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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9120
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/balkans

Possible referendum on Montenegro must fulfil international standards - Schwarz-Schilling new Representative in Bosnia

Brussels, 30/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the Council of the EU favourably welcomed the communication of the Commission on the Balkans (see EUROPE 9119), which it considers a "good basis" for preparations for the informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers of the EU, to be held in Salzburg on 10 and 11 March. "The EU remains determined to make it easier for the Western Balkans to move closer to the EU, by dint of practical measures designed to make the European perspective more...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Court of Justice judgment on EU criminal jurisdiction: French parliament analysis and surprising political draft initiative
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/DENMARK: EU firmly condemns death threats in Mohammed caricature case
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/PALESTINE: EU is ready to continue support if future government is committed to peaceful solution of conflict with Israel
(EU) EU/IRAN: Council calls on Teheran to again fully suspend all activity related to uranium enrichment
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Possible referendum on Montenegro must fulfil international standards - Schwarz-Schilling new Representative in Bosnia
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/BELARUS: Appeal ahead of presidential elections of 19 March
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/AFGHANISTAN: EU restates long-term commitment in favour of reconstruction
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Conference in London on Tuesday - towards further commitment by international community - EU/Afghanistan ministerial troika
(EU) EU/DRC/ELECTIONS: EU experts arrive in Kinshasa and New York
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Salzburg debates demonstrate that, to rally public opinion, EU must better defend European values and respond in concrete ways to citizens' expectations - Key role of education and culture in creating European identity
(EU) EU/FINLAND/PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FINLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/COUNCIL: No notable progress made in Davos other than confirmation of timetable set for 2006 - Peter Mandelson tells his partners that Europe has "not much to lose" should talks break down
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Czech Republic and Cyprus accept agreement on reduced VAT rates -Poland gets extra time
(EU) EU/ACP: COMMISSION launches exercise of programming 10th European Development Fund for period 2008-2013
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/COMPETITION: Mittal Steel's takeover bid for Arcelor has still not been notified to Commission -Emergency meeting of European metal workers' unions (EMF) to analyse social consequences if bid is successful - Doubts raised by European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC) - Creation of world Trade Union
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/DELOCALISATIONS: Commission disagrees with request by German minister Michael Glos to reduce threshold for individual projects from 50 to 25 million EUR
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commission closely follows new dioxin crisis in Belgium and Netherlands
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: H5N1 strain confirmed in northern Cyprus
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Implementation of EU/Morocco agreement postponed
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council adopts extension to EU/Sao Tomé agreement
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL AID: Commission simplifies external cooperation programmes with adoption of seven new thematic programmes
(EU) EU/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL: Secretary General Abdulrahman Al-Attiyah in Brussels on working visit
(EU) EU/ECB/MEDITERRANEAN: Third Seminar of Eurosystem Central Bankers and Mediterranean countries held in Greece
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Three Baltic states propose construction of nuclear power station to guarantee energy independence
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EP/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY/EQUALITY: Maria Rauch-Kallat makes fight against "traditional" violence against women her priority -Institute for social equality operational in 2007?
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION:
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