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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/terrorism

Greek group ELA is withdrawn from EU list of terrorist organisations

Brussels, 21/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Union foreign ministers decided to withdraw the Greek group “Revolutionary Popular Struggle/Epanastatikos Laikos Agonas (ELA), responsible for many attacks between 1975 and 1995, from its list of terrorist organisations (which includes the Palestinian Islamic movement, Hamas). The ELA appeared in 1975, one year after the fall of the colonels' dictatorship (1967-1974). Considered as a revolutionary, anti-capitalist and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Parliament very demanding on conditions for future accessions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/COMMISSION: President Barroso expects Summit to give Lisbon process new impetus, a European energy strategy, quantified targets and “message of confidence” when faced with “economic nationalism”, and tells those who challenge Parliament's text on services that it is clearly better than status quo and that new Commission proposal will be “along this line”
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Last Association Council before Commission's decisive report on 16 May
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/MIDDLE EAST: Pending official composition and policy agenda of new Palestinian government, European Union's message has not changed, Ursula Plassnik says
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/LEBANON: EU reaffirms Lebanon's sovereignty but expresses concern at violence against Lebanese citizens, journalists and politicians
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/SUDAN: EU concerned about Darfur situation calls for political solution for peaceful Sudan
(EU) EU/DRC/CRIMINAL COURT: Javier Solana welcomes trial of Thomas Lubanga at International Criminal Court
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Ms Ferrero-Waldner supports progress in Sri Lankan peace process
(EU) EP/BELARUS: President Borrell calls for sanctions - ad hoc delegation led by Bogdan Klich calls for election re-run
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Greek group ELA is withdrawn from EU list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/GERMANY/BAVARIA: Stoiber wants a “stop to enlargement” and is opposed to European tax and abolition of certain border controls
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS/RACISM: Statement by Commissioner Frattini on occasion of International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts new rules protecting quality agricultural products
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France and Ireland protest against abolition of pre-financing of export refunds
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Road safety, aviation security and Siberian overflights on agenda for Transport Council of 27 March
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Several African airline companies soon to be banned from flying within the EU
(EU) EP/WTO: Christine Lagarde says emerging countries must stop focussing Doha negotiations on the agriculture section
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 8.2 million euro in Community funding for promotion of EU agricultural products outside the EU
(EU) EU/TRADE/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/EU/CHINA: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen says both Europe and China have to meet social challenges of globalisation
(EU) EU/EUROMED: FEMIP experts committee in Vienna adopts proposals for investment development in Mediterranean energy
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Benita Ferrero-Waldner on working visit to Rabat
(EU) EP/JHA: Campaign is launched against human trafficking and forced prostitution of children
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: French government proposes Jean-Claude Bonichot and Yves Bot as judge and advocate general
(EU) EU/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Commission launches strategy for broadband high-speed internet access for all
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRIPARTITE SOCIAL SUMMIT: Focus is on social dimension of Lisbon strategy, research and development, demographic changes, energy, SMEs and Services Directive
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS SESSION: Commission's 2007 strategy - Energy supply - DRC operation - European parties
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/ECB: Annual accounts of European Central Bank back in balance in 2005
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission afraid that take-up of electronic signatures is too slow
(EU) EU/REGIONS/COMMUNICATION: Xavier Gizard proposes observatory for infra-state public authorities association on EU policies
(EU) EU/SME/SPRING SUMMIT: UEAPME says summit will be decisive test for efficient European policy for small and medium-sized enterprises
(EU) EP/SOCIAL HOUSING/LISBON STRATEGY: CECODAS round table on social housing and its contribution to Lisbon implementation
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: 79,000 deaths linked to passive smoking every year in Europe
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: Gijs de Vries argues for communitisation of third pillar to fight organised crime
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: British “rolled-up holiday pay” system contravenes European working time directive
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/TORTURE:
(EU) EU/EQUALITY/ANTI-RACISM:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents N° 2433: EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF 23 AND 24 MARCH 2006: EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S EXPECTATIONS OF SPRING COUNCIL
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