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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8998

27 July 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/chemicals
European Trade Union Confederation considers REACH's feasibility has been demonstrated - Appeal for this legislation to be adopted swiftly

Brussels, 26/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC) has said that it is convinced of the feasibility of the future REACH regulation on the registration, evaluation and limited authorisation of chemical products in EU. It takes as its basis for this the result of the SPORT project (strategic partnership on REACH testing): a practical exercise which was launched in 2004 by the European Commission in partnership with the Member States and the industry, in order...

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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
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(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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