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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9107

12 January 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade unions/austrian presidency
John Monks asks Chancellor Schüssel for better Services Directive respecting collective agreements, labour law and services of general interest

Brussels, 11/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 11 January, a European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) delegation, led by Secretary General John Monks and President Candido Mendez met Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel in Vienna to thank him for his intention to involve all of the social partners in discussions on the Services Directive (see EUROPE 9105). John Monks pointed out that ETUC wanted a Services Directive that is “not based on the discredited country of origin principle, but one which...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Relaunching debate on Constitutional Treaty should not be used to ignore the sheer scale of disagreement or problems with getting the Constitution back on track
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Dutch say draft constitution is dead - Ursula Plassnik continuing European tour in search of 'common choreography'
(EU) EU/IRAN: Crucial EU3 talks on Iranian nuclear crisis in Berlin on Thursday - Europeans seem to be prepared to send Iran to Security Council
(EU) EP/UKRAINE: Moscow is accused of political pressure on Kiev in context of row over gas prices
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Jo Leinen slams Jacques Chirac's ideas
(EU) EU/TURKEY/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/EPP: European People's Party prepares congress in Rome
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: Amnesty International calls on Austrian Presidency to pressurise United States into closing Guantanamo prison
(EU) EP/POLAND: Eight Polish MEPs express concern about new government's European policy
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission happy with stability and convergence programmes of five Member States - Hungary to provide more information on proposed budgetary adjustments
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission recommends correction of UK deficit
(EU) EU/EMU: Commissioner Almunia views Italian budget deficit reduction plans in positive light - College assessment on 22 February
(EU) EU/EMU/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/GMOS: Commission orders Greece to lift ban on 17 varieties of Monsanto genetically modified maize
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: EU extends wild bird and poultry bird flu surveillance measures until the end of the year - Germany considers confining poultry
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA COUNCIL: Future of Europol, asylum and migration management to be key themes of Friday's Informal JHA Council on Friday and Saturday
(EU) EU/EP/COMMUNICATIONS/ALDE: Commission puts European citizens at heart of information and communication strategy
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Greens/EFA welcome Parliament proceedings for annulment of Commission decision to lift ban on Deca-BDE in electric and electronic equipment
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: United Kingdom seeks protection of Isle of Man lamb appellation
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE:
(EU) EP/MARITIME REGIONS/BUDGET: CPMR President Claudio Martini calls on EP to take a strong stance on Europe's budgetary future
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Reasoned opinion against France and Luxembourg
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: John Monks asks Chancellor Schüssel for better Services Directive respecting collective agreements, labour law and services of general interest
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: ETUC wants Austrian Presidency to give new impetus to Social Europe
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for acquisition of O2 by Telefónica, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/RACISM: In a press release, European Network Against Racism calls on Austria to put anti-racism at heart of European policy agenda
(EU) EU/HISTORY OF EUROPE:
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