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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9012

25 August 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 18
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/copyright
GESAC describes proposal to allow right-holders freedom to choose single licencing system throughout EU "largely unrealistic"

Brussels, 24/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC) has reacted to the working document of the Commission on the cross-border management of copyright (see EUROPE 8986), stating that the option recommended by the Commission, which would be to grant copyright holders the possibility of choosing a collective copyright management company of their choice from the whole of the EU is "unrealistic" and "will not (...) serve towards...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: EU-3 cancels meeting of negotiation steering committee planned for 31 August
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Commission supports independent radio programmes - First action of this kind in Belarus
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU congratulates President Nkurunziza on his victory and commits to continue supporting electoral process
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/TEXTILES: Commission and Member States stress urgency of situation and need for solution - Commission appealed to by importer lobbies, distributors and consumers to drop quotas
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Increased new orders for EU industry - Textile is only industrial sector in decline
(EU) EP/DISASTERS: Mr Florenz calls for Solidarity fund to contribute to the flood-hit Alps
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Immediate risk of contamination of European poultry low, according to French experts and Commission
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/WATER:
(EU) EU/EP/AIR SAFETY: Commissioner Barrot confident that black list of unsafe airlines can be in place late 2005 or early 2006
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Translation strategy falls behind
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: GESAC describes proposal to allow right-holders freedom to choose single licencing system throughout EU "largely unrealistic"
(EU) EU COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Fair & Clear welcomes Kauppi report on clearing and settlement in EU
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: BSA in favour of Commission study on collective and cross-border management of copyright
(EU) EU/LOBBYING: ALTER-EU demands increased transparency rules and ethics and obligatory registration for lobbyists
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY/DEMOGRAPHICS: In contribution to Commission green paper, French Economic and social Committee in favour of new generation pact to which EU should contribute
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