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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8994

20 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Annual rate of inflation is up to 2.1% in euro zone and remains unchanged at 2% in EU25 in June

Brussels, 19/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - According to figures published by Eurostat, the European Communities' Statistical Office, the annual rate of inflation rose from 2.0% in May this year to 2.1% in June in the euro zone and remained stable at 2.0% in the EU25 from May to June. The annual rate of inflation for the consumer price index in the EU25 rose to 2.0% in June. Also in June, the lowest annual rates were recorded in Portugal (0.6%), Sweden (0.8%), and Finland (1.0%) and the highest...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Jacques Delors opposes overly simplistic ideas for European social model
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/MOLDOVA: EU to help improve border control and demarcation along Ukraine's border with Moldova
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU urges Israel to continue withdrawal from Gaza -do not return to the cycle of violence
(EU) EU/SYRIA: EU urges Syria to improve its relations with Lebanon and Iraq and promote regional stability
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU slams slum clearance and urges AU to increase pressure on Mugabe
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU prepares to send observers to monitor peace agreement with Aceh rebels
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/INDIA: MEPs back strategic partnership with India although some areas remain to be clarified
(EU) EU/TURKEY: 52% of Europeans oppose idea of Turkey joining the EU, with opposition reaching record 80% in Austria - Turkey most unpopular candidate country
(EU) EU/TURKEY/AUSTRIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission consults on timeliness of European mortgage credit initiative
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission takes stance on Portuguese deficit
(EU) EU/TRADE: Several Member States call for rebalancing of Doha talks in favour of manufactured goods and services
(EU) EU/POLICE: Commission suggests extending prosecution and police cooperation in border zones
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Commission suggests ways to control explosives
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Research effort still far too low
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Six co-ordinators for trans-European networks officially appointed and executive agency and steering group set up
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Thales tasked with Galileo safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU steps up negotiations on Galileo
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks €4.7 million for the repatriation of 400,000 Liberian and Congolese refugees
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU hopes to continue improving European civil protection cooperation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Italy also calls for wine crisis distillation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Thirteen Member States must repay 244.4 million EUR in irregular agricultural expenditure
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Reduced prospects for annual cereal production due to drought in western EU
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agricultural contractors feel "forgotten" in reform of sugar sector
(EU) EU/FARMING: Four Member States express concern at consequences of planned broiler chicken directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Spain taken to Court of Justice
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Infringement proceedings against six Member States in field of public procurement
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission says international calls in Finland are competitive
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Chr. Hansen's food ingredients business by PAI
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Fournier by Solvay
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 40 mil loan for projects in Latin America
(EU) EP/HEALTH/DISCRIMINATION: MEPs call for gender dimension to be developed in health policies
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Annual rate of inflation is up to 2.1% in euro zone and remains unchanged at 2% in EU25 in June
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Condemning France to “double penalty” for failing to comply with fisheries obligations, Court opens new era on Member State application of EU law
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