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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9151

15 March 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 38
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”

Strasbourg, 14/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - In a resolutely determined speech on Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the president of the Federal Republic of Germany, Horst Köhler, urged Europe to dip into the pool of characteristic ”creative restlessness” (a term running through his speech) and idealism of its youth to overcome the current gloom and to spring back to life again. “Why, so soon after reunification”, is Europe showing itself to be so “disunited”?, the...

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
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 14/03/2006: