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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9036

28 September 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/air agreement
Commission suggests opening negotiations with Ukraine on aviation

Brussels, 27/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - After Chile, India, Australia and New Zealand (EUROPE 9020 and 9025), the European Commission announced on Tuesday that Ukraine should start negotiating with the EU for greater thrust in opening up their respective air markets with equivalent competition conditions, and in favour of strengthening cooperation on regulations. Recently, Ukraine and the EU extended their cooperation by signing a horizontal agreement on air services and an agreement opening...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Future Europe: does everyone really want the great reflection
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Support for idea of inviting Heads of State and Government other than Presidency to EP as part of broad debate called for by MEPs (who criticise Commission and UK Presidency for their lack of ideas) - Call for agreement on budget
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Three candidates in contention before Conference of Presidents return their verdict
(EU) EP/NORTHERN IRELAND: IRA's decision to destroy its arms give peace new chance - Gerry Adams to visit Brussels next week
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: EU plans to include Tamil Tigers on list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Adoption of negotiation framework for Turkey could call for extraordinary meeting of Council on Sunday - Decisive meeting of Task Force on Croatia, probably to be attended by Carla del Ponte
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Teheran threatens to resume enrichment activities should dossier be brought before UN Security Council
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION: Commission adopts list of 68 legislative proposals to be withdrawn from inter-institutional circuit
(EU) EP/DATA RETENTION:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE/TRANSPORT: Commission calls for aviation to be included in greenhouse gas emissions quota exchange system - taxing plane tickets or jet fuel would be less effective
(EU) EU/AIR AGREEMENT: Commission suggests opening negotiations with Ukraine on aviation
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE/BANANAS: EU calls for second WTO arbitration on single tariff applied to banana imports from 2006
(EU) ACP/EU/SUGAR/REFORM: ACP and LDC adopt action plan to promote sustainable development in ACP sugar sector - Calls for emergency tripartite meeting at highest level to break deadlock
(EU) EU/EMU/GERMANY: Battle of figures between Eurostat and German finance minister on country's deficit for 2005
(EU) EU/BANKS: ABN Amro to take over Antonveneta - Commission to present report on cross-border mergers in November
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY: Commission regrets E.On's rejection of German authorities' proposal for gas market liberalisation
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social summit to celebrate 20 years of European social dialogue with Jacques Delors, José Manuel Barroso, Vladimir Spidla, John Prescott and European social partners
(EU) EU/CARS: Latest ACEA statistics
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission declares aid granted by Bolzano illegal
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Quality at centre of new Commission partnership for maritime transport announced for next November
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Member States give green light to application measures for food hygiene legislation and inspections to enter into force on 1st January 2006
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Financial markets Inter-institutional Monitoring Group meets for first time
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court hopes to strengthen its image by streamlining its press service
(EU) EP/EPP-ED/SUMMER UNIVERSITY: Centre-right family floats new ideas to respond to globalisation and terrorism and restore link with citizens
(EU) EU/EP/COLOMBIA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/OSCE:
(EU) EU/TRADE/ENTERPRISE CREATION: Spirit of enterprise at heart of 13th annual Eurochambres annual congress
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CITIES:
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