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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9167

5 April 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/austrian presidency/social
Conference on social services of general interest with Ursula Haubner and Vladimir Spidla

Brussels, 04/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 20 April 2006, the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU is organising jointly with the European Commission a conference on “Social services of general interest”. The conference, in which Ministers and experts from the Member States of the EU-25 and representatives from the social partners and NGOs will take part, aims to discuss this highly complex and sensitive field and the best legislative approach to follow to provide a framework for...

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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
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(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
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