, which he hopes will be genuine "mobility card"
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: National preferences undermining competition
(EU) EP/BRITISH PRESIDENCY/CSU:
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR: Greens angry over ITER plan
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Parliament supports research and security programme and highlights dual research
(EU) EP/G8/GREENS:
(EU) EU/CANADA:
(EU) EP/SESSION DE JULY: Africa and globalisation, ten years after Srebrenica, Iraq, security in Middle East - Speech by president Ciampi - Debate with president Trichet - Structural and cohesion funds - Patenting computer assisted inventions
(EU) EU/AVIATION/CHINA: At EU-China aviation Summit, Commissioner Barrot will try to boost political and industrial cooperation with Beijing
(EU) EU/EEA: EEA Council reiterates importance of European agencies such as EFSA for EEA/EFTA countries
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: CEA renews appeal for better regulations and intends to focus on directive "Solvability II" - Towards solution on international accounting standard "IAS 39"?
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Mutual insurance companies call for impact study and pilot projects on future "Solvability II" system
(EU) EU/UNIONS/WTO/SERVICES: European Unions call on COmmission to reconsider its position
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Exchange of good practices essential for improving SME environment
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/BRITISH PRESIDENCY: CPMR calls on British presidency to take regional policy into account
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: European judges strengthen environmental protection rules in affair involving building in port of Fossacesia without environmental impact study
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/EUREKA: Czech republic takes charge of EUREKA presidency
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/MEDICINE:
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