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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9164

31 March 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health
ECDC worried about rise in tuberculosis in Eastern Europe - forthcoming Finnish Presidency taking steps

Brussels, 30/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - According to data published on 24 March, there has been a worrying rise in tuberculosis in Eastern Europe. Since 1997, cases have been rising steadily, aggravated by the appearance of strains resistant to antibiotics and a trend towards HIV and TB co-infection. In 2004, a total of 291,288 cases of tuberculosis were notified in twelve former Soviet republics (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan,...

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:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 30/03/2006: