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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9189
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence

10/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Schuman Foundation is holding a seminar “What industrial strategies for Defence Europe?” in the European Parliament in Brussels on 15 May, with French Defence Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie and her German and Spanish counterparts (the latter two still to be confirmed). Among others taking part are industry representatives, the Director of OCCAR Nazzareno Cardinali and the Director of the European Defence Agency Nick Witney. (Contact +32 (0)2 234 78 26 or...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: national parliaments: confirmation of positive results and divergences
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Commission adopts June European Council proposals for “Europe of results” and continuation of constitutional debate - Adoption of solemn declaration in March 2007 on occasion of 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: Franco Frattini wants states to increase cooperation in fight against terrorism
(EU) EU/ITALY: Giorgio Napolitano's election as President welcomed by MEPs and European Movement
(EU) EP/SINGLE HEADQUARTERS: MEPs want European parliament to move from Strasbourg to Brussels
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Russian Council of Europe presidency is to inherit proposed MoU being negotiated with EU - René van der Linden urges for real partnership between two organisations
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/IRELAND: Report by Senator Maurice Hayes
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Commission, chaired by Giuliano Amato, calls on EU to return to spirit of Thessaloniki and keep its promises
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Quartet agrees on limited, temporary mechanism to deliver aid to Palestinians after suspension of direct aid to Hamas-led government
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: EU-3 to produce “carrot and stick” package for Tehran
(EU) EP/UN/HUMAN RIGHTS: Greens criticise General Assembly's choice of Human Rights Council members
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: Social cohesion, regional integration, bi-regional strategic partnership and launch of negotiations for association agreements on menu at 4th EU/LAC Summit
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/RESEARCH: Commission calls on Member States to bring their universities up-to-date
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Investigation into Mittal's takeover bid for Arcelor extended
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Lowri Evans deputy Director-General in charge of State aid
(EU) EU/CULTURE: 17 films supported by MEDIA shortlisted for Cannes Festival - On sidelines of Festival, "Europe Day", with culture ministers of EU
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/JAPAN:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission launches new health portal
(EU) EU/WTO/GMOs: Despite US claims to the contrary, Environmental NGOs say WTO Panel's ruling is a defeat for the US
(EU) EU/JHA/BULGARIA: Fall-out between EU investigator and Bulgarian Interior Minister over report on crime and corruption
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SGI: Bernhard Rapkay inclines towards sectoral law in field of services of general interest
(EU) EP/EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EXECUTIVE AND MANAGERIAL STAFF UNION/APPOINTMENTS:
(EU) ep/may session: accession of Bulgaria and Romania, financial perspectives - green light for Jürgen Stark- food safety, fisheries agreement with Morocco, aviation safety, natural disasters - Iraq and Afghanistan - speech by Greek and Palestinian Presidents
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CITIES: As a fervent defender of subsidiarity principle, President Barroso calls for Europe to “step out of the Brussels microcosm and talk to those involved in order to familiarise ourselves with their concerns” and take action otherwise “the world will continue to progress without us”
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CITIES: CEMR director adopts resolution supporting “draft guidelines compilation for decentralisation and local democracy”
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