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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9152

16 March 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/bird flu
Denmark becomes eleventh EU country affected by virus

Brussels, 15/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 15 March, Denmark announced that it had, for the first time, detected the H5 strain of bird flu in a wild buzzard. Samples have been sent to the Community reference laboratory in Weybridge, United Kingdom, to determine whether or not it is the highly pathological H5N1 strain of the virus. The Community laboratory has also confirmed the H5N1 strain in two wild ducks found dead in Sweden. Denmark could, therefore, become the eleventh EU country...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: a “Giscard d'Estaing formula” that's difficult to put into practice
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: European Parliament hopes to invite President Abbas, who has to return to Ramallah following serious incidents in Jericho, to next plenary - Several MEPs stress responsibility of British and Americans
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Elmar Brok pleads for "third way" between accession and neighbourhood
(EU) EU/EP/BELARUS: ad hoc delegation to follow elections from Brussels and Warsaw
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/SERBIA:
(EU) EP/EUROMED:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Thirteen countries want additional measures to consolidate the Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Denmark becomes eleventh EU country affected by virus
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission tables initiative to facilitate transfer of businesses
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Netherlands opens labour market
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Martin Bartenstein hopes Spring European Council will give powerful signal for progress on “services” directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Neelie Kroes speaks of Commission's vigilance to ensure respect of internal market rules
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/SPRING SUMMIT: MEPs warn against giving in to temptation of "economic patriotism" - Left-Right rifts - Concerns about "Services" directive and financial perspectives
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: European Parliament wants planning for social repercussions of economic restructuring
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament seeks gradual phasing out of all use and exports of mercury by 2010
(EU) EP/corporate LAW: MEPs get rid of withdrawal or compulsory sell out and squeeze-out rights for quoted companies in 2 directive amendment
(EU) EP/JHA/WOMEN: EP determined to end forced prostitution during international sporting events - no temporary visas to prevent influx of prostitutes to Germany
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Adoption of Passilinna report on “information society for growth and jobs”
(EU) EP/TRADE/CHINA/VIETNAM: European elected representatives in Italian opposition call on Commissioner Mandelson to review his proposals regarding shoe imports
(EU) EP/INTERNAL REFORM: Reactions to President Borrell's proposals
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: CER says road/rail complementarity is needed
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Council recommends giving discharge to Commission for implementation of 2004 budget
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Council highlights budgetary discipline and Romania and Bulgaria's accession to EU “to be confirmed”
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Fines imposed by Commission on BASF and Daiichi for participation in cartels in vitamin markets reduced
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Stix-Hackl concludes that the Italian regional tax, IRAP, is illegal
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Selection panel appointed to assess applications for European Capitals of Culture 2010
(EU) EU/EESC/MARCH PLENARY: President Barroso speaks on Spring summit preparation and Lisbon agenda
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/SOCIAL: European unions critical of fact that social organisations were not always consulted on corporate responsibility communication
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