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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9097

24 December 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/commission/religion

22/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Monday, Jose Manuel Barroso had a meeting with representatives of the European Rabbi's Centre in Brussels, coordinating the work of 800 rabbis in 44 countries. The rabbis Barroso met included Yitzchak Schochet (UK), Yirmiyahu Cohen (France), David Lieberman (Belgium) and Moshe Garelik (the director of the centre). Combatting anti-Semitism and promoting dialogue among different religions and cultures are among my priorities, Jose Manuel Barroso told...

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GENERAL NEWS
: Our offices will be closed on 26 and 27 December 2005 for the Christmas holiddays. The next issue of EUROPE, No. 9098, will be dated 29 December 2005
(EU) EU/AUS TRIAN PRESID ENCY: Timetable of Council meetings in first half of 2006
(EU) EU/ECB/2006:
(EU) EU/STATE AID/FRANCE: Investigation into state aid awarded to Institut Français du Pétrole
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers part of Tesco's acquisition of the Czech and Slovak business of Carrefour to Slovak competition authority but approves rest of the deal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears planned acquisition of Eurowings by Lufthansa
(EU) EU/GCC: At Abu Dhabi summet, six countries of GCC state willingness to conclude free-trade agreement with EU as soon as possible
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to bolster legislation on transfer of radio-active waste and spent nuclear fuel
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: At their first meeting in MarrakeSh, transport ministers recommend stepping up regional cooperation and looking into extension of traNs-European networks to Mediterranean
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT: extension of pan-European cumulation and talks on revision of customs code of EU
(EU) EP/EUROVIGNETTE: EP/Council compromise on ?Eurovignette? described as disapppointing by those in favour of internalisation of external costs
(EU) EP/SOCIALISTS/POVERTY: Marie-Arlette Carlotti and Catherine Guy-Quint urge Parliament to make European food aid programme permanent
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/ENVIRONMENT: Commission starts legal action against 8 Member States for inadequate protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to take legal action against Greece
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to pursue nine infringement cases against Italy over inadequate waste management
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: Committee calls for establishment of single European area of knowledge and implementation of lifelong learning charter
(EU) EU/EESC/COMMUNICATION: Committee's response to Commission communication on Plan D
(EU) EP/INSURANCE/COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY:
(EU) EU/CHURCHES/SOCIAL: Churches call for common vision for a social Europe
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/LUXEMBOURG: We must Speak better of Europe, Jean-Claude Juncker says
(EU) EU/EP/JEAN MONNET FOUNDATION: Bronislaw Geremek is president
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/IRELAND:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/RELIGION:
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