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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9184

4 May 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 39
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/kosovo

03/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 2 May, the EU's Political and Security Committee (COPS) appointed Casper Klynge of Denmark to the head of the EU Planning Team for Kosovo (EUPT Kosovo), responsible for preparing the ground for a possible “rule of law” mission in the province from 2007 (see EUROPE 9171).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Federation of nation states and “differentiation” remain two pillars of Jacques Delors' instititional vision for Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY/COMMISSION: Commission proposes partial update of practices of lobbies and beneficiaries of European funds
(EU) EU/SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: Commission suspends SAA negotiations
(EU) EP/NATO: Speaking to MEPs, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer stresses need for closer links between EU and NATO
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/CITIZENS:
(EU) EP/STRASBOURG:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Political guidelines for VAT package - Discussion with candidate countries
(EU) EU/WTO: EU treated as scapegoat by big agricultural powers
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ECONOMY: 2004 enlargement economic success story shared by all
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Olli Rehn in favour of setting "absorption capacity"
(EU) EU/2007 BUDGET: Commission presents rise of 4.6% in preliminary draft budget rise compared to 2006
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts report on implementing first railway package
(EU) EU/USA/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: Commission and EPO award prize to European inventor of year - Mr Verheugen and Mr Pompidou stress need to speed on with Community patent
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: INFRINGEMENT proceedings launched against Spain in E.ON/ENDESA case
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fines for seven companies of €388.128 million for bleaching chemicals cartels
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Level of Union's strategic oil reserves remains comfortable
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/BOLIVIA/ENERGY: Mr Bartenstein and Mr Piebalgs have no doubts of La Paz's intentions of working with foreign companies
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone unemployment down - Stability in EU of 25
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production prices up
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Sector opposes eel closure
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Success of the EP/Council conciliation on regulation imposing Aarhus Convention transparency obligations on EU institutions and bodies
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Success of EP/Council conciliation on directive setting out objectives for collecting and recycling used batteries and accumulators - cadmium subject to partial ban
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM/CIA: Javier Solana tells MEPs he has no information on detention centres in Europe
(EU) EU JHA COUNCIL: MinIsters put brake on police border cooperation
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: MEPs speak out against applying parts of constitutional treaty before it has been ratified
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Member States should part finance new civil aviation safety measures, says EP transport committee
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Nellie Kroes asks Slovakia to explain aid to Peugeot-Citroën
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Irish Supreme Court will decide which of two, Irish or Italian, courts declares Eurofood, Irish subsidiary of Italian Parmalat group, insolvent
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Annulment of exemption granted by Commission to agreements between German mobile network operators O2 and T-Mobile
(EU) EU/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: EPSU campaigns for framework directive on services of general interest
(EU) EU/MOROCCO/ENERGY: Seeking, like EU, to diversify energy sources, Morocco intends to use nuclear for electricity production
(EU) EU/SOCIAL SERVICES/FRANCE:
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