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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy/environment

Inauguration of renewable house in Brussels

Brussels, 03/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 22 March in Brussels the Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso and European Commissioners Margot Wallström and Stavros Dimas inaugurated the Renewable Energy House, which brought together eleven European energy associations together: the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC), the European Biomass Association (EUBIA European Photovoltaic...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Trade negotiations at the WTO are going pretty much in the right direction and the EU need not change its fundamental stance
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/BALKANS: Now is not time to call Balkans' accession prospects into question, warns Rehn
(EU) EU/EPP CONGRESS: No women in new EPP presidency team - Martens defends his choice of Rome for EPP meeting
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE/WESTERN BALKANS: Negotiations open on regional free-trade agreement, covering all countries -EU to ensure SAA and WTO rules are observed
(EU) EU/WTO: Doha talks still faltering over how many concessions must be made by Europeans, Americans and Brazilians
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/TAKEOVER BID: Jean-Claude Juncker claims right to examine economic and social impact of a takeover
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/DEMOGRAPHY: Almunia says responses to challenges of ageing population need to be implemented rapidly
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/IMMIGRATION/ENLARGMENT: Clarification from Commissioner Frattini on workers' rights in new Member States and long term residents
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Commission considers free movement of defence-related products within Community
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Second phase of consultation on draft “roaming” regulation opens
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: NGOs accuse Member States of inflating aid figures
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Swiss join MEDIA programme
(EU) EU/EUROMED/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Seven Member States demonstrate their intention to apply reduced VAT rates and modify services benefiting from them
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth inquiry into acquisition of EMO-EKOM by Sea-Invest
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France, Italy, Spain and Portugal submit common ideas for reforming wine sector
(EU) EU/EP/EMPLOYMENT/FRANCE: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen says CPE is an insecure contract which bears no relation to Danish flexicurity model - European executives unions regret lack of consultation with social partners
(EU) EP/JHA/IMMIGRATION/MALTA: Martine Roure hits out at “inhuman and degrading” conditions in which refugees are being held
(EU) EU/JHA: 21 projects for cooperation financed by ARGO in 2005
(EU) EU/JHA: INTI to finance 15 new projects for integration of third-country nationals
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/CANADA: EU-Canada agreement on recording of passenger information comes into force
(EU) EU/JHA/BORDERS: Luc Frieden urges for detailed assessment of EU external border controls before Schengen Area is enlarged
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: EU foresees harmonisation of immigration statistics to improve migration policy
(EU) EU/JHA/ASYLUM:
(EU) EU/ADMINISTRATION:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/BIODIVERSITY: Curitiba conference decides to establish international regime to regulate fair and equitable benefit-sharing of biological resources
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/NGO: Friends of the Earth criticise Commission over “co-existence of genetically modified organisms and conventional crops
(EU) EU/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Inauguration of renewable house in Brussels
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Eurocop says single European driving licence in 2032 is too late
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Jacques Barrot spells out rail priorities for years to come
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/REGIONS: CPMR welcomes European Council's emphasis on integration of isolate regions to European energy market
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission seeking to promote scientific publication
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 681
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