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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9093

20 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 28
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/human rights/russia
EP defends civil society

Strasbourg, 19/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - After a debate on 15 December on changes to NGO legislation in Russia (the Russian Duma held its second reading on 16 December), the EP adopted a resolution expressing concern at the mooted restrictions on the right of association. The EP points out that on Moscow's request, the Council of Europe (of which Russia is a member) has drafted a report on the draft legislation's compatibility with the European Convention of Human Rights and that the Russian...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN AND FINNISH PRESIDENCIES: Ursula Plassnik hopes Austrian Presidency will result in greater confidence, clarity and impetus - Debate on future of Europe must gain pace but not be completed
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/CONSTITUTION: Jo Leinen calls for constitutional crisis to be resolved
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Commission welcomes European Council's decision
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes inauguration of Afghan Parliament
(EU) EU/MONTENEGRO:
(EU) EU/HONDURAS:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: EP determined to hold investigation
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS/RUSSIA: EP defends civil society
(EU) EP/ETHIOPIA: Call for targetted sanctions - Détente with Eritrea
(EU) EP/CHINA: Democracy in Hong Kong and human rights in Tibet
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/HONG KONG CONFERENCE: Last minute consensus allows consolidation of 2004 framework agreement and puts Doha Round back on track - Developing world gets date for end of export subsidies, but “development package” below expectations
(EU) EU/WTO/HONG KONG SUMMIT: Mixed reaction to trade deal by major players
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Praise for Angela Merkel - Compromise on financial perspectives divides some groups, and Greens and GUE find it unacceptable -Agreement will not be "as easy and automatic as some people believe", President Borrell warns
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Barroso does not believe agreement will be substantially improved during negotiations with EP - Commission wants bottom-up reform of EU budget
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Setting TACs and quotas for 2006, avian influenza, GMOs and WTO on agenda for end of year meeting
(EU) EU/EP/UNIONS/SERVICES:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL/STATE AID: MEPs call for ceilings for “statistical effect” regions to remain unchanged till 2013
(EU) EP/JHA/ASYLUM: EP in favour of extending “Dublin II” and “Eurodac” regulations to Denmark and concluding protocol with Iceland and Norway
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICALS: Council's political agreement on REACH welcomed by industry but slammed by health and environment campaigners - Hope focusses on 2nd reading by European Parliament
(EU) EP/EPP/DE GASPERI EXHIBITION:
(EU) EU/CULTURE/TURKEY: Istanbul in running to be European Capital of Culture
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: OVerall positive reactions from those concerned at Commission's proposed revision of TWB Directive
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: According to Advocate General Jacobs, male-to-female transsexual was entitled to retire at same age as woman, before 2005
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 667
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