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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9164

31 March 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/development

30/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - Luisa Morgantini (GUE/NGL, Italy), Chair of the European Parliament's Development Committee, will be taking part in an EU/UNU Forum on 31 March in Tokyo, “A Global Partnership for Eradicating Poverty”. This is the sixth forum of this kind and is organised by the European Commission Delegation in Tokyo and the United Nations University.

Presentation of the European Parliament's plenary (3-6 April 2006)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Can market rules be applied without alteration to energy?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Bosnian Prime Minister Terzic admits he is not pleased with Serbian cooperation with ICTY - Commissioner Rehn says content of 5 April talks with Serbia will depend on how cooperation has developed
(EU) EU/BULGARIA:
(EU) EU/LIBERIA:
(EU) EU/EPP CONGRESS: Wilfried Martens confirmed aS head of EPP- Pope wants EU to draw from its Christian heritage in search for European social model
(EU) EU/IRAN: UN security council gives Tehran a month to comply with IAEA demands
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/BELGIUM: Verhofstadt in favour of “core” of States based on eurozone - And United Kingdom? asks Schäuble
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP: 1st Summit for European citizenship initiative urges for direct democracy in Europe - Campaign for initiative at EU level despite frozen Constitution
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CIA: Venice Commission gives detailed opinion on CIA activity in Europe
(EU) EP/SPAIN/BASQUE COUNTRY:
(EU) EP/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EP/EUROMED/PALESTINE:
(EU) EP/EUROMED/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission should adopt communication on 4 April assessing implementation of “posting of workers” directive
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Final report on simulation exercise for influenza pandemic identified many shortcomings at EU and Member State level - preparatory work follows its course with setting up of more efficient crisis management system
(EU) EU/MICROSOFT: Microsoft voices its arguments - British MEPs criticise fact that meeting takes place behind closed doors
(EU) EU/YOUTH COUNCIL: At Bad Ischl, European Ministers and youth organisations discuss fundamental issues for future of young Europeans: more and better-paid jobs, recognition of out-of-school qualifications and youth participation
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP wants to see development at heart of future economic partnership agreements with EU - disappointment at lack of progress in multilateral trade negotiations
(EU) EU/FRAUD/HEALTH: Expert debate on illegal trade in agricultural products
(EU) EU/JHA/BIOTERRORISM: Launch of European taskforce on bioterrorism - Commission seeking tenfold increase in budget on bio-security over next three years - Commission Green Book
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EP/APRIL SESSION: New “services” directive - Spring Summit results with Chancellor Schüssel, Broad Economic Policy Guidelines, orientations for employment policy, restrictions on free movement of workers, Trans-European Energy Networks - Doha round, better legislation - elections in Israel, Belarus and Ukraine - speech by Maltese president
(EU) EP/ACP: Parliament slams €2 billion cut decided by December's European Council for 10th EDF - Assent for review of Cotonou Agreement is subject to clarification
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Kosane Kovacs report stresses need to increase worker mobility
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/FRANCE: Danuta Hübner worried by how far France is behind in research and innovation
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/TOWNS: Danuta Hübner at conference on integrated urban development
(EU) EU/HEALTH: ECDC worried about rise in tuberculosis in Eastern Europe - forthcoming Finnish Presidency taking steps
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Stockholm Network stresses need for more effective measures on cholesterol
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Conferences and Seminars in April 2006
(EU) EU/SPAIN:
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