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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9041
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/turkey

Traditional division between MEPs confirmed

Brussels, 04/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The comments made by MEPs on opening accession talks with Turkey confirm the traditional and internal divisions of certain groups. The EPP-ED Group remains the most compact in its rejection of Turkish membership, while the Greens/EFA are the most in favour.

“I want to say how ashamed I was last night” at seeing that it took the Council thirty hours to “add a sentence” in the negotiating brief, said Joost Lagendijk of the Netherlands, Chair of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Nothing has been sorted out between the EU and Turkey, although the negotiations have opened
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Reassured by Carla Del Ponte's report and agreement with Turkey, Member States agree Tuesday morning in Luxembourg to open accession talks immediately
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Accession negotiations launched a 'truly historic day' - Commission promises 'long, rigorous but fair negotiations' - Abdullah Gul says EU is a world player
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Traditional division between MEPs confirmed
(EU) EU/TURKEY/SOCIAL PARTNERS: ETUC and UNICE welcome opening of negotiations but admit they will be difficult
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Council confirms Union's support for Colombian government's plan to demobilise paramilitary groups
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FUTURE OF EUROPE: MEPs slam Commission's inertia in European reflection process - Wallstrom talks about 'Plan D'
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENERGY: Very first EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Energy agrees to extend energy cooperation - WWF highly critical
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: 6 October Transport Council to focus on liberalisation of rail transport
(EU) EU/JHA: European Commission presents proposal on data protection under third pillar- Franco Frattini stresses need for balance between security requirements and respect for liberties
(EU) EU/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Commission to send Monitoring Mission to Ceuta and Melilla - 40 million EUR for border protection
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission launches new website to help consumers choose best roaming deal
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Conciliation procedure on mining waste management
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Microsoft to take arms against European Commission again with a new court case
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight rise in unemployment in EU25 and eurozone in August 2005, but unemployment still lower than in August 2004
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices up 0.4% in eurozone, 0.5% in EU25
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FARMING: Court of Auditors looks into agri-environment expenditure
(EU) EU/COHESION: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions responds to Commission's consultation on EU strategic guidelines for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FLU: EU careful to stress importance of combatting next flu epidemic at global level
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/AVIATION SAFETY: Research under SESAME might get funding from FP7
(EU) EU/AVIATION SAFETY: Positive assessment of European Aviation Safety Agency
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: EU notaries respond to green papers on inheritance and divorce
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBERS: In message to Stavanger Congress, President Barroso calls for entrepreneurial spirit to be promoted - Leitl says Europe must be more optimistic and take risks - Role of women in business
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBERS: Priorities of Pierre Simon of France, new Eurochambers President
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/YOUTH: Youth Forum approves priorities set to prevent day-to-day violence
(EU) EU/CULTURE/REGIONS/UNITED STATES:
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Telecommunications:
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