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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9086

10 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 47
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/animal welfare
Worried MEPs ask Commission to ban all cat and dog skin imports into EU

Brussels, 09/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - Prevention and awareness-raising campaigns on the cat and dog fur trade, led by Heather Mills-McCartney, of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and Rich Swaine, of HSI (Human Society International) have received strong support from a number of MEPs, including Struan Stevenson (EPP/ED, United Kingdom), Paulo Casaca (PES, Portugal) and Phillip Whitehead (PES, United Kingdom), who are now calling on the Commission to ban the use, trade and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU extends and refines its conception of trade poicy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council on Monday to make final preparations for European Council - Latest exchange of views on financial perspectives - Debate on enlargement
(EU) EP/IRAQ: Parliament in Iraq with ad hoc delegation
(EU) EU/IRAN: Indignation following latest “unacceptable” statements from Iranian President on Israel
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/PPE/ALDE:
(EU) EP/ALDE/AFRICA: RDC must be helped with elections to guarantee peace in Great Lakes region, say ALDE MEPs
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/ AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY/CHRISTMAS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HEALTH COUNCIL: Agreement on paediatric medicines
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: New partnership strategy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Progress, but no political agreement on organisation of working time - Austrian Presidency will take matters up
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Blair expects "extremely tough" negotiations - Reduction of British rebate remains key to agreement
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid more often goes to cross-cutting objectives, but still not down overall in 2004
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Inauguration of Galileo information centre in Latin America
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU/UKRAINE: H5N1 reaches Ukraine - Commission bans imports of untreated feathers
(EU) EU/EUROVIGNETTE: Agreement forthcoming between European Parliament and Council on Eurovignette
(EU) EU/EMU: Increases in competitiveness stronger in Germany than France, stresses Mr Almunia
(EU) EU/ECB: Increase in rates not ruled out in short term, says Mr Weber
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/CIA: Martin Schulz calls for Echelon-style temporary committee of inquiry
(EU) EP/JHA: Socialists of EP pleased with compromise on holding data
(EU) EP/PLENARY: Parliament to vote on Bruno Gollnisch's immunity - Commission's communication on information strategy postponed
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light for Italian tax deduction scheme to promote job-creation
(EU) EU/SERVICES: Exclusion of betting and gaming from directive scope of application causes debate
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for acquisition of Landis by Fives-Lille
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council political agreement on third rail package fails to satisfy companies and rail infrastructure managers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to present its proposals for secure logistics in 2006
(EU) EP/ANIMAL WELFARE: Worried MEPs ask Commission to ban all cat and dog skin imports into EU
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: EU regulation on smoke flavouring in foodstuffs is valid, contrary to UK claims
(EU) EU/REGIONS/LISBON STRATEGY: English regions underline their contribution to the strategy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/LISBON STRATEGY: European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) demands that national reform programmes emphasise social inclusion and cohesion
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