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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9086

10 December 2005
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/alde/africa
RDC must be helped with elections to guarantee peace in Great Lakes region, say ALDE MEPs

Brussels, 09/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - The end of the war in the Great Lakes region since 1999 is only illusory, stated Graham Watson, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group (ALDE) at a hearing on Wednesday on the hopes for lasting peace in the region. At the end of October, an ALDE delegation visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the electoral process there, with the Congolese people voting on a new constitution on 18 December, ahead of elections...

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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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