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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9012

25 August 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (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

Brussels, 24/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - The French Economic and Social Committee is participating for the first time in a public consultation launched by the European Commission by publishing its Contribution to the Green Paper on the theme “Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations” which was launched by the Commission in March 2005 (EUROPE 8910, 8911). The Economic and Social Committee state that “in striving to enlighten the government in the...

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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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