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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9071

19 November 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial services/united states
American and European players discuss single payment system within EU

Brussels, 18/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The WSBI (World Savings Banks Institute) and the ESBG (European Savings Banks Group) -two international banking associations based in Belgium- held the first EU/United States forum on the retail banking markets in Brussels on 14 and 15 November, with a particular view to discussing the implementation of a single payment system within the EU by 2010. The key players on the European banking stage are not sufficiently aware of the advantages of such a...

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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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Logistics:
(EU) Car parts:
(EU) Telecoms:
(EU) Clothing:
(EU) Agrifood:
(EU) Oil services:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/11/2005: