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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9115

24 January 2006
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/weu/nuclear deterrence/france
Following President Chirac's statements, Jean-Pierre Masseret wants governments and parliaments to debate the use of nuclear weapons

Brussels, 23/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - French Socialist Jean-Pierre Masseret, President of the Assembly of the Western European Union, the Interparliamentary European Security and Defence Assembly, has issued a press release about statements by French President, Jacques Chirac, on 19 January: 'President Chirac's Ile-Longue speech, in which he reaffirmed the basis of France's defence posture, clarifies the framework for the use of France's nuclear capability,' against states accused of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some reflections on the European Parliament vote on granting European citizenship to immigrants
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Commission welcomes decision to drop charges against novelist Orhan Pamuk but calls for greater freedom of speech
(EU) EU/WEU/NUCLEAR DETERRENCE/FRANCE: Following President Chirac's statements, Jean-Pierre Masseret wants governments and parliaments to debate the use of nuclear weapons
(EU) EU/FR ANCE/GERM ANY:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU urges leaders of Kosovo to continue former President Ibrahim Rugova's path of peace
(EU) EU/BANGLADESH: First EU Troika visit to Bangladesh
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: Javier Solana slams violence in Ivory Coast
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/CIA: Dick Marty publishes interim assessment on alleged CIA gulags in Europe
(EU) EU/SYRIA:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN GERDARMERIE FORCE: Inauguration of European Gendarmerie Force Staff
(EU) EP/UEF/REFLECTION PERIOD: Federalists appeal to civil society
(EU) EU/ITALY: Padoa-Schioppa, Silvestri and Greco present fifteen points for Italy's European policy at IAI conference - Germano-Italian convergence as basis of re-launch of Union
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Member States lend their support to action plan on biomass
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to propose to bring down sugar production quotas to re-establish market balance
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Green light to national aid in favour of Cypriot farmers
(EU) EU/VAT: Grasser hopes for "broad agreement" on reduced rates
(EU) EU/EMU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU:
(EU) EU/ENERGY/ECOFIN: France presents strategy for common energy policy ahead of Spring Summit
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/WTO: Peter Mandelson says Doha trade round blockage 'is not in Brussels' and accuses net farm exporters of taking negotiations hostage
(EU) EU/POLAND/INTERNAL MARKET: Warsaw's blocking of HVB acquisition by UniCredit is violation of free movement of capital, Charlie McCreevy says, calling for explanations
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Villach Informal Summit stresses need to strengthen Europe's social dimension to rebuild citizens' confidence
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: At Villach informal summit, Belgian Minister Rudy Demotte suggests “a policy of social dynamics, that is, a social snake which will be the counterpart of the European currency snake” as way of taking social Europe forward
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/SOCIAL: Rehn argues for further opening of labour markets to nationals of new Member States
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Gunter Verheugen wants EU schools to teach entrepreneurship
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Wednesday sees publication of Commission progress report ahead of Spring Summit
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: Expert group chaired by Esko Aho calls for measures to make European market more innovation-friendly
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls for tougher sustainable development strategy for next five years - Urgent action needed on all fronts
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS/LISBON: Further concrete actions to fight against sex inequality on employment market
(EU) EP/ENTREPRISE: Vlasto report on Charter of SMEs makes concrete proposals to reinforce its application
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Jan Figel in Cannes awards prizes to European artists for music best exported across national borders
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Europa Nostra expresses concern about attacks on Kosovo's cultural heritage
(EU) EU/RELIGION/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences and seminars in February 2006
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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