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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9079

1 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (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

Brussels, 30/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The high quality of the work of the 10th ACP/EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was acknowledged, in Edinburgh last Thursday, at the end of the vote on five resolutions included on the agenda of the meeting. Apart from the two emergency resolutions on the fate of ACP agricultural and mining raw materials at the WTO (EUROPE 9075 and 9073), and the impact of the future REACH legislation on the ACP economies (for more about the debate, see EUROPE 9073), the...

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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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