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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9038

30 September 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 31
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/france/federation

29/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - During the UMP Convention on Europe, last Friday, the French foreign affairs minister, Philippe Douste-Blazy gave his support to an “avant-garde” in Europe to pursue the “objective of a political Europe”. Mr Douste-Blazy explained that to “continue further integration, we need to allow an avant-garde to go further”. He added that “if we want to pursue the objective of a political Europe we should allow this avant-garde to constitute what others have...

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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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