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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9110

17 January 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/patents
Consultation on improving European patent system

Brussels, 16/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has started a public consultation exercise on how future action in patent policy to create an EU-wide system of protection can best take account of stakeholders' needs. While the Community Patent (currently in deadlock at the Council) remains a priority, the Commission is also seeking views on what measures could be taken in the near future to improve the patent system in Europe. The main topics to be considered in the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The structure and functioning of the future Europe, according to Jacques Delors
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes Israeli government's decision to allow Palestinian elections in East Jerusalem
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Benita Ferrero-Waldner announces further aid for Palestinian elections and customs services
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Javier Solana visits New York and Washington
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Elmar Brok's draft report calls for new Transatlantic Partnership Agreement
(EU) EU/IRAN: Europeans and Americans try to get Russia and China to agree to refer Iranian nuclear dossier to Security Council
(EU) EU/LIBYA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: There are alternatives to proposed privatisation of port services, says Jacques Barrot
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Technological advances, transport security and infrastructure are Barrot's priorities
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Action programme for promoting EU river transport
(EU) EU/CHINA: Commissioner Kyprianou signs product safety memorandum with China on exports
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/LUXEMBOURG:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Ministers consider beefing up Europol - Little progress on justice - Conference in May on security in Western Balkans
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA COUNCIL: No progress on visa reciprocity between EU, United States, Canada and Australia
(EU) EU/JHA/ASYLUM:
(EU) EU/PATENTS: Consultation on improving European patent system
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Thematic strategy for urban environment to promote and spread best practice of most successful European towns throughout EU
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Meeting of top ranking officials - Austrian Presidency - Seminars - Industry ministers meet
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Training child protection officers in Syria
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 190 mil loan for broadband in Hungary
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 150 mil loan for refinery in Finland
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EURO: Number of counterfeit notes remains stable in second half of 2005, but number of counterfeit coins on increase
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMNTS/ENERGY: France and Germany criticised for non-compliance with Directive restructuring Community framework for taxation of energy products
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: EPP supports inclusion of public services open to competition in “services” directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Public enterprise and social actors ask to be excluded from services directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission publishes report on motor insurance issues
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/RESEARCH/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE: Barroso urges modernisation of universities and increase in research budgets to allow Europe to meet challenges of 21st century
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE/SME:
(EU) EU/GDP:
(EU) EP/REFORMIST EUROPEAN LEFT: Re-launching citizens' Europe - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen suggests timetable - Maria Joao Rodrigues calls for more ambitious global action plan - Dominique Strauss-Kahn criticises Commission for failing to speak out
(EU) EU/SPORT: Austrian Presidency to look at the economic, social and educational aspects of sport
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Front National appeals against European Court order on statute of European political parties
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italian Judge Antonio La Pergola resigns
(EU) EU/JEAN MONNET FOUNDATION:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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