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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9088

14 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/hong kong summit
Pascal Lamy warns that the rich countries must make firm farm commitments as part of development package

Hong Kong, 13/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - WTO Director General Pascal Lamy and Hong Kong Trade Minister John Tsang, opened the 6th WTO Summit on Tuesday, attended from Tuesday to Sunday by the trade ministers of the 149 World Trade Organisation (WTO) Member States, hoping to make new breakthroughs to conclude the Doha Round by the end of next year, hopefully before. In order to achieve this, the participants will have to demonstrate courage, clarity and convergence, said Lamy, speaking to the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial Perspectives 2007-2013: Three conditions for a compromise
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Revised Accession Partnerships for Turkey and Croatia are approved - Council conclusions
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCIES: Slovenia first new member country to hold Council presidency - Timetable till 2018
(EU) EU/SOUTH CAUCASUS: EU Neighbourhood Policy is considered a tool for cooperation, but also for European integration
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Borrell calls for abolition of death penalty
(EU) EP/IRAN:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/CIA: EP has little margin for manoeuvre
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Council condemns violence in Darfur and states it is ready to support extension of embargo
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: EU welcomes review of children's rights during armed conflict
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/DRC: EU hopes 18 December referendum will be successful
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: EU gravely concerned about tense situation at border
(EU) EU/BOLIVIA:
(EU) EU/ERRATUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council political agreement on REACH, with authorisation procedure to encourage substitution of dangerous substances
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission improves rules for merger and antitrust cases
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/WTO/HONG KONG SUMMIT: Pascal Lamy warns that the rich countries must make firm farm commitments as part of development package
(EU) EU/BANKS: Commission officially sends formal letter of notice to Italy regarding acquisition of Italian banks
(EU) EU/TELEVISION WITHOUT BORDERS: Commission presents its revision of "Television without Borders" directive
(EU) EU/EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: MEPs in fighting mood, whilst positions seem to be moving on part of certain Member States
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: EP denies Bruno Gollnisch immunity
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN SUMMIT/EMPLOYERS: In letter to Tony Blair, President Seillière calls for agreement on budget
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/POLAND:
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Evaluation of EU rules on databases
(EU) EU/CAR INDUSTRY: Car industry welcomes CARS 21 recommendations - Environmentalists appalled
(EU) EU/REGIONAL AFFAIRS/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: CPMR concerned at lack of ambition - Xavier Gizard urges Austrian Presidency to launch new debate on Constitution
(EU) EU/EESC/DECEMBER PLENARY: Neelie Kroes outlines state aid reform ideas - Opinion on innovation - Reflection on Commission's Plan D
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Various measures of UK legislation on tax loss deductions contravene freedom of establishment (Marks & Spencer)
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: European health and safety guidelines
(EU) EU/JHA/COUNCIL: Member States able to exchange information taken from criminal records
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Towards global fight against cyber-crime
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: PACE Committee on Migration concerned about accelerated asylum procedures in Europe
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Debate opened by Italian Institute of Culture
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