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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9078

30 November 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/community patent
London protocol and diplomatic conference at end of 2006 on issue of law suits, while awaiting adoption of Community patent

Athens, 29/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - At the Epoline conference in Athens on 23 and 24 November (see EUROPE 9077), Alain Pompidou, the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) stated that “the project for a Community patent is currently on hold” but that meanwhile, in order to progress and strengthen the European patent in line with the Lisbon objectives, three tasks will fall to the EPO: the reduction of the costs of translation of patents, the creation of a single legal body to...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The “rural development” aspect of the CAP can help resolve the problem of urban peripheries (in Paris and elsewhere)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Voting on Brok and Tannock reports (enlargement strategy and neighbourhood policy) is postponed till January - Opinions differ over Brok's proposal to introduce “neighbourhood country” status
(EU) EU/ALBANIA: Prime Minister Berisha meets Solana and Barroso
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EP/POLAND/HUMAN RIGHTS: Adeline Hazan calls on European Commission to ensure compliance with fundamental rights in Poland
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA/HUMAN RIGHTS: Slovakian Minister of Interior agrees to meet Eurocop President
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Green Paper on Critical Infrastructure Protection
(EU) EU/OSCE/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/EUROGROUP: If ECB increases rates, I will draw conclusion it thinks prospects for growth are “so robust that they will not be threatened” by such monetary decisions, says Juncker
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Reimer Böge rejects "Chaos theory" and repeats solutions to fund multi-annual programmes even without agreement in December - Agreement in first quarter of 2006 would suffice
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2006: Agreement on budget 2006 to be concluded on Wednesday
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council gives support to Commission's integrated approach to industrial policy
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Space Council approves orientations on GMES
(EU) EU/CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES: Views differ over REACH authorisation procedure but Presidency has every hope of political agreement being reached at extraordinary Competitiveness Council of 13 December
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/SERVICES DIRECTIVE: Questions relating to scope, principle of country of origin and workers' rights remain open
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/LISBON:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Thursday and Friday's JHA Council to focus on counter-terrorism, immigration and data retention
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/CIA: Franco Frattini threatens EU countries sheltering CIA secret prisons with sanctions
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European and American industrialists urged to achieve “concrete results” at first ministerial meeting on economy
(EU) EP/BOLKESTEIN DIRECTIVE/FRANCE: Work meeting with French parliament
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU imposes customs duty on banana imports, together with zero-duty quota for ACPs
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes to reduce fishing for cod, sole and Norway lobster in 2006
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission adopts to new communications on Europe's preparedness against flu and bioterrorism
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises Ireland to extend its programme of reimbursing employer contributions to social security system
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: "Marco Polo II" programme receives support of EP's committee on transport -Commission launches call for proposals for 2005
(EU) EU/PES/SOCIAL EUROPE: Jacques Delors joins PES project
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Hearing on Roma women shows need to establish new policies and adequate measures
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: European Women's Lobby calls for European legislation to combat violence against women - Council of Europe launches campaign 2006-2007
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: 83% of businesses which apply policies for diversity in workplace are commercially viable, according to Commission survey
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: 10,000 schools join eTwinning, Commission is pleased to note
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: BEUC reiterates consumer rights in digital environment
(EU) EU/COMMUNITY PATENT: London protocol and diplomatic conference at end of 2006 on issue of law suits, while awaiting adoption of Community patent
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