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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9139

25 February 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 43
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EUROPEAN UNION

 27/02 -  BRUSSELS: - General Affairs and External Relations Council (also 28/02) 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EU-Tunisia Association Council 
 -  BRUSSELS: - EU-Serbia and Montenegro Troika 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Benita Ferrero-Waldner signs Memorandum of Understanding between EU and Switzerland - Andris Piebalgs signs cooperation agreement between Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community 
 28/02 -  BRUSSELS: - EU-Lebanon Association Council 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Meeting of high...

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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