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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9049

15 October 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/calendar
Major European events, 17-24 October 2005

EUROPEAN UNION

 17/10 -  LUXEMBOURG: - Environment Council 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EP and national parliaments meet to discuss judicial and police cooperation (also 18) 
 18/10 -  LUXEMBOURG: - Special General Affairs Council; - Court of Justice: Ruling C-405/03 Class international (approximation of legislation); - Court of First Instance: Ruling T-51/04 Leite Mateus/Commission (Terms of Conditions of Officials), Ruling T-60/03 Regione Siciliana/Commission (regional policy) 
 -  BRUSSELS:...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Mr Barroso at White House on 18 October for talks on Doha cycle and transatlantic cooperation in the world
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Ms Ferrero-Waldner welcomes economic progress in Tunisia, and encourages it to “move forward” towards democracy and human rights
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT/UGANDA:
(EU) EP/ETHIOPIA: MEPs urge end to persecution of Ethiopian opposition
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Mixed reaction to European Commission's Plan D
(EU) EU/GREENS/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/BULGAR IA:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: International experts propose democratic solution from below with Constitutional Convention led by Cypriots themselves, backed by the EU - Criticisms of Annan Plan
(EU) EU/OSCE/CROATIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Special 18 October Council to look at EU strategy in WTO negotiations - Bird flu and aid for Pakistan and Central America
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Experts discuss prevention measures to be taken, while origin of virus in Romania is not yet etablished
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/SOUTH ASIA: allocation of additional 10 million euros for earthquake victims
(EU) EU/JHA/RUSSIA: Agreements on visas and illegal immigrants - Discussion on roadmap on area of freedom, security and justice
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Political debate on chemicals, preparations for international climate negotiations and "Better Regulation" to dominate Monday's session
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Mr Piebalgs calls on oil companies to increase investment in refining capacities
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Mr Piebalgs and Mr Brinkhorst attend Amsterdam Forum on renewable energy
(EU) EU/DEFICIT/HUNGARY:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL:
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: Commission favours EU-wide copyright licences for online music
(EU) EU/EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: EP and unions react strongly to Charlie McCreevy's comments on Swedish collective agreements
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner, Philippe Maystadt and Steven Kaempfer present two new initiatives - JASPERS and JEREMIE - to reform cohesion policy
(EU) EU/CLIMATE/COMPETITIVENESS: Competitiveness Council launches informal, exploratory talks on climate change and competitiveness
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Confirmation of growth figures for second quarter and end of year forecasts
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID/LANDSBANKEN:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission opens seven infringement proceedings for failure to respect European rules and continues proceedings against Malta
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Opposition grows to directive on liberalisation of port services - Several MEPs demand new proposal
(EU) EP/ECONOMICS/SOCIAL: Benoît Hamon accuses Commission of being antisocial
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL: Public hearing of GUE/NGL group
(EU) EP/BETTER LEGISLATION/SOCIAL ECONOMICS: Philippe Busquin accuses Commission of abandoning mutuals
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: France “must stop the hypocrisy” over life+, says Isler Béguin
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Nikoforos Diamandouros finds Council has given no valid reasons for continuing to legislate behind closed doors
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/MEPS' STATUTE:
(EU) EP/ENTERPRISES: Dominique Vlasto deplores fact that European Charter for SMEs is applied inadequately in Member States
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/ENTREPRENEURSHIP: European schools do not offer enough management courses, says European study
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Public call for tender must be issued for certain public service contracts
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Major European events, 17-24 October 2005
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