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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9122

2 February 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 34
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/palestine
Leila Shahid calls on EU to adopt “visionary” attitude - Josep Borrell invites Mahmoud Abbas to EP

Brussels, 01/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 1 February the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left welcomed Leila Shadid, Delegate General of the Palestinian Authority in Brussels, to a hearing on EU-Palestinian relations, following the Palestinian elections. Veronique de Keyser, president of the EU Observation Mission in these elections and Edward McMillan-Scott, president of the European Parliament Observation Mission also attended. President Josep Borrell made an...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few lessons from “the Sound of Europe” conference in Salzburg
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CFSP: Solana anticipates "hectic" year with much work for EU to do - First 30 days of year marked by shock events (Russia-Ukraine gas conflict, Iran's challenge to international community, success of Hamas in elections, death of Rugova) - Relations with Africa "filled with friendship and cooperation"
(EU) EP/DISASTERS:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Commission ready to plan “more ambitious” agreement if action plan progresses - agreement on views in March?
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Leila Shahid calls on EU to adopt “visionary” attitude - Josep Borrell invites Mahmoud Abbas to EP
(EU) EP/BRITISH CONSERVATIVES: William Hague wants Tories out of EPP-ED and into new group
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Troika at margin of London conference
(EU) EU/IRAN: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad challenges UN Security Council to stop Iran pursuing nuclear programme
(EU) EU/ACEH: EU extends aceh monitoring mission
(EU) EU/NEPAL: EU calls on King to restore citizens' freedoms and condemns renewed violence by Maoists
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: EU strongly criticised by Human Rights Watch
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commissioner Almunia gives positive assessment of Belgian, Luxemburg and Austrian stability programmes and of Estonian, Latvian and Slovenian convergence programmes - Commission to present position on German programme to Council in April or May - No new criteria (like GDP per capita) for accession to euro zone
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Last chance meeting in Vienna to break reduced VAT rates deadlock
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC FORECASTS:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: New version of inter-institutional agreement for definitive adoption of financial framework 2007-13
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission says no contradiction between Swedish system of collective bargaining and European legislation
(EU) EU/SERVICES:
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: White Paper presented by Ms Walström raises many questions, particularly about potential European press agency
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Success of EP/Council conciliation on legislation to gradually phase out gas fluorides - progress in fight against global warming
(EU) EP/LISBON STRATEGY: “Parliaments on the Road to Lisbon” reviews main challenges for Union and stresses importance of involving national Parliaments in implementing revised Lisbon Agenda
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/TELECOMS: Commission accepts CMT's corrective measures for Spanish mobile telephone market
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to purchase of Sanutri by ABN Amro and L Capital
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Gilde gets go-ahead to buy Heiploeg
(EU) EU/UNEMPLOYMENT: 8.4% increase in euro zone in December 2005
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Elisabeth Gehrer is determined that first reading of 7th framework research programme is concluded and supports setting up European technology institute
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/GERMANY/LEGISLATION: Bundestag intends setting up European Parliament liaison office to improve involvement in work in Brussels
(EU) EP/FISHING: European Parliament expected to support extension of special access restrictions to North Sea resources
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Spain leads EU immigration
(EU) EU/JHA/SCHENGEN: Slovenia and Slovakia of one mind on Schengen
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Ruling expected on minimum rates for lawyers' fees in Italy
(EU) EU/JHA/DRUGS: June publication for Commission Green Paper on “drugs and civil society in EU”
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