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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9172

12 April 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/doha
ICFTU expresses concern for social impact that multilateral talks will have on services

Brussels, 11/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) has expressed concern about the social impact that negotiations begun on 28 February could have within the framework of Doha talks. According to ICFTU, “one of the most alarming proposals on the table” is the request from China and India to take the concept of wage parity that some countries have specified in their offers out of the negotiations on worker posting. If adopted, “the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Jean-Claude Juncker proposes new EU and Council of Europe partnership - enthusiastic welcome from parliamentary assembly
(EU) EU/LEBANON: First session of association council
(EU) EU/ISLAM: Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner at European imams' conference in Europe
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Quartet meeting likely at end of April - beginning of May
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Positive assessment of Croatia's progress in preparation for EU accession
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Joining the European Union remains Moldova's priority objective
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY/ICT: Ursula Plassnik and Philippe Kirsch sign cooperation and assistance treaty
(EU) EU/EUROMED/ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION: Campaign for dialogue between young people
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM/CIA: New report from Amnesty International claims CIA used private planes for secret flights
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/NIGERIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: Member States reach agreement on concept for common European aid programme on voluntary basis - € 300 million for peace facility in Africa - exploratory debate on migration and development
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: Revised measures for classical swine fever in North-Rhine Westphalia
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission to recruit more women for top jobs
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/NEW ZEALAND:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Essen, Pécs and Istanbul, as expected, European Capitals of Culture 2010
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: Candidates from 11 countries compete for European inventor of the year prize
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Former Judges Melchior Wathelet and Edward David were part of Chamber ruling on IMS Health in 2004, a judgement deemed crucial in Microsoft versus Commission case
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission calls on Hungary to abolish restrictions on cable TV services
(EU) EU/WTO: Pascal Lamy says Doha Round will not be concluded at very last moment - It is in Union's strategic interest to be on “offensive”
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: ICFTU expresses concern for social impact that multilateral talks will have on services
(EU) EU/GMO: Following on closely from Experts Conference on co-existence of GMO and conventional crops, Commission to hold exploratory debate on Wednesday
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/INDUSTRY: Steering Board of European defence agency prepares entry into force of future EU code of conduct
(EU) OECD/TAKE-OVERS:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: MEPs approve new system for selecting European Capitals of Culture
(EU) EP/CITIZENSHIP: MEPS adopt Takkula report and call for Europe for citizens, not the opposite
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN SCHOOLS/HANDICAPS:
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN/TRANSPARENCY:
(EU) EP/JHA/VISAS: EP decides to facilitate transit of third country nationals requiring a visa
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/EUROCOP:
(EU) EU/EUROCOP/SLOVAKIA:
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament wants fight against diabetes to be taken more seriously
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: It is not yet necessary to extend universal service to mobile communications and to high-speed internet services, Commission says
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/BOOST TO EUROPE: UNICE calls for boost to Europe
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loan for post-Tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka
(EU) EU/EIB: € 50 million loan to Maldives
(EU) EU/EIB: € 50 million loan to Bulgaria
(EU) EU/EIB: loan to education sector in Scotland
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR ENERGY/ULB:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/04/2006: