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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9132

16 February 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 31
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/iran
Ms Plassnik calls on Teheran to give up uranium enrichment and hopes for "positive development" in EU-Iran relations

Brussels, 15/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - In the course of a telephone conversation with her Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki on 14 February, the Austrian Minister for foreign affairs and President of the Council of the EU, Ursula Plassnik, laid emphasis on the commitment of the Austrian Presidency to a "positive development" in bilateral relations between the Union and Iran, adding that this will "depend on the actions taken by Iran to bring an effective response to the concerns of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: two good reasons for approving the revised “services” directive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: President Fischer in favour of European referendums where result would be acquired if majority of all voters and majority of Member States say “yes” - Emphasis should be placed on social and cultural dimension and education
(EU) EP/ISLAM: MEPs, Commission and Council insist on genuine dialogue to overcome crisis following caricatures of Muhammed
(EU) EP/IRAN: Parliament calls for unity among international community and for Iranian nuclear dossier to be resolved by diplomacy
(EU) EU/IRAN: Ms Plassnik calls on Teheran to give up uranium enrichment and hopes for "positive development" in EU-Iran relations
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/MIDDLE EAST: Washington shows solidarity with Danish government and Europeans over cartoon ruckus - A “positive signal” to Hamas
(EU) EU/GREECE:
(EU) EU/COTE D'IVOIRE:
(EU) OSCE/ISLAM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES 2007-2013: Commission's seven detailed proposals for Trialogue of 21 February
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Bird flu spreading quickly among wild birds within European Union
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Evelyne Gebhardt says compromise negotiated between PES/EPP-ED group holding firm
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/TRANSPORT: Commission inquiry into presumed cartel in air-freight sector mounts inspections on company premises
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ARCELOR:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/TEMPORARY WORK:
(EU) EU/EP/CLIMATE: EU celebrates first anniversary of Kyoto Protocol, eyes riveted on additional measures to be taken and international regime to be negotiated for post-2012
(EU) EP/SERVICES: MEPs for and against PES-EPP/ED compromise
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament overwhelmingly approves agreement with Council on directive to protect workers against risks from optical radiation
(EU) EP/JHA/VISAS: EP adopts new legislation to facilitate “small-scale cross-border traffic”
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament supports extension of special access regimes for North Sea fisheries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Approval of fishing agreement between EU and Salomon Islands
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT: Towards a Community licence for air traffic controllers
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Land Oberösterreich and Austrian government challenge EU Tribunal decision on use of GMOs in Upper Austria
(EU) EP/LIBERALS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT: Plans to transfer road freight transport to inland waterways must not threaten ecosystems, warns WWF
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates 900,000 euro in for Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/BUSINESS:
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