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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9154

18 March 2006
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/general affairs
Monday's Council to prepare Spring Summit and give update on WTO negotiations - Ministerial debate on Middle East, Belarus, Iran, Iraq, Balkans, Congo, Sudan

Brussels, 17/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - Preparation for the European Spring Council on 23-24 March, WTO trade negotiations and the situation in the Middle East, in Iran and in the Western Balkans will be central to the discussions of the General Affairs/External Relations Council chaired by Ursula Plassnik in Brussels on Monday. Here is an overview of the agenda.

Preparation of the European Council (23-24 March). EU enlargement policy and research (issues on EIB loans and creation of a...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Monday's Council to prepare Spring Summit and give update on WTO negotiations - Ministerial debate on Middle East, Belarus, Iran, Iraq, Balkans, Congo, Sudan
(EU) EP/EMAP: MEPs call on Council and Commission to play active part in plenary of Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly on 26 and 27 March to focus on consequences of Jericho assault and cartoon ruckus
(EU) EP/MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA: Parliament calls on EU to encourage democratisation in Moldova and on Russia to cease support for regime in Transnistria, including troop withdrawal
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Alain Lamassoure very pleased with vote on Brok Report, while Klaus Hänsch and Bernhard Rapkay express more mitigated satisfaction
(EU) EP/KAZAKHSTAN: Parliament calls on Kazakhstan to honour its human rights promises - Parliamentary cooperation committee on 29 and 30 March should address all issues
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/PRESS:
(EU) EP/AFRICA/CHAD: Parliament calls on African Union to act against impunity and on Senegal to guarantee Hissene Habre a fair trial
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commissioner Louis Michel calls for humanitarian aid efforts in the Palestinian territories to be respected
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Failing a breakdown in negotiations between Council and Parliament, European Council will not discuss budget
(EU) EU/ENERGY/G8: G8 divided on how to tackle energy issues - Little reassurance from London
(EU) EU/ENERGY/COMPETITION: Impact of Suez/GDF merger on Belgian energy market worries Guy Verhofstadt
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: New warning from France and 12 Member States as late April expiry date approaches
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission receives France's response on GDF/Suez case and allows no further time to Spain
(EU) EU/EMU: Lithuania bids to join euro - Commission to make rigorous assessment of long-term adherence to inflation criterion
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Zagreb to take part in Intelligent energy programme
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: After Canary Isles drama, Commission plans no new measures
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Ministers focus on Europeanising of professional certification and European Technology Institute - Commissioner Figel says determination is important
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Barrot to brief EU transport ministers on state of progress of talks with Galileo consortium
(EU) EU/SUMMERTIME:
(EU) EP/CIVIL PROTECTION: Parliament in favour of natural disaster early warning and prevention instrument with sufficient funding within and outside EU
(EU) EU/EP/BIODIVERSITY:
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament wants EUR 1.5 bn to be spent on healthcare over 7 years
(EU) EP/IMF: Parliament wants coherent EU representation at IMF
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EP/JHA/WOMEN: Nicole Fontaine hopes to banish “new form of slavery”, forced prostitution - Anna Záborská is indignant at FIFA behaviour
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Françoise Grossetête slams French protectionism
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/TRADE/TEXTILES:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS/POVERTY: EP urges Spring Summit to adopt integrated framework on social protection and integration
(EU) EU/EESC/SPRING SUMMIT: Jose Manuel Barroso says EU cannot compete with China and India if it has 25 mini-markets for energy, services, etc.
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional go-ahead for acquisition of Danish electricity generators and suppliers by DONG
(EU) EU/EIB/EUROMED: Meeting to prepare EuroMed economics and finance Summit
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