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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9059

29 October 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 33
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) air

The German State has sold 11.6% of the 18.2% that it held in FRAPORT, the operator of the Frankfurt airport platform (5.1 million passengers and 2 billion euros in turnover in 2004 with 24,200 employed) to institutional investors.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Hampton Court consensus on general GUIDELINES cannot hide differences of opinion on concrete achievements of EU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/HAMPTON COURT: 'Broad agreement' among heads of state over Commission's suggested priority areas for globalisation - Concrete decisions to be made under Austrian Presidency next year - Tony Blair says guidelines decided at Hampton Court will make it much easier to strike agreement on budget
(EU) EU/IRAN: Tony Blair stands firm on Teheran -Moscow describes Ahmadinejad's words as "additional argument" for sending Iranian nuclear dossier before Security Council
(EU) EU/INFORMAL SUMMIT/IMMIGRATION: Member States unanimously support Franco-Spanish project at Hampton Court - Franco Frattini continues tour of Euro-Mediterranean capitals
(EU) EU/WESTERN SAHARA: EP urges Morocco to hold referendum and release Western Saharan prisoners
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS/RUSSIA: Chess champion Garry Kasparov, backed by Green Party, lodges complaint against electoral fraud in Russia
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU's new offer in WTO talks makes considerable improvements on access to market - Mandelson wants to convince France the offer will be manageable for farmers
(EU) EU/TRADE/BANANAS: Commission is disappointed by WTO ruling
(EU) EU/WEST AFRICA: Commissioner Mandelson and ministers of region decide on negotiation timetable for economic partnership agreement in 2006
(EU) EU/GALILEO: ESA unblocks second phase of Galileo project
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Round table of Unioncamere, with Commissioner Frattini and rapporteur on budget Pittella
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission will not examine effects of planned Gas Natural/Endesa merger on Italian and Portuguese markets
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: 170 MEPs in favour of protecting freedom of research
(EU) EP/ETHICS: Socialist group fears conservative slant in European Group on Ethics
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Parliament takes stance in support of phasing out certain fluorinated gases but refuses to set date for banning their use in some applications
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament takes position at second reading in favour of stricter rules on waste transfer whilst taking Council's views into account
(EU) EP/EUROPOL: Support for reinforced role for Europol (to become an EU body?) in fight against organised crime
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: Parliament supports “Media 2007” to boost European audiovisual sector
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament calls for massive increase in means intended for cultural exchanges
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