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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9076

26 November 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) court of justice
Lawyers defending European Commissioner Edith Cresson speak of unrelenting institutional harassment in empty dossier - Commission maintains argument of favouritism at highest level of institution for years

Luxembourg, 25/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - Edith Cresson, 71, former European Commissioner in Santer's team between 1995 and 1999 and former French Prime Minister under François Mitterrand, attended the hearing at the European Court of Justice on 9 November being accused by the European Commission of favouritism towards two personal friends, Doctor Berthelot and business lawyer Tim Riedinger. Edith Cresson may be stripped of her pension rights as European Commissioner or have such rights...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN: IAEA seeks to calm tension over nuclear dossier and foresees relocation of Iranian enrichment activities to Russia
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(EU) EU/BUDGET COUNCIL: Council postpones second reading on draft budget 2006 after breakdown of concertation with Parliament
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: NGOs and sugar beet farmers dissatisfied with sugar reform
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Partial general orientation on 7th FPRD - 3rd Space Council - Discussions on REACH, services directive and industrial policy
(EU) EU/CANADA: Martin, Blair, solana and Barroso welcome strategic EU/Canada partnership and discuss major international issues
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/WTO: Mandelson considers Geneva summary document on services “particularly disappointing”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/BANKING: Commission to decide whether to send letter of formal notice to Italy by end of year
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs make considerable changes to proposal on data retention - Agreement at first reading is compromised
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: EP reaffirms desire to see Bulgaria and Romania accede together on 1 January 2007, but extra efforts will be needed for Spring 2006 - Corruption still a problem
(EU) EP/EUROCOP/SLOVAKIA: For EU intervention in dispute with police trade union
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(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Committees of European regulators discuss how to promote convergence in financial services sectors
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/FINANCES: Danuta Hübner announces signature of agreement protocol between Commission, EBRD and Council of Europe Development Bank on renewal and social housing
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Conference of Committee of Regions on subsidiarity
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Romania takes over from Portugal and head of Council of Europe
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(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Lawyers defending European Commissioner Edith Cresson speak of unrelenting institutional harassment in empty dossier - Commission maintains argument of favouritism at highest level of institution for years
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