login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9102

5 January 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 20
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gulf countries
Gulf countries hope to swiftly conclude and sign free trade agreement

Brussels, 04/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - The General-Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) welcome in a press release the invitation extended by the Austrian EU Presidency to hold an EU/GCC Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, in May. On this occasion, the GCC delegation in Brussels would like to emphasise the positive results of the summit of Gulf countries on 18 and 19 December in Abu Dhabi regarding relations with the EU (see EUROPE...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Renewed desire for Constitutional Treaty
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN: Teheran hopes to resume nuclear research on 9 January
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: Stability and security support for five countries of region
(EU) EU/NEPAL: Support for restoring peace and democracy
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Washington would like good transatlantic cooperation in 2006 - Nicholas Burns points out “our interests are nearly identical”
(EU) EP/LABOUR: Josep Borrell pays tribute to Phillip Whitehead
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: European Court of Human Rights is saturated with applications
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Kiev and Moscow reach gas agreement - Despite limited impact of gas conflict on Union, Austrian Presidency and Commission stress need for common energy approach
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes improved rules on quality agricultural in products in response to WTO rules
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN AND FINNISH PRESIDENCIES/SOCIAL: Combined efforts by two Presidencies on sensitive files such as organisation of working time - “flexicurity” and social dimension of Lisbon Strategy are main preoccupations
(EU) EU/GULF COUNTRIES: Gulf countries hope to swiftly conclude and sign free trade agreement
(EU) EU/TRADE/FISHERIES: International ban on caviar exports to protect sturgeon
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: measures to re-build cod stocks contributed to reduction in fishing capacity in 2003 and 2004
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2430: Barcelona Euromed Summit: work programme and Euromed counter-terrorism code of conduct adopted by Euromed partners
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/01/2006: