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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9030

20 September 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/germany
Uncertainty reigns after Sunday's early legislative elections - Barroso hopes for stable government as soon as possible

Brussels, 19/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - The early legislative elections held in Germany on Sunday have left an overwhelming feeling of political uncertainty as neither the outgoing SPD/Greens coalition of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, nor the CDU/CSU/FDP coalition envisaged by Angela Merkel have a sufficient majority to form a government. According to the first results (the final results will not be published until after the vote in the Dresde constituency, postponed till 2 October), the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU guidelines ahead of next round at WTO
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Uncertainty reigns after Sunday's early legislative elections - Barroso hopes for stable government as soon as possible
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes “historic elections” - Turn-out only 50%
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: EU welcomes agreement scrapping nuclear programme
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Despite uncompromising stance taken by Mr Ahmadinejad towards UN, immediate transfer of Iranian dossier to Security Council seemed compromised on Monday
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: EU deploys election observation mission for presidential and parliamentary elections in Liberia
(EU) WEU/AFRICA: conférence sur peace keeping inAfrican sub-sahara
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Tunisian ambassador says no reason for EU to be concerned about Tunisian League of human rights (LTDH)
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Ferrero-Waldner meets Bandaranaike
(EU) EP/MAGRHEB/TUNISIA: Visit of parliamentary delegation to examine Euro-Tunisian cooperation, political dialogue and human rights
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU supports regular meetings of Council of ministers in Mogadishu
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commissioners to hold informal exchange of views this Tuesday on strategic objectives, European social and economic model, financial perspectives and dialogue with citizens
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Seven Member States concerned at unfolding of agricultural negotiations at WTO
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission refuses supplementary cereal market measures
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Adoption of text for new fisheries agreement with Comores
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Adoption of new “rural development” regulation
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commissioner Dimas announces adoption of new strategies on air pollution
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No proposals on fruit and vegetables before middle of next year
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs welcomes OPEC efforts to stabilise oil market
(EU) EU/UN/DEVELOPMENT: EU generally satisfied with UN summit results although it would have liked more progress
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: 60 million EUR additional aid to Palestinians
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission to concentrate on planned reform of aid for innovation on Wednesday
(EU) EU/BANKS: Commission likely to adopt the proposed directive on cross-border payments by mid October
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission's consultation on application measures on 3rd "Money Laundering" directive
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Microsoft trial likely to be mid-2006
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/USA: Mixed reactions to wine trade agreement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Proposal for new EU/Seychelles agreement
(EU) EU/KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: Commission launches public consultation
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/AUSTRALIA: Educational exchanges between EU and Australia receives further boost
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Should external costs be internalised now or should Commission first propose alternative calculation methodology?
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Compensation systems for train delays are making progress, but level of quality of service still very mixed, states Community of European Railways in its 2005 report
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Thirteen companies launch “NESSI”, a technology platform for improving interoperability of new technologies in Europe
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Conference on Mental Health
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/HEALTH:
(EU) CANADA/HEALTH:
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