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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/nato/bosnia-herzegovina

NATO launches Trust Fund for reintegration of former Bosnian soldiers

Brussels, 04/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 3 April, NATO confirmed after a joint NATO-EU meeting in Brussels, that a fund of €13 million would be set up to finance the reintegration into civilian life of around 11,000 Bosnian soldiers currently being demobilised. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the fund was the largest ever set up by NATO. He was speaking at a press conference also attended by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Mobile phones, UNICE's lingua franca, take-over of arcelor
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/CFSP/ESDP: Commission and top figures prepare strategy outlining “Europe of power” in external relations
(EU) EU/UN: In New York Louis Michel presents his ideas on UN reform in areas of development, humanitarian aid and environment
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission to propose postponing Bulgaria and Romania's accession only if there are “major problems” - Less serious failings may be corrected by safeguard clauses
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Thursday's debate on deterioration in Kurdistan
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Andrew Duff hopes there will be citizens' petitions calling for constitution to be saved - demonstrations from 8-9 May with Presidents Schüssel and Barroso
(EU) EP/ANTIPERSONNEL MINES:
(EU) EP/POLAND/GREENS:
(EU) EU/ESDP: About ten Member States are ready to take part in future EU mission in Democratic Republic of Congo
(EU) EU/ESDP: EU to conduct citizen evacuation exercise
(EU) EU/NATO/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: NATO launches Trust Fund for reintegration of former Bosnian soldiers
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/SERVICES/POSTING OF WORKERS: Mr McCreevy presents draft amended “services” directive which takes account of EP first reading compromise, and Mr Spidla gives assurances on implementation of the “posting of workers” directive
(EU) EP/FISHERIES/MOROCCO: Parliament denies urgency procedure on EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, but accepts accelerated procedure to allow 1st June entry into force
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Parliament expected to adopt proposal allowing aid to be paid to poultry farmers on Thursday
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission highlights fact that no less than 18 Member States have incorrectly transposed Community directives - Andris Piebalgs gives Denmark and Nandherlands a good mark
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement procedure against French law on authorisation for foreign investment in certain sectors
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Athens has two months to react on illegal subsidies paid to airline company Olympic Airways between 1998 and 2002
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Commission urges Italy, Spain, Hungary and Czech Republic to comply with directive on tobacco advertising
(EU) EU/STATE AID/UNITED KINGDOM: Green light for transfer of nuclear assets from British Nuclear Fuels to Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in United Kingdom
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Recruitment from ten new Member States is unfolding smoothly
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY/FINNISH PRESIDENCY: Finland undertakes to increase transparency
(EU) PES/EP/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: Party of European Socialists to launch initiative on energy and climate change
(EU) EP/POVERTY: 391 MEPs sign up to continuing European food aid programme for very poor
(EU) EU/EESC/CLIMATE/CIVIL SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY/BUDGET: UEAPME, EEB and EUCETSA call on Mr Barroso to maintain funding for eco-technologies
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: President of the Slovakian Constitutional Court Jan Mazak to be new Advocate General
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Speculation over identities of other two judges who helped Microsoft prepare its defence for 24 April
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment falls in euro-zone, unchanged in EU-25
(EU) EIB/SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO/ENVIRONMENT: 5 million euro loan for cleaner water in Montenegro
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY/SOCIAL: Conference on social services of general interest with Ursula Haubner and Vladimir Spidla
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
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