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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9071

19 November 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/natural disasters

18/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the EP endorsed a decision to release EUR 92.9 mil from the EU Solidarity Fund for four EU Member States, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, hit by violent storms on 8 January 2005 (see Europe 9024). Sweden will receive EUR 81.7 mil; Latvia EUR 9.5 mil; Estonia EUR 1.3 mil and Lithuania EUR 379,000.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few comments on movements within the services of the European Commission
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Angela Merkel to visit Paris and Brussels on 23 November
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Defence (ESDP) and development issues to dominate Council on Monday and Tuesday -"Political" debate on financial perspectives - Meeting of Trade ministers on Doha
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Military and civilian capabilities, code of conduct on defence markets and Althea Operation on agenda for Monday's meeting
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT POLICY:
(EU) EP/AFRICA:
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Special session of Euromed Parliamentary Assembly in Rabat
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/CIA: René van der Linden calls for full cooperation in APCE inquiry
(EU) UN/COLLOQUY:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Daniel Fried says Washington and Brussels should spend less time analysing and get to work - Too early to talk about timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq
(EU) EU/DIPLOMACY: Academia Diplomatica Europaea starts its third academic year
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: Union's commitment to poor cotton exporting countries illustrates its wish to turn "Doha" into development round
(EU) EU/TRADE: Member States divided over level of customs duty to apply to banana imports from 2006
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2006: Council sticks to its first reading position - Tuesday's Trialogue is likely to be in vain
(EU) EU/AVIATION AGREEMENTS: Second round of EU-United States negotiations on aviation agreement ends - Trade opportunities and American control rules remain to be clarified
(EU) EU/WTO/UNIONS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: FAPL pledges meet requirements
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Patrick Louis queries alleged European Commission malpractice in Rhodia case
(EU) EP/NATURAL DISASTERS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Launch of industrial programme SESAR, a new-generation air traffic management system for Europe
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Conference on managing nuclear waste
(EU) EU/EIB/PALESTINE: EIB hopes to diversify initiatives for economic reconstruction of Gaza Strip and West Bank
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Spain wants Morocco to hold Euro-African conference by summer 2006
(EU) EP/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGIES:
(EU) EU/JHA/TELECOMS: AmCham EU calls for commercially viable e-mail retention scheme for public e-mail services
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: BEUC campaigns to defend digital consumers' rights
(EU) EU/CULTURE: International Federation of Musicians sets up European group
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES/UNITED STATES: American and European players discuss single payment system within EU
(EU) EP/COMPETITION/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/STRUCTURE DIALOGUE: José Manuel Barroso does not want “minimalist Europe” and says he is ready to move forward “even if we must face opposition in Council”
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS:
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(EU) Clothing:
(EU) Agrifood:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/11/2005: