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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/informal eurogroupe

Member States seeking to join euro-zone must conform to rigorous application of adhesion criteria

Vienna, 07/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - In Vienna on 7 April for their half-yearly informal meeting, Finance Ministers from the euro-zone spoke about the enlargement of the zone to include new Member States, with Slovenia and Lithuania leading the way. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Eurogroupe, insisted on the rigorous application of convergence criteria, especially the inflation criterion. The Eurogroupe, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission also expressed their...

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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
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(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
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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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