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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9073

23 November 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social/agriculture
European agreement signed on reducing worker risks of muscular skeletal disorders - Odile Quintin: “social dialogue is an extremely important element in European governance”

Brussels, 22/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - Meeting with Odile Quintin, the director-general of the Employment/Social Affairs/Equality of Opportunity DG at the Commission in Brussels on 21 November, the social partners EFFAT (for the Unions) and GEOPA-COPA (representing Employers) signed an agreement on “reducing worker exposure to the risks of work-related muscular skeletal disorders (MSD) in the agriculture industry”. The aims of this framework for action, negotiated after Commission...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Re-LAUNCHing HOPES FOR EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP IN LIGHT OF LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND REASONABLE PROJECT FOR AGRICULTURAL trade
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Wilfried Martens and Hans-Gert Pottering welcome election of Germany's new Chancellor, Angela Merkel
(EU) EU/NORTHERN DIMENSION: New approach for post-2006
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/CIA: EU may ask for details about CIA secret prisons
(EU) EU/POLAND: Javier Solana visits Poland while Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz visits Brussels
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: EU welcomes generally smooth presidential elections but regrets violence in North and East of country
(EU) EU/EEA:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/UEAPME/BARROSO COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Meeting celebrating 10 years of Barcelona Process adopts statement calling for 'alliance of civilisations'
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN:
(EU) EU/UGANDA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: First Presidency compromise is still insufficient for some countries, including Italy and Spain
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Debate on better cod stock recovery before Commission proposals on TAC and quotas are adopted on 30 November for 2006
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on technical measures in Baltic Sea
(EU) EU/TSUNAMI/MALDIVES:
(EU) EU/SUDAN/YELLOW FEVER:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/GAERC/DEVELOPMENT: Council agrees on future common development strategy and EU's strategy for Africa
(EU) EU/GAC/IMMIGRATION: Council calls on Commission to implement concrete measures on migration issues linked to External Relations
(EU) UE/URBAN VIOLENCE/REGIONAL: Appeal by Richard Leese of Eurocities
(EU) EP/COURT OF JUSTICE/AIR TRANSPORT: Advocate General léger proposes cancellation of decisions on transfer of PNR data to American authorities
(EU) EU/ACP/JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY: JPA calls on EU not to sacrifice ACP sugar on altar of reform, and on WTO to respect development objectives of Doha Round
(EU) EU/ACP/JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY: JPA calls on EU to help ACP countries better to prepare for natural disasters and adapt to climate change -ACP/EU facility for natural disasters must be refloated for rapid mobility
(EU) UE/PAKISTAN/DISASTERS:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/ITALY:
(EU) EU/EP/ACP/SUGAR: Assembly alerts Agriculture Council -Drastic reduction in guaranteed price would have devastating consequences for ACPs
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUISM: Commission presents its strategy in first communication on subject
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Internet organisations welcome creation of international forum in Tunis
(EU) EP/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Association Council reiterates joint responsibility to find solution to problem of illegal emigration
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission engages in joint international initiative to increase transparency of oil data
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/AGRICULTURE: European agreement signed on reducing worker risks of muscular skeletal disorders - Odile Quintin: “social dialogue is an extremely important element in European governance”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/WHO/HEALTH: WHO wants to see better promotion of child and teenager health in Europe
(EU) OECD/HEALTH: OECD countries spend only 3% of healthcare budget on prevention and public awareness
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2424: Climate change: European Parliament makes requests before Montreal Conference
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