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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9090
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/tunisia

MEPs denounce incidents that punctuated Information Society summit

Strasbourg, 15/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - Concerned by the human rights situation in Tunisia, the Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on the Tunisian government to comply with its commitments towards fundamental freedoms. The Parliament stressed the obvious contradiction between the final declaration of the World Summit on the Information Society (Ed.: held in Tunis from 16 to 18 November) whereby States pointed out that full respect of human rights and democracy is the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The results of the European Council on the financial perspectives will depend on the concessions Tony Blair can put on the table
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Beginning of negotiations on financial perspectives, which Tony Blair says will be "extremely tough" - Careful optimism on part of Liberal prime ministers - EPP divided on chances of agreement
(EU) EU/ESDP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Austrian Presidency to launch work with view to EU police mission in Kosovo
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Constitutional committee suggests holding five parliamentary fora by 2007,with adoption of Duff/Voggenhuber report
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: MEPs denounce incidents that punctuated Information Society summit
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Three winners of Sakharov Prize call on MEPs to pursue commitment in favour of freedom of expression
(EU) EP/IRAN: Conference of Presidents invites summit to speak out
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Andrew Duff is observer at Orhan Pamuk's trial - Trial harms accession negotiations, Commissioner Rehn warns
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Pat Cox is new president
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/HONG KONG CONFERENCE: Ministerial talks focus on “development package” and question of date for ending export subsidies
(EU) EU/TSUNAMI: Commission earmarks EUR 20 million more humanitarian aid - One year on, EU to host international conference on tsunami on 20 December
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission launches two new proposed regulations on field of civil justice (maintenance obligations and contractual obligations)
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Serbia on right tracks, says Commission
(EU) EP/EUROVIGNETTE: European Parliament approves Council compromise to avert conciliation for Eurovignette Directive
(EU) EU/2006 BUDGET: Parliament endorses 2006 Budget
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament waters down cadmium restrictions for batteries
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission guidelines to give EU sustainable development strategy shot in arm over next five years
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Plenary vote on "Services" directive postponed until February
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission welcomes changes in ETSI IPR rules to prevent 'patent ambush'
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission opens new round of infringement proceedings, and closes previous ones
(EU) EU/PROCEEDINGS/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Infringement proceedings launched against Italy, Sweden and Spain
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Creation of "European Group of Auditors' Oversight Bodies"
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission asks Portugal to submit its observations on special rights held by Portugal in Portugal Telecom
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Nothing unusual or abnormal about impact of US trade reprisals on European companies in 1999
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Reaction to Court of Justice ruling on Marks & Spencers case
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COMMUNICATION: Committee calls for concept of decentralisation to be added to Commission's Plan D
(EU) EU/ESC/CULTURE: Protection of cultural heritage is essential for building Europe, cultural players say
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