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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9174

19 April 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eib/lisbon strategy

18/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The association Espace Europe Equipement is organising a debate in Brussels on 24 April with the President of the European Investment Bank, Philippe Maystadt, on the EIB's contribution to implementation of the Lisbon Strategy. (Registration: secretariate3@cobaty-international.org).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Political initiative to tackling tax harmonisation issues
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: EU expresses concern and calls parties to negotiating table
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Solana calls on Bosnian representatives to adopt constitutional reforms
(EU) EU/CHAD: Commission condemns attempts to take power by force
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns Tel Aviv attack
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Luisa Morgantini calls on EU to review decision to suspend payments to Palestinian Authority - Mr Abbas in Strasbourg on 17 April?
(EU) EP/BALKANS: call to Macedonian and Croatian leaders from Mr Borrell
(EU) EP/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/ITALY/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Romano Prodi defends idea of core group of most determined countries - In support of a lightened Constitution
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Citizens' Forum in Clermont-Ferrand on 20 April
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: “Notre Europe” seminar with ULB
(EU) EP/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/TERRORISM/CIA: European country admits having handed suspects over to CIA
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly calls for Juncker Report ideas to be incorporated in innovative EU-Council of Europe partnership - Future of Fundamental Rights Agency should not interfere in human rights protection systems
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/BELARUS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/ECB: MEPs express frustration at appointment of Jürgen Starck to ECB Executive Board
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/SOCIAL: PES seminar in Bucharest on 2 May
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Susan Schwab succeeds Rob Portman in a crucial phase of Doha talks
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/COMMERCE: EP's International Trade Committee calls for new partnership agreement and establishment of impediment-free 'transatlantic market' by 2015
(EU) EU/TRADE: EP persona non-grata at WTO talks in Geneva
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission launches public consultation on road safety
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Trade relations, international security and bird flu on the agenda during Ms Ferrero-Waldner's visit to Seoul
(EU) EU/AVIAN INFLUENZA: EFSA confirms risk of virus transmission by migratory birds
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/WORLD BANK:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/GMO: Environmentalists call for GMO authorisation to be suspended until proposals for improving risk assessment are implemented
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/AUTHORS' RIGHTS: Authors' Societies seek dialogue with Commission on setting up single market for rights management
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU)EU/TRANSPORT/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT:
(EU) EP/CULTURAL CAPITAL: Greens welcome selection of Istanbul
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/CULTURE: CoR welcomes choice of Pecs, Istanbul and Essen as European Cultural Capital 2010
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CITIES: Council of European Municipalities and Regions' general assembly meeting in Innsbruck (attended by Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia) to look at future of public services
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/ROMANIA: Danuta Hubner meets Anca Boagiu
(EU) EU/REGIONS/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Giovanni Di Stasi welcomes Jean-Claude Juncker's comments
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/WOMEN: PACE asks FIFA to join the fight against white slave trade
(EU) EIB/TURKEY: EUR 100 mil loan for SMEs
(EU) EIB/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: EUR 20 mil loan for SMEs
(EU) EIB/LISBON STRATEGY:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: April plenary session: Hübner, Barrot and Prescott to address assembly on future of EU urban policy
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
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