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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9112

19 January 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 24
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/reflection period
Presidents of German, Austrian and Finnish parliaments write to Josep Borrell informing him they will not participate in 'Parliamentary Forums' with EP, not wanting to be seen 'just as an appendix to the European Parliament', but will attend a conference in May

Strasbourg, 18/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - Three EU national parliaments, of Germany, Austria and Finland, have intervened in the debate on the Duff-Voggenhuber Report on the period of reflection on the future of Europe (see other article). The President of the Bundestag in Germany, Norbert Lammert, the President of the Nationalrat in Austria, Andreas Khol, and the President of the Eduskunta in Finland, Paavo Lipponen, have sent an open letter to Josep Borrell, President of the European...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy: the EU need not worry if the "European reflex" kicks in
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: Somewhat optimistic, Wolfgang Schüssel receives criticism and encouragement from MEPs - Restoring citizen confidence, tackling unemployment, growth and energy
(EU) EP/REFLECTION PERIOD: Debate on Duff-Voggenhuber report confirms that majority want to save European Constitution, but opinions differ as to how this can be done
(EU) EU/IRAN: Despite Moscow and Beijing's caution, EU-3 may get IAEA to refer Iranian nuclear issue to Security Council
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Boyden Gray is new ambassador to EU
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/REFLECTION PERIOD: Presidents of German, Austrian and Finnish parliaments write to Josep Borrell informing him they will not participate in 'Parliamentary Forums' with EP, not wanting to be seen 'just as an appendix to the European Parliament', but will attend a conference in May
(EU) EP/CYPRUS/TURKEY: EP sets up contact group for relations with Northern Cyprus
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Austrian Presidency to unveil draft compromise deal on cut-level VAT - Laszlo Kovacs talks about 'last chance' ECOFIN
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Some disappointed and others pleased after large majority of EP reject proposal of directive aimed at liberalising EU port services
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Parliament to negotiate improvements to European Council budget deal
(EU) EP/JHA/TERRORISM/CIA: European Parliament starts investigation into alleged CIA 'gulags' in Europe
(EU) PE/JHA: Adoption of Regulation on freezing of funds of persons suspected of murdering Rafik Hariri
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Parliament favours creation of a committee of enquiry on bankruptcy of “Equitable Life”
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament encourages EU external policy for aviation - no air agreement with Russia without abolition of Siberian overflight charges, warns Parliament
(EU) EP/HUMAN TRAFFICKING: MEPs back measures on prevention, awareness raising and curbing
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/MALDIVES/EIB:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Vladimir Spidla to publish European Commission study of impact of central European workers moving West in EU25 - Germany and Austria oppose easing restrictions - EP Socialist group says restrictions on freedom of movement of workers in EU25 should be lifted where appropriate
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: Ernest-Antoine Seillière calls on Wolfgang Schüssel to breathe new life into revised Lisbon Strategy and take EU out of institutional crisis
(EU) EU/TRADE: Vietnam warns Union of risks to its economy should anti-dumping measures be imposed
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Beijing conference raises $1.9 billion - Markos Kyprianou and Maria Rauch-Kallat pleased with result
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission unveils draft directive on preventing and limiting floods in EU
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