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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9065

10 November 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/enlargement
Commission pleads for "consolidation" of enlargement process, but does not intend to abandon accession prospects for Balkans States, which will have to fulfil "strict conditions" -Macedonia officially granted candidate status, but no date for opening of accession negotiations - Mixed progress report for Turkey, more favourable one for Croatia

Brussels, 09/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 9 November, the European Commission approved its voluminous "enlargement" package, containing no fewer than 13 documents and/or important decisions for the continued process of the enlargement of the EU (see below): - a progress report 2005 on Turkey, which is somewhat critical of certain shortcomings in the political and legal fields (including respect for human rights), but which also contains positive aspects, such as progress made in adopting the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission pleads for "consolidation" of enlargement process, but does not intend to abandon accession prospects for Balkans States, which will have to fulfil "strict conditions" -Macedonia officially granted candidate status, but no date for opening of accession negotiations - Mixed progress report for Turkey, more favourable one for Croatia
(EU) EU/TURKEY/KURDISTAN: Kurdish organisation says EU is ignoring Kurdish question in Turkey
(EU) EU/EGYPT: Uninvited EP delegation goes to Egypt to observe first leg of general elections
(EU) EU/AFRICA/FEDERALISM/UN: Senegal President calls for a 'United States of Africa'
(EU) EU/UEF/CONSTITUTION: 'Convention of European Citizens' in Genoa
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Ms Day to replace Mr O'Sullivan as Secretary General, as he takes over post of Director general for Trade - Frenchman to head DG Agriculture and Mr Carl becomes head of DG Environment
(EU) EU/WTO: Expectations for Hong Kong scaled back - Mandelson describes disagreements among WTO partners as sobering
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/BANKING: Charlie McCreevy in favour of infringement proceedings against Italy over Italian banks affair
(EU) EU/ECB: European Central Bank may be stricter with Member States with deteriorating public finances
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Political agreement to improve statistical governance
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/VAT: "Progress" in talks to simplify VAT decorations on cross-border context
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Compromise in extremis of main political groups on registration of chemical products - Vote on REACH at first reading to take place on 17 November
(EU) EP/TECHNOLOGY: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis still hopes to set up European institute of technology in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/RESEARCH: Commission agrees on partnership with companies to reduce animal testing
(EU) EP/RESEARCH/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Work on patient safety may lead to mobility breakthrough
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: 10% fewer fishing vessels between 2000 and 2004
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Oxfam explains how Commission figures give a lie to French argument that it uses EU subsidies to support small farmers
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT: Eurailspeed 2005 exhibition demonstrates prowess of high speed trains around the world - Commissioner Barrot says little progress has been made to establish competitive European rail business
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: International Rail Union spreads its wings
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/UNICE: Forecasts of lower growth in eurozone and EU25 in 2005 and 2006 - UNICE President calls on European Central Bank to keep interest rates down
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