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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9134

18 February 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asylum
Commission hopes to boost convergence of Member States' asylum practices

Brussels, 17/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the European Commission adopted a communication to boost the practical cooperation between the Member States on matters of asylum. This communication comes ahead of the implementation of a completely harmonised European asylum regime between now and 2010. The Hague Programme of November 2004, which draws up a list of priorities in the field of justice and home affairs of the EU up to 2010, has set three objectives to improve practical...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Benefits and ambiguity in European Parliament's version services directive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU to pursue aid to Palestinians pending composition and programme of new government, Solana says - Disagreement with Israel
(EU) EU/FRANCE/CONSTITUTION: Nicolas Sarkozy restates proposals for lighter constitutional treaty and a six-party motor for driving EU forward
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EP concerned about political repression and failure to respect fundamental rights - Situation seems to be deteriorating ahead of 19 March presidential elections
(EU) EP/GUANTANAMO: Parliament calls for closure of American detention centre
(EU) EP/ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN: Parliament indignant at destruction of Armenian cemetery of Djulfa
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EP/ISLAM: MEPs laud freedom of expression and religious belief while condemning violence in the Muslim world
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Avian influenza, animal welfare and biofuels on Monday's agenda
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: New outbreaks in Germany
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Further ECDC recommendations on tackling bird flu
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Justice, visa reciprocity and safe countries feature at Tuesday's JHA Council
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Commission hopes to boost convergence of Member States' asylum practices
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission's inauguration of "European Year of Workers' Mobility" on Monday
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Few results can be expected from trilogue on 21 February - Presidency takes up European Council decisions
(EU) EU/WTO: Little progress is made on services in Geneva
(EU) EU/TRADE: Mandelson's response to Nath on Mittal Steel bid
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/TRANSPORT: Defenders of environment and human rights welcome decision to recall aircraft carrier Clémenceau as moral victory
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ECTA approves Commission's measures on roaming but urges it to evaluate whole of market
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission threatens banking industry with regulatory intervention unless it speeds up SEPA implementation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/SERVICES: Reasons for saying yes or no to the compromise
(EU) EP/SERVICES/SOCIAL PARTNERS: Gebhardt Report broadly welcomed - a few requests for improvements
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/CONSTITUENT SESSION: Michel Delebarre is elected new Committee president
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/EDUCATION:
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SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Documents N° 2432: Human Rights in the world: Parliament wants a clause on human rights inserted in all EU agreements
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