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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9139

25 February 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 43
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/general affairs council
Spring Summit, Financial Perspectives, Balkans, Middle East, Iran and Iraq

Brussels, 24/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - At the General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels on Monday chaired by Austrian foreign minister Ursula Plassnik, ministers will start by looking preparations for the Spring European Council of 23/24 March 2006 and the inter-institutional negotiations over the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013. Over lunch, the EU's foreign ministers will discuss foreign affairs, like the situation in the Balkans, the Middle East and Iran.

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EIB and the Commission extend the scope of their work in Africa
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Spring Summit, Financial Perspectives, Balkans, Middle East, Iran and Iraq
(EU) EU/FRANCE/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Paris wants immediate institutional reforms under current treaties - Urgency of debate on EU's external borders
(EU) EP/JHA/TERRORISM/CIA: First hearings of temporary committee on CIA actions in Europe - the 46 have responded to Council of Europe Secretary General
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Health ministers hope to improve citizens' awareness of risks linked to bird flu
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Community aid available to farmers
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants to improve flow of information on disqualifications arising from criminal conviction
(EU) EU/JHA: Second implementation report on fight against fraud and counterfeiting non-cash forms of payment
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Mr Barrot wants safer freight transport
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Lack of resources cause EP Transport Committee to concentrate on six of 30 TEN-T projects
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Informal Bregenz meeting focuses on road safety
(EU) EU/TRADE/ANTI-DUMPING: Beijing expresses its displeasure
(EU) EU/YOUTH COUNCIL: Inclusion of European Youth Pact in Lisbon strategy must be signal for further progress in youth policy, say ministers
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES/SPRING SUMMIT: 2006 Commission report underlines disparities between genders in employment levels, part-time working, wages and career - Member States need to reaffirm commitment to mainstreaming gender dimension in all policy fields
(EU) EU/BUDGET/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Commission to unveil legislation on 1 March establishing EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Deducting input VAT where transactions constitute abusive practice
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Nestle cannot register 'Quicky' brand in EU following complaint by Belgian fast food chain 'Quick'
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: De Beers pledges to phase out rough diamond purchases from ALROSA
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Engelhard by BASF
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McGreevy consults industry on cross-border clearing and settlement
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Enquiry into aid for two German shipyards
(EU) EU/STATE AID: investigation into Finnish aid for Tieliikelaitos
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light for Welsh aid for broadband
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Wim Kok calls for more coherent EU policies, echoing EU Coherence Programme
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS:
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