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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9087

13 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social council
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Brussels, 12/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - Despite an abortive attempt to reach a political agreement on the revision of the directive concerning certain elements of working time (EUROPE 9086), the Employment and Social Affairs Council of 8 December held a useful exchange of views on other subjects close to the heart of the citizens. Once the Council President Alan Johnson had reported back on the results of the informal summit of Hampton Court, the ministers expressed their views about the best...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Europe needs to get its concept of world trade across in Hong Kong
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/BALKANS: Differences of opinion on candidate country status for FYROM - Jack Straw refutes link "established by certain countries" with financial perspectives -France wants wider debate on enlargement
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Implementing cooperation engagements under the joint declaration of last November
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/AFRICA: adoption of strategy, to be enshrined by Summit
(EU) EU/ISRAEL:
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/CIA:
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL/TERRORISM: EU Strategy is approved with view to adoption by summit
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Juncker says Eurogroup dynamic must be used if necessary
(EU) EU/CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE: Charlemagne Prize 2006 goes to Jean-Claude Juncker
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS:
(EU) EU/WEU: WEU Assembly calls for closer cooperation between EU and NATO
(EU) EU/WEU/ASSEMBLY: Naval capabilities also to be used for combating terrorism, drug trafficking and transport of illegal immigrants
(EU) EU/EGYPT: EU welcomes parliamentary elections but deplores violence and intimidation
(EU) EU/ASEAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Barroso presents his red lines prior to final negotiations of European Council and calls on Blair to make concessions on British rebate
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Member States avoid fresh debate while awaiting new British proposal
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Commission proposes opening negotiations on trade and cooperation agreement - Commission delegation to visit Baghdad in 2006
(EU) EU/WTO/HONG KONG CONFERENCE: Protagonists set the tone - EU summoned to move on access to agricultural market
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/AUTOMOBILES: CARS 21 adopts recommendations for competitive European car industry
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Montreal meeting opens way to launching talks on post-2012 and to non-binding multilateral dialogue for long term cooperation - EU welcomes result
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: European industry struggles to invest in research
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Latest results
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: American associations and institutes refused right to intervene on behalf of Microsoft against Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval of purchase of Innovene by INEOS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval of purchase of Helios by Fresnius
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: End of first year of IFRS - towards convergence with American standards
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: ISG assesses progress of Lamfalussy Process
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Debate on European integration of mortgage credit markets - McCreevy announces White Paper for 2006
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Revision of White Paper on transport should promote development of European sea port capacities
(EU) EU/PUBLIC TRANSPORT: More remains to be done in terms of innovation in public transport
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR WASTE: Franco-German conference in 2006?
(EU) EU/EMU: Revised Stability Pact has little chance of gaining credibility, says Swedish study which appeals for more power for experts and judges
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Increase in production in construction sector in euro zone and EU of 25
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