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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9170
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) timetable

Main European activities from 8/04 to 13/04/2006

EUROPEAN UNION

 08/04 -  VIENNA: - Informal Ecofin ministers meeting. 
 -  VIENNA: - ASEM-Finance Ministers meeting (and 9/04). 
 10/04 -  LUXEMBOURG: General Affairs and External Relations Council (and 11) + Development. 
 -  LUXEMBOURG: EU-Croatia Association Council. 
 -  OPAVA/CZECH REPUBLIC: Vladimir Spidla visits region in context of Plan D. 
 -  SOFIA: - Work meeting «Knowledge-based economy vision» by Mr Potocnik with Education and Science Minister, Daniel Valchev,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Swift and considerable effects of the agreement on the financial perspectives
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Special ministerial meeting on 27/28 May
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: EU aid to Palestine, Belarus and Ukraine at centre of works for Monday's meeting
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: AGENDA FOR TUESDAY'S MEETING
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Juncker, Schüssel and Barroso to attend Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU urges Albania to continue reforms
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL EUROGROUPE: Member States seeking to join euro-zone must conform to rigorous application of adhesion criteria
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Europe's new internet domain, “e.eu”, is now available to all European citizens
(EU) EU/HEALTH: New guidelines on breast cancer
(EU) EP/BETTER REGULATION:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/SOCIAL: Denmark announces flexibility of its employment market while keeping restrictions on free movement of workers from Eastern Europe in place
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Air agreement is signed with Moldova
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES/FINNISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes procedure to regulate introduction of new aquaculture species
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Formal notice to eleven Member States for failure to apply directive on bathing water
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues infringement proceedings on climate change
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission opens proceedings against Germany, but closes dossier on Frankfurt airport
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/SWEDEN:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Cyprus has two months in which to phase out noisy aircraft
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission consultation on motor insurance
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission asks seven Member States for explanation concerning sports betting business - private sector expresses satisfaction
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional go-ahead to Gerling acquisition by Talanx
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Pursuit and closure of infringement procedures on free movement of goods
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement procedures against four Member States in the banking, telecoms and energy sectors
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission asks Spain for explanation
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Two infringement procedures against France are closed
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Yes to aid to nanotechnology in Dresden
(EU) EU/EIB: €35 million loan to Pakistan
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Commission must table proposals on funding airline safety measures imperatively, say MEPs
(EU) EP WTO/DOHA: Parliament calls on Union, United States and G-20 to commit wholeheartedly to successful Doha negotiations
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Danuta Hübner and Adrian Zeller (AER) open debate on future of inter-regional cooperation - Klaus Klipp calls on Commission to “continue efforts for more complete implementation of partnership principle”
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Mixed reaction from interest groups to amended “services” directive
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of First Instance judgment on General Motors BV/Opel Nederland confirmed
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Tizzano decides in favour of Dutch West Indians, saying they could have taken part in last European elections and in referendum on Constitutional Treaty
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Tizzano takes stance on vote by inhabitants of Gibraltar in European elections
(EU) TIMETABLE: Main European activities from 8/04 to 13/04/2006
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