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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9144

4 March 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ceep/austrian presidency
Caspar Einem, Rainer Plassmann and Martin Bartenstein discuss Presidency programme on social, internal market and energy matters in Vienna

Brussels, 03/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - The President and the Secretary General of CEEP (the European Centre of Enterprises with Public Participation and of General Economic Interest), Caspar Einem and Rainer Plassmann, had talks in Vienna on 27 February with the Austrian Minister for the Economy and Labour Martin Bartenstein. On the menu for the discussions: the working time directive, the services directive, a sustainable European energy policy, the conditions for effective collaboration...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Defence ministers to take stock of EU military operations in Innsbruck on Monday and Tuesday - European Defence Agency needs funding to launch initial research work
(EU) EU/IRAN: Meeting without result with EU-3, “total agreement” with Russia
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU concern about unfolding of electoral campaign
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/RUSSIA: Gijs de Vries stresses key role of moderate Islam in combating terrorism - Russian strategy for anti-terrorist partnership foreseen for November
(EU) EU/GREENS/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Forum in Vienna on 8 and 9 March on the Constitution, South-East Europe and globalisation
(EU) EU/JHA/CIA/TERRORISM: Socialist MEPs protest at Council of EU's failure to respond to claims about CIA activity in Europe
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/ITALY:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/CROATIA/IRELAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS/TETN: Planned budget cuts likely to lead to selection of "top priorities", says Jacques Barrot
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU road safety campaign to be launched next year
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Greek government has until end of March to submit plans to set up new Greek airline
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/EQUALITY: Commission's new roadmap on gender equality 2006-2010 - Vladimir Spidla stresses external plank of this principle of equality
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/ENERGY: Charlie McCreevy hopes to shed light on details of GDF/Suez/Enel affair
(EU) EU/ZOONOSES: Mad cow disease, swine fever and avian influenza
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission authorises genetically modified maize 1507 for human food
(EU) EU/ACP: Commission suggests new partnership between EU and Caribbean for growth, stability and development
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission reports numerous obstacles to trade and investment in the United States
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: European Patent Office Conference, 3 and 4 May 2006
(EU) EU/POLAND/COMPETITION: Commission may warn Poland over its blocking of merger between HVB and UniCredit
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EU/ICT: Commission continues with proposed plan to set up a European Digital Library
(EU) EU/ICT:
(EU) EU/SPACE:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COMMISSION: At conference on “territorial dialogue”, Günter Verheugen acknowledges seriousness of EU's communication problem and stresses responsibility of national actors - Danuta Hübner: “Make regional policy a policy to raise the competitive profile of Europeans”
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Oceana welcomes Commission decision against France
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS/YOUTH: European Youth Forum against paying more for EU entry visas - Danger to EU's Neighbourhood Policy
(EU) EU/POLICE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL SECURITY/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/HEALTH/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Criticism from European trade unions and Eurochambres of European Globalisation Fund
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/DISABILITY: Support from President Borrell for action of European Disability Forum for disability to become a priority in European integration process
(EU) EU/CEEP/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: Caspar Einem, Rainer Plassmann and Martin Bartenstein discuss Presidency programme on social, internal market and energy matters in Vienna
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/INTERNAL MARKET: Seminar on free movement of workers within EU with Vladimir Spidla - Experience of Czech Republic since EU accession
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