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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9186

6 May 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha/terrorism/cia
United States tells European leaders to assume responsibility

Brussels, 05/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - A high ranking US State Department official, John B. Bellinger (US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's top legal advisor), denied the string of allegations of secret CIA flights ('extraordinary rendition') and urged Europeans to assume their own responsibility. Addressing a handful of reporters, Bellinger said: 'The unchallenged allegation that all of these flights have got detainees on them is absurd,' referring to allegations of thousands of secret...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU's first positive steps towards a realistic joint stance on energy, with regard to Russia and Gazprom in particular
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Commission Eurobarometer shows citizens want more specific action at EU level
(EU) EU/EUROPE DAY: Place of honour to “Democracy - Dialogue - Debate” on 9 May
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Karl von Wogau encourages EU Member States to create European Union of Security and Defence
(EU) EU/VATICAN/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/CONGO: Javier Solana calls for election timetable to be kept and for Congolese people's aspirations for peace and reconciliation to be espoused
(EU) EU/EUROPE OF POWER: Didier Donfut is not in favour of EU autonomous military power
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Benita Ferrero-Waldner to be in Egypt on Saturday and Sunday
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers play down impact of rising oil prices in eurozone and disagreements between Member States - Common Member State oil price indicators?
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Discussion on economic progress of candidate countries
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: “June” aim for unanimous political agreement on VAT package
(EU) EU/EMU: Joaquin Almunia meets Lithuanian finance minister
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Council supports Commission's strategy of increased harmonisation of financial markets
(EU) EU/AVIAN INFLUENZA: Measures to combat virus are prolonged
(EU) EU/CORPORATE LAW:
(EU) EU/JHA/TROIKA: Dialogue opens on internal security relations between EU, Russia and USA - Franco Frattini presents his strategy for EU
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM/CIA: United States tells European leaders to assume responsibility
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Thirteen Member States have until 9 May to introduce new EU seatbelt rules
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agreement on creating common European airspace
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission and ECB want industry to set up Single Euro Payments Area by 2010 - Commission reserves right to introduce new legislation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Retail trade volume falls in eurozone but rises in EU25
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Strategy for Africa and EU-Africa Conference on troika agenda for 8 May
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Ban on British beef lifted
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Extension of fishing agreement between EU and Guinea Bissau
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Commission announces EUR 100 mil to encourage signing of peace deal in Darfur
(EU) EU/COHESION/GREECE: Danuta Hubner meets Anna Diamantopoulou to discuss EU Structural Funds
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: A European Institute for gender equality and a better balance between professional and family life are essential for achieving objectives of 2006-2010 roadmap
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