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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9084

8 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Philippe Maystadt's term of office to be extended

Brussels, 07/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - Over dinner on 6 December, the EU25 finance ministers discussed the idea of renewing the term of office of Philippe Maystadt, Belgian President of the European Investment Bank. The ECOFIN Council suggested extending Maystadt's term of office for another five years from 2006 on. He took office in 2000.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial perspectives: Conditions for a compromise and the cost to Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission and Russian government prepare new agreement
(EU) EP/TORIES: Will David Cameron bring his MEPs out of the EPP-ED group?
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Parliament hopes to send delegation to Cambodia and makes appeal for Hmong community in Laos, and for “Montagnards”, Buddhists and “cyber-dissidents” in Vietnam
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Presidency to present new compromise proposal by European Council on 15 and 16 December
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Thursday's meeting focusses on working time directive and Hampton Court Summit
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: MEP approval necessary but Blair package not acceptable
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Council and Parliament agreement on road carriers' social conditions
(EU) EP/COUNCIL/SOCIAL: Conciliation Committee gives green light to Directive protecting workers from radiation other than sun's rays
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: High-level transport group proposes concrete measures to improve links with 26 neighbouring countries
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission adopts action plan for biomass and calls on Member States to promote green electricity
(EU) EU/WTO: Brasilia defends idea of holding G8 after Hong Kong, to be attended by emerging countries to save Doha Round
(EU) EU/SPACE: European Space Agency subject to same budgetary rigour as other European institutions
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EP/JHA: Rapporteur Alexander Nuno Alvaro says ministers tricked the EP over data retention
(EU) EP/NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY/ENVIRONMENT: WWF slams European Neighbourhood Policy for being seriously deficient on environmental issues
(EU) EU/OPEC: 2nd meeting of EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue welcomes oil price moderation in recent weeks
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: India joins ITER - Technical negotiations draw to a close
(EU) EU/EIB: Philippe Maystadt's term of office to be extended
(EU) EU/BRITISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Informal Council adopts Bristol agreement offering framework of priorities to create sustainable cities throughout Europe
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/EMU/GREECE: Commission to carry out investigation, in January, to see whether Greek measures for 2006 are in line with recommendations of Council
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Launch of first satellite and end of Karel Van Miert's mission
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/EEA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Olli Rehn asks French MPs to stop using enlargement as a scapegoat for problems at home
(EU) EU/BIOTERRORISM: Commission wants technology to detect bioterrorism
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Draft Payments Directive criticised by European banking industry
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
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