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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9015

30 August 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/bird flu
Discovery of mildly pathogenic bird flu virus in Finland -Italy steps up border controls

Brussels, 29/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, Finland announced its first suspected case of bird flu, which the health authorities say poses no threat to humans, and which was identified in seagulls in the region of Oulu (North West). The definitive results of tests are expected in three weeks' time, the Finnish Ministry for Agriculture has announced. The spokesperson to Markos Kyprianou, the European Commissioner in charge of Health and Consumer Protection, said on Monday that the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Teheran wants non-aligned countries to join EU3 negotiations
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Crucial week for launch of negotiations with Turkey - COREPER meets on Wednesday, foreign ministers on Thursday and Friday
(EU) EU/PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: After meeting with Silvan Shalom, Javier Solana states objective must now be to implement Roadmap
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EU welcomes publication of Iraq's Constitution
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/FEDERALISM:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: first European elections in new Member States seen as a mid-term test for governments ahead rather than a test of European issues
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Hartmut Nassauer and Markus Ferber repeat call for a 'privileged partnership'
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/TEXTILES: European and Chinese experts are unable to reach compromise in Beijing - Peter Mandelson to put proposals to Member States for finding solution to quota crisis
(EU) EP/AIR SAFETY: Georg Jarzembowski calls for EASA to draw up a blacklist for whole of Europe
(EU) EU/CHINA/FRANCE/SHOES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Discovery of mildly pathogenic bird flu virus in Finland -Italy steps up border controls
(EU) EU/TAKEOVER BIDS: Commission confident that France will respect European legislation when defining its "strategic sectors"
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Restructuring Monitor stresses restructuring in Europe has also allowed job creation
(EU) EU/CARIBBEAN/DISASTERS: EUR 3.5 million for Caribbean
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT: Watchword of fourth European Mobility Week is “Clever Commuting”
(EU) EU/DISASTERS/CLIMATE: WWF states it is urgent to reduce emissions
(EU) EU/GLOBALISATION:
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