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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8998

27 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 22
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/trade
WTO General Council meets but little hope of progress on Doha Round

Brussels, 26/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - The General Council of the WTO will meet in Geneva on Wednesday and Friday, with very little hope of making progress on the three subjects on the table of the ambassadors and ministers: agriculture, NAMA (Market Access for Non-Agricultural Goods) and the special treatment and differential for the least developed countries. European Commissioner Peter Mandelson and the American representative, Rob Portman, will not be present. Wednesday's meeting will be...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Pre-conditions for success of European transport infrastructure programme - A few observations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Customs union agreement protocol may be signed in near future after Recep Erdogan's visit to London
(EU) EU/EP/AFGHANISTAN: Emma Bonino heads EU observer mission for elections on 18 September
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Cancelling Burmese presidency of ASEAN is right decision, indicates Solana before visit to Asia at end of week
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU to monitor implementation of Georgia's judiciary reform during six months
(EU) EP/CUBA: Arrests of dissidents show EU policy toward Cuba has “failed”, Pöttering says
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Commission proposes to implement FATF recommendation on bank transfers
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: WTO General Council meets but little hope of progress on Doha Round
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: WTO understood to have ruled in EU's favour
(EU) EU/NIGER: European Commission makes EUR 6.3 million available for emergency food aid and prepares further aid - “situation is critical but not desperate”
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Talks on EU/Morocco fisheries agreement begin
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: D'Alema and Fava press for measures against crisis caused by rise in diesel oil price
(EU) OECD/CHINA: Donald Johnston believes China has its place among world's most developed market economies
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/DIRECTORS-GENERAL:
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: Details of Commission's action plan: professionalisation, better use and targeting of existing resources, more communication work for external representations - “Communication goes further than information”
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/CHEMICALS: European Trade Union Confederation considers REACH's feasibility has been demonstrated - Appeal for this legislation to be adopted swiftly
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/ALCOHOL:
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