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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9138

24 February 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/banking
Italy defends its bank legislation - review of “banking” directive expected by June

Brussels, 23/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - Italian authorities responded to the European Commission at the start of the week as part of the infringement procedure against them on consolidation between Italian and European banks. This scandal rocked the country and led to the resignation of Antonio Fazio, former Governor of the Italian Central Bank. Italy defends its national legislation which it believes to be in line with European legislation and also highlights the current revision of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EIB and lisbon strategy budget problems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BALKANS: Olli Rehn steps up pressure on Serbia
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Meeting between Plassnik and Livni
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/HUNGARY:
(EU) EP/ESDP: Karl von Wogau wants clearly defined mandate for future European involvement in ensuring security for Congolese elections
(EU) EP/KURDISTAN: Two MEPs call on Commission to open office in Erbil
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN PARTIES: Leinen report wants to strengthen European political parties
(EU) EU/HAITI: Following 7 February elections, EU calls for reconciliation
(EU) EU/GEORGIA/SOUTHERN OSSETIA: EU deplores cancellation of high level meeting scheduled for monday and tuesday in Vienna
(EU) EP/ARAB LEAGUE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Mandelson proposes gradual anti-dumping compensatory duties on leather shoe imports from China and Vietnam
(EU) WTO: Union and US ready to review agricultural offers if conditions are right
(EU) EU/ENERGY: New European energy policy on 14 March special Council agenda
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Barroso meets Algerian prime minister - first association agreement 21 March - Algiers committed to being Europe's loyal gas supplier
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: suspected H5N1 virus in French turkeys - Slovakia eighth EU country to be hit by avian flu
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EUR 8 million to fight avian flu in Turkey
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Competitors again accuse Microsoft of anti-competitive practices
(EU) EU/BANKING: Italy defends its bank legislation - review of “banking” directive expected by June
(EU) EESC/INTERNAL MARKET: Charlie McCreevy will personally take on board Parliamentary amendments to the “services” directive
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Mrs de Palacio worried by lack of Community funding available for trans-European networks
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT/ILO: New international conditions to improve working conditions for seamen - Commissioner Barrot to work for implementation of new convention in EU
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Ministers acknowledge importance of language learning but demand recognition of individual linguistic specificities
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Adoption of two decisions on asylum and Europol
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/VISAS: Non-EU nationals to pay more for EU entry visas from 1 January 2007 - Discussions on future implementation of SIS II
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU to impose sanctions against suspects in murder of RafiK Hariri
(EU) EU/SECURITY/RESEARCH: Preparatory Action for Security Research in 2006 focusses on protecting crucial infrastructure and crisis management - Germany to host SRC'07
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/ANIMAL WELFARE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP Employment committee calls on Commission to ensure implementation of posting of workers directive - Vladimir Spidla asked to give update
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Istanbul in running for European Capital of Culture 2010
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: No to merger of 2007-13 consumer action programme with internal market action programme
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Leendert Geelhoed proposes that court deprive former European Commissioner Edith Cresson of 50% of her pension rights
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences and seminars in March 2006
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/WOMEN/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS/GUIDE:
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