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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8998

27 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 22
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/asean
Cancelling Burmese presidency of ASEAN is right decision, indicates Solana before visit to Asia at end of week

Brussels, 26/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - Two days before leaving for Vientiane in Laos for post ministerial meetings of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), CFSP High Representative, Javier Solana, presented to the press the essential themes to be tackled during his visit. In Tuesday's address to the press, he emphasised the Burmese questions and the relaunching of negotiations between the Six and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea. On...

Contents

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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