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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9045

11 October 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/serbia-montenegro
SAA negotiations open

Brussels, 10/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 10 October in Belgrade, Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn gave the signal for negotiations between the EU and Serbia-Montenegro to begin with a view to concluding a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA). Last Monday, the General Affairs/External Relations Council had given the Commission the go-ahead to start the talks (see EUROPE 9040). “This is a day that Serbia-Montenegro and its citizens have been waiting for a long while”, the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Reflection on the Constitution gets underway, amid some confusion
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Hampton Court Palace summit to last just one day
(EU) EU/SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: SAA negotiations open
(EU) EU/DARFUR: Solana denounces upsurge of violence in Darfur
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Angela Merkel to become first woman Chancellor at head of broad coalition - European reaction - President Borrell hopes to invite Angela Merkel to European Parliament
(EU) EP/PES/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: EU list is amended
(EU) NATO/UNITED STATES: On visit to NATO on Tuesday, Nicholas Burns hopes to speak of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iran
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/NOBEL PRIZE:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/DEATH PENALTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Washington offers to cut farm subsidies by 60%, which is welcomed by Peter Mandelson (but he must reassure EU Member States on the issue) - Mandelson in Zurich imposes certain conditions on its pledge to match and outstrip US subsidy cuts
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission adopts revised consumer credit proposal to facilitate agreement
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/PAKISTAN: EU shows solidarity by providing both 3.6 million EUR in emergency aid and national civil protection resources
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/JHA: Difficult decisions on data retention, European payment order, European Evidence Warrant and illegal immigration
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Confirmed outbreak of avian flu in Turkey - Romania doing more tests
(EU) EU/EUROMED/TRANSPORT: EuroMed Transport Forum
(EU) EU/PUBLIC ENTERPRISES:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: UK Presidency puts Luxembourg Presidency's proposed compromise on reduced VAT rates back on table
(EU) EUFISHERIES: Moving towards hake and Norway lobster recovery plans
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 150 million loan for Latvia
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Member States' wrangles over funding may delay deployment of Galileo
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: ETF says Commission must press ahead with directive on European standards for onboard staff
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/TAXATION: MEPs and experts support introduction of common consolidated corporate tax base, but feel it should not lead to harmonised tax rates
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Huge differences in unemployment levels between different regions of the EU
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS/SPECIAL SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT:
(EU) EU/EESC/COMMUNICATONS: Jose Manuel Barroso and Margot Wallstrom to attend conference on how to bring Europe closer to citizens
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/RUSSIA: Russia urged to grant medical treatment to Platon Lebedev
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN TRAINING:
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL: Paul Mahoney is appointed President of new Tribunal, which will take up its duties in January 2006
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 657
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