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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9038
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi

Reconciling the world of agriculture with the whole of society

A Head of government who has understood: On this occasion it is a Head of government who has stepped into the arena to defend European agriculture and to denounce the counter truths, absurdities, indeed, lies which for years have rained down on the CAP. I am referring to the position of the Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern in the “Financial Times” (see our bulletin 9035), which confirms the impression (which I had expressed in this section in bulletin 9027) that “understanding the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Reconciling the world of agriculture with the whole of society
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Austria still blocking adoption of negotiating brief - Extraordinary Council meeting Sunday evening - Task Force on Croatia, just before Monday's External Relations Council
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Disagreement over deferred vote on extending Customs Union
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Monica Frassoni reproaches presidents of three main groups for giving easy ride to President Barroso, whom she criticises severely
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Delors, Brok and Bildt discuss ways to bring Europe out of crisis
(EU) EU/UZBESKISTAN: EU expected to impose sanctions against Tashkent Monday
(EU) EU/ACEH: End of first decommissioning phase of GAM rebels
(EU) EU/FRANCE/FEDERATION:
(EU) EU/EIPAL:
(EU) UE/FRANCE/GERMANY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: New ministerial meeting on 10 October in Zurich
(EU) EU/USA/KATRINA: European aid proposed for aftermath of hurricane Katrina has largely been accepted by Americans and sent out
(EU) EU/JHA: Inauguration of European legal training centre - communication imminent on legal training in EU
(EU) EU/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Commission to strengthen its immigration policy
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission wants optimum use of radio spectrum use
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Fruteau calls more softly-softly reform of Community sugar system
(EU) UE/LIVESTOCK: Many Member States criticise proposal on chicken - Commission agrees to provide impact study
(EU) EU/CONCENTRATIONS: acquisition of Wheelabrator Allevard by LBO France is cleared
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament underlines need for global strategy aimed at reducing dependence on oil and calls for world summit
(EU) EP/RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION: Parliament wants to increase competition on national and international railway networks - positive reception for some aspects of third railway package, but differences over liberalising carriage of passengers - No to compensation for freight transport
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM/MOTOR INDUSTRY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Parliament says "yes" to "Bâle II” - MEPs' inspection clause over measures under comitology were last obstacle to adoption of directive
(EU) EP/TRADE/CHINA:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/TEXTILES: MEPs unanimous over need for China to comply with social standards and intellectual property rights
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Eurydice “key data on education in Europe” is updated
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: New publications of European Audiovisual Observatory
(EU) EU/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2419: President Borrell sets out priorities of European Parliament
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