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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9181
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ep/belarus

27/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Bogdan Klich, president of the European Parliament delegation for relations with Belarus, have issued press releases in which they call for the immediate liberation of members of the Belarusian opposition party- led by Alexander Milinkevitch- who were arrested after a peaceful demonstration in Minsk, marking the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Two conditions to ensure that dialogue with civil society on the future of the Constitutional Treaty is fruitful
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Commission to approve report on 10 May for June European Council debate on future of Europe
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Tricky preparations for accession talks with Turkey and Croatia on culture and education matters
(EU) EU/TURKEY: President of Istanbul's chamber of commerce says advantages of Turkey's membership of EU will outstrip costs
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: EP and civil society debate future of EU
(EU) EU/EP/BELARUS:
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Council and Commission explain reasons for suspending aid to new government - Benita Ferrero-Waldner says aid to Palestinian people has not been suspended - MEPs highlight principles but fear radicalisation in Palestine and stress responsibilities of Israel
(EU) EP/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Commission to allocate €15 million for illegal immigrant charters - Member States undertake to strengthen cooperation regarding expulsion
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/VISAS: Home Ministers agree on putting up visa prices
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENERGY: Vladimir Putin describes EU energy policy as a threat - Barroso calls for mutual understanding
(EU) EU/EMU/ESTONIA: Joining euro to be postponed for a year to 2008
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: Ahead of Vienna Summit, EP calls for establishment of an EU-Latin America Transatlantic Assembly and an EIB-funded Latin American Facility
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2004: Parliament delays vote on discharge of running expenditure whilst it investigates Strasbourg buildings affair
(EU) EP/2004 BUDGET: Parliament gives OK to Commission's implementation of 2004 budget
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Commission publishes report on global partnership on Internet governance, freedom of expression and fighting cyber-repression
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/FRANCE: French regions concern at how EU funding is managed - Barroso says European Commission has no legal powers to decide who should manage EU funding - Danuta Hubner says regional councils play important role
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE/MICROSOFT: Experts battle it out over notion of interoperability
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to support for First Solar in Germany
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission takes Greece to court for aid to Olympic
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises part of aid to Olympic Airways to compensate for losses incurred after 11 September 2001
(EU) EU/STATE AID: €2 million in aid to Euromoteurs is illegal
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Inquiry into preferential electricity tariffs granted to Sardinia
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into planned aid for General Motors Belgium
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission says Belgian tax on collective investment undertakings is not State aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises transfer of nature protection areas in the new Laender of Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/EMU: Debate on euro zone enlargement
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: MEPs urge Member States to ensure better coordination of economic policies
(EU) EU/ENERGY: RTE President André Merlin explains his vision of European energy policy to Agence Europe
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Adoption of regulation approving fishing agreement with Micronesia
(EU) EU/ACP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/THAILAND:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Concerned at opposition of certain Member States, ETUF: TCL pleads in favour of indication of origin for certain products in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Increased orders for industry in both zones
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production stable in both zones
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