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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9051

19 October 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/general affairs
Council rejects French plan to straight-jacket Commissioners Mandelson and Fischer-Boel at WTO talks

Luxembourg, 18/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - Meeting at the extraordinary General Affairs Council on Tuesday convened following a request by France (see Europe 9049, p.6), the EU25's foreign ministers reiterated their backing for the EU negotiators at the World Trade Organisation, Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel, ahead of the December 2005 Hong Kong WTO Summit. The Council conclusions explain: 'The Council recalled that its conclusions from...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Requirements and conditions for integrated approach to industrial policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ: announcement of referendum results postponed for few days - Joint statement by Jack Straw and Javier Solana
(EU) EU/IRAN: IAEA upbeat on prospects for renewed talks
(EU) EU/JORDAN: Benita Ferrero-Waldner to visit Jordan
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/FYROM: New EU Special Representative
(EU) EU/ESDP: Solana stresses need to improve civil-military crisis-management coordination
(EU) EU/DRC: EU concern about lack of freedom of expression
(EU) EU/HAITI: Commission welcomes resumption of cooperation
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Jo Leinen wants Committee to work more intensively on European reflection period - Unanimous adoption of Shausberger-Tope Opinion
(EU) EU/FEDERALISTS/BELGIUM/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council rejects French plan to straight-jacket Commissioners Mandelson and Fischer-Boel at WTO talks
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Foreign ministers welcome efforts made in regions infected by bird flu virus and undertake greater coordination - Commissioner Kyprianou displeased at different levels of preparedness in Member States
(EU) EU/EARTHQUAKE/SOUTH ASIA: Council welcomes rapid aid deployed by EU and expresses solidarity for both short term and reconstruction phase
(EU) EU/TROPICAL STORM STAN:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Progress on REACH, prudent conclusions for forthcoming international negotiations on climate, useful debate on "Better Regulation" achieved by Council
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission plans legal action against Italy, Spain and Greece on framework directive on water
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EU/JHA: Franco Frattini says that "exchange of information" is vital to step up police and legal cooperation in Europe
(EU) EP/JHA: Members of European and national parliaments debate Eurojust, Europol and European arrest warrant
(EU) EU/JAI/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission publishes communication on human trafficking
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against seven Member States over financial services, insurance and public procurement
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 190 million loan to complete the French section of the A28 European motorway
(EU) EP/EPIZOOTIC: Parliament finally accepts joint funding of market support measures in event of foot-and-mouth disease or swine fever
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Parliament supports Commission proposals to guarantee quality of higher education
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) EP/POVERTY:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Research should help to increase competitiveness of rail sector
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: reform of rail sector will require financial resources and change of mindset
(EU) EP/MULTILINGUALISM: MEPs support Portas report on integration of immigrants through multi-lingualism
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Broad support for Pack report on challenges facing circuses
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation rises 2.6% in one year
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Long wait in appeal against pre-accession aid to Turkey following Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Project Agreements
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION: ESBA welcomes first screening of EU regulation and urges Commission to fight soft rules
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Co-chaired by Tony Blair and José Manuel Barroso, informal tripartite social summit preparations take place in very difficult conditions - Contribution of European social partners focuses on economic security and social justice
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/MARITIME REGIONS: CPMR President Claudio Martini restates organisation's belief in ambitious regional policy based on Commission proposals - Meeting with Barroso, Hübner and Douglas Alexander
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CULTURE: First multilingual thesaurus
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