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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9150

14 March 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 38
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / European library
No. 678

*** GILLES DE KERCHOVE, ANNE WEYEMBERGH (Ed.): La confiance mutuelle dans l'espace pénal européen / Mutual Trust in the European Criminal Area. Editions de l'Université de Bruxelles (26 av. Paul Héger, B-1000 Brussels. Tel: (32-2) 6503799 - Fax: 6503794 - e-mail: editions@admin.ulb.ac.be - Internet: http: //www.editions-universite-bruxelles.be/). "Etudes européennes" series. 2005, 337 pp, €24. ISBN 2-8004-1362-X.

Without mutual trust, there could not be a European Criminal Area. The...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Prospect of opening for East and Central European workers
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: International community regrets Slobodan Milosevic died before end of trial and calls on Serbs to bring nationalist past to an end
(EU) EU/WESTERN BALKANS: “Ultimate goal” of Stabilisation and Association Process is purely and simply EU membership for five Balkan States, foreign ministers say
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: If future Palestinian government does not respect Quartet principles all aid, apart from humanitarian aid, will be “seriously affected” - Search for alternatives
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Mahmoud Abbas visits Strasbourg
(EU) EU/ISLAM: Javier Solana and Benita Ferrero-Waldner make proposals to boost dialogue and mutual understanding between religions
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU deplores repression of opposition on eve of presidential election in Belarus
(EU) EP/JHA/TERRORISM: European Parliament honours victims of terrorism
(EU) EP/EPP-ED:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA/JEWISH COMMUNITY:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/INTERNAL MARKET: 15 Member States feel that EP's compromise on “Services” Directive goes too far
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/MERGERS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council thinks “think small first” should be “main principle” at all levels of decision-making process
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Competitiveness Council adopts its contribution for Spring European Council
(EU) EU COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Adoption of partial general approach on Competitiveness and Innovation Programme for SMEs
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Political debate on Green Paper ahead of Spring Summit
(EU) EU/WTO: G-6 discussions become bogged down
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Karl Heinz Grassner calls for more action from Member States on Lisbon objectives
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATIONS: Commission concern about German draft law
(EU) EU/FRANCE/ENLARGEMENT: Paris announces “gradual and controlled lifting” of restrictions on free movement of workers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission satisfied with changes to BMW and General Motors distribution agreements and closes enquiries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Neelie Kroes defends promotion of private anti-trust cases
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission proposes no legislation on coexistence of crops but may attack overly strict national measures - Outcry among environmentalists and GM-free supporters
(EU) EP/ROAD SAFETY: Parliament raises MEPs and citizens' awareness about German MEP D. Koch's initiative on “first aid”
(EU) EU/CULTURE: 5 projects awarded European heritage prizes
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Professionals disappointed at lack of ambition in communication on aid to fisheries sector
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
(EU) EU/EESC: LISBON STRATEGY: Roger Briesch's Budapest presentation of committee and EU economic and social councils' synthesis report for attention of March 2006 summit insists “three pillars of Lisbon strategy - social, economic and environmental are interlinked”
(EU) EU/EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: EU Presidency says “national reform programmes can increase confidence in Lisbon process” - greater involvement of parliaments and local authorities in EU
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
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