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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9079

1 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy council
Debates on liberalisation of internal energy market and climate change/sustainable energy interactions

Brussels, 30/11/2005 (Agence EUROPE) - Two political debates will dominate the work of the Energy Council of 1 December, which will be chaired by the British energy Minister, Malcom Wicks. These are:

The impact of the implementation of the second package for the liberalisation of the internal gas and electricity markets (directives 2003/54 EC and 2003/55 EC of June 2003). The debate will take account of the results of the informal summit of Hampton Court on 27 October, recent reports by the...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Commission proposes granting Ukraine market economy status
(EU) EU/TRANSNISTRIA: Opening of EU border assistance mission in Odessa
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Georgian prime minister Zurab Nogaideli visits Brussels for first time
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Veronique De Keyser to head EU election monitoring mission
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Four Charlemagne Prize-winners to debate future of Europe
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: More cooperation for fighting counterfeiting worldwide and reducing transatlantic trade barriers
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/IMMIGRATION: Commission to ask Member States to cooperate more closely in coastal patrols and use of satellites
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EP/TRADE: Mandelson accuses large agricultural exporting countries of jeopardising Doha Round
(EU) EU/WTO: G-20 in Mandelson's line of fire - India gives its stance alongside poorest
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: EP/Council conciliation reaches positive outcome on new directive aimed at strengthened control of mining waste
(EU) EU/TELECOMS COUNCIL: Ministers to adopt conclusions on new regulatory framework for electronic communications and " e2010" initiative - Better management of spectrum
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Debates on liberalisation of internal energy market and climate change/sustainable energy interactions
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Commission adopts two proposals to modernise Community customs code and computerise systems
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Green Paper on future of European Migration Network
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: Competition priorities to focus on Services Directive and 'Flexicurity' for European Social Model
(EU) EU/OECD:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Renewed support for Better Regulation initiative, which must also be national priority
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Publication of directive on cross-border mergers -McCreevy: European competitiveness will be boosted
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EUR 290 million in fines for sixteen plastic bag manufacturers
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Last lap before reviewed directive on medical devices is presented
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/REGIONS: Danuta Hubner says innovation and research are crucial for regional development
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone and EU25 GDP rises 0.6% in third quarter of 2005 - Slight fall in business confidence in November
(EU) EU/OLAF:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission prepares new measures to combat resurgence in AIDS cases
(EU) EP/DISABLED:
(EU) EU/CITIZENS:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Barcelona Summit mixed success for civil society
(EU) EP/EUROMED/WOMEN: Josep Borrell stresses active role women must play in debate on immigration
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/BARS AND LAW SOCIETIES:
(EU) ACP/EU: Fruitful results of Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which is growing increasingly consensual on political and trade issues of vital importance for future of ACP/EU partnership for development
(EU) EU/TSUNAMI: Reconstruction work in South Asia and South-East should continue and needs to be better targeted, stress European NGOs
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: employers and unions divided over result of committee vote on proposed Services directive
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: dismissal of applications for annulment or reduction of fines on members of a cartel in the zinc phosphate market
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