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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9051

19 October 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 41
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/college of europe

18/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, will be making the opening address on Wednesday 19 October for the 2005-2006 academic year at the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). Former Belgian pm Jean-Luc Dehaene MEP, President of the College's board of managers, will chair the event.

Contents

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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