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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9151

15 March 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/emu

14/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - Council opinions concerning twelve updated stability or convergence programmes were published in the Official Journal of the EU on 7 March 2006 (2006/C55). Finance ministers gave their views during their January and February meetings (EUROPE 9116 and 9131).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: slow and contradictory development of the “reflection period”
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/GERMANY: President Köhler calls for creative restlessness and idealism of youth in Europe to be drawn on - No to protectionism and inward-looking, yes to European energy policy - Constitutional Treaty should not be given up “lightly”
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: EPP-ED Group accepts continued aid to Mahmoud Abbas for concrete projects during transitional period
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Cohn-Bendit and Annemie Neyts express concern over Balkans - Pöttering defends arguments put forward by Rapporteur Brok
(EU) EP/EPP/PES: Martin Schulz calls for EPP summit in Rome to be boycotted - Wilfried Martens' strong protest
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Eurogroup sober about recent interest rate hikes but committed to debate on application of internal market rules - relaunch of pact procedures against Berlin and status quo for Rome
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission to examine Slovenia's accession to euro zone on 16 May - Lithuania application this month, says Finance Minister
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council gives Germany until 2007 to bring its deficit below 3% and suspends procedure against Italy
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ecofin Council presents its contribution to European Spring Council on 23 and 24 March
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Twenty-Five are unanimous about need for common foreign and trade policy approach in support of EU energy policy - Member States' choice of energy-mix to be respected
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Unanimous support for Commission green paper but divergences on specific measures proposed by Commission
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Not much real progress in preparation of 7th RDFP at competitiveness council
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Parliament says “no” to delocalisation of firms funded by EU
(EU) EP/TRADE/CHINA: Imposition of duty on dumping “not protectionism”, says Mandelson, defending proposal on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes - All WTO members must respect international trade rules, but EU cannot protect itself fully from competition - MEPs divided
(EU) EP/TAKEOVER BID/INTERNAL MARKET: Graham Watson would like Commission to be less timid towards countries opposed to internal market
(EU) EP/SERVICES: Hans-Gert Pöttering calls on Council not to undo Parliament compromise
(EU) EP/JHA/TERRORISM: Khaled El-Masri gives evidence pointing to possible German participation in CIA activity in Europe
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Council calls on Commission to propose initiatives to combat counterfeiting and pirating
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Construction sector production rising
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission investigates CIMC's takeover of Burg
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: CEEP calls on Commission to acknowledge European Parliament amendments on “services” directive
(EU) EU/JAI: EDPS raises concerns on interoperability of JLS databases
(EU) EU/JHA: Peter Hustinx generally satisfied with security in Eurodac central unit
(EU) EU/PAYMENT SERVICES/FRAUD:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Technical measures to conserve certain stocks of highly migratory species simplified
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council adopts EU-Salomon Islands fisheries agreement
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France must conform with first Court ruling on “strict product liability” regulation under penalty of 31,650 euro fine
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Environment council conclusions welcome Montreal conference results and prepare EU's position for post-2012 international negotiations
(EU) EU/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL: Negotiations resume Wednesday and Thursday - joint cooperation and dialogue policy meeting
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Euro 2 million for Mozambique
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: 2006 crucial year for Euro-Mediterranean, which according to EIB, is doing very well - study on channelling immigrant fund transfers - EIB-FEMISE partnership agreement
(EU) EU/EIB: 210 million in loans for Rijeka-Zagreb motorway
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