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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9174

19 April 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regions

18/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Institute of Public Administration - European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR) and the Fundación Comunidad Valenciana - Región Europa (Spain) are organising a conference on “The Re-launched Lisbon Strategy on Partnership for Growth and Jobs and Its Regions: a Reality Check”, in Valencia on 12 and 13 June, under the auspices of the Generalitat Valenciana. This is the second annual conference organised by and for the regions. Maria Joao...

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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