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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9012
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/burundi

EU congratulates President Nkurunziza on his victory and commits to continue supporting electoral process

Brussels, 24/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - The UK Presidency has congratulated Pierre Nkurunziza on behalf of the European Union for his victory in the presidential elections of 19 August in Burundi. The declaration of 24 August is as follows: “This election should contribute significantly to securing Burundi's future as a democratic and stable country. The European Union would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all those who have combined their efforts to make the electoral...

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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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