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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9027

15 September 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade/bananas
Ecuador and Costa Rica reject new EU offer on banana imports

Brussels, 14/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, Ecuador rejected the new European Commission proposal on a customs duty of 187 euros/tonne for imports into the EU of third country bananas, thus leaving predictions open that there will be a new arbitration procedure at the WTO (EUROPE 9025).

“The proposal is absurd. The EU prefers to protect its former subsidised colonies rather than encourage good practice for labour, social and environmental law”, Eduardo Ledesma, Director of the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: UNderstanding of just what agriculture means to Europe is getting better, in reaction to outdated populist soundbites
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Slow progress in EU25 negotiations over counter-declaration and negotiating framework
(EU) EU/UN: Benita Ferrero-Waldner admits in New York that the new draft outcome document 'will not include everything we in Europe hoped for
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Attitude of American government to EU has changed fundamentally since beginning of year, says Mr Bruton - Constitution: Commission President elected at European election time
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/LATVIA: President Vike-Freiberga says we must start again from scratch
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS/ASIA: Human rights defenders slam single party system and corruption in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam - Doubts about effectiveness of international aid
(EU) EP/CITIZENS/COMMUNICATION: Josep Borrell launches new 20-language EP website - '457 million people at one address'
(EU) EP/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/TUNISIA:
(EU) EP/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SPECIAL OCTOBER SUMMIT: British Presidency says Special Summit on 27-28 October 'will not discuss future financing or the Constitutional Treaty'
(EU) EU/OCTOBER SUMMIT/EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL: Social affairs part of Special October Summit at Hampton Court Palace to focus on inclusion and need to help workers adapt to change - Vladimir Spidla tells European Policy Centre that refusing to change in Europe would be suicidal - Reform has to continue
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS/BETTER REGULATION: Commission to present ambitious list of legislative proposals at end of month to be withdrawn from inter-institutional circuit
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Europeans and Americans must make mutual concessions on agriculture to save Doha Round, says Mr Lamy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/STATE AID: Greece in Commission's firing line over illegal State aid to Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fines of 43 million for yarn producer cartels
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Borg suggests initiatives for helping sector in crisis
(EU) EU/TRADE/BANANAS: Ecuador and Costa Rica reject new EU offer on banana imports
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission says secondary school pupils' mini-enterprises breathe new life into EU entrepreneurship
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Industry and Internal Market Committee call for simplified registration procedure for substances produced or imported in small quantities - in support of voluntary communication and sharing of data
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Vladimir Spidla announces that sun rays are to be withdrawn from proposed directive on optic rays
(EU) EP/ECB: Mr Trichet confirms latest downward growth forecasts, but favourable conditions exist for second half of year - No concerns about enlargement of Euro Zone
(EU) EP/ECB/BANK OF ITALY: ECB to examine planned reform of Banca Italia - Mr Trichet in favour of limited mandate for its governor
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Ms Fischer Boel struggles to put MEPs at ease over sugar reform
(EU) EU/COURT/ENVIRONMENT: Josep Borrell and rapporteur Ria Oomen-Ruijten welcomed landmark ruling on criminal sanctions
(EU) EU/JHA: Alexander Alvaro appointed rapporteur on data retention - Dispute with Council
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Socialists condemn Commission's failure to act on energy crisis
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: EP public hearing stresses need for independent European gender institute, with adequate funding, to feed into Lisbon Strategy in area of equal opportunities
(EU) EP/ITALY:
(EU) EP/LANGUAGES: Antonio Antoniozzi satisfied with Commissioner Figel's answer
(EU) EU/REGIONS: European regions say 'yes' to Commission's state aid reform plans but want regional differentiation in horizontal aid
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/REGIONS: Forum of European Regional Airports and Assembly of European Regions 'seriously worried' about impact of new guidelines on aid for regional airports and may appeal to European Court of Justice
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