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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9196

20 May 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/switzerland

19/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - The General Affairs Council of 15 May approved without debate the conclusion of a scientific and technical cooperation agreement signed with the Swiss Confederation on 16 January 2004. This agreement has been applied provisionally since 1st January 2004 to allow Switzerland to take part in the 6th RDFP.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-Latin America: time to put aside the rhetoric and set concrete objectives
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU freezes financial assets of Alexander Lukashenko and 35 members of his regime
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Mr Rehn urges Turkey to implement Ankara agreement and relaunch internal reforms
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/SRI LANKA: UE adds LTTE to its black list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/NEPAL: EP moots idea of special representative for Nepal and international contact group
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA: EP urges LTTE to return to negotiating table and EU to consider freezing assets of people connected with LTTE
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS/EGYPT/SYRIA:
(EU) EP/TAIWAN: Taiwan expected to take part in technical WHO work
(EU) EU/EESC/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Committee calls for June summit to give clear message
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CITIZENS: Results of first citizens' forum on future of Europe
(EU) EU/ICC: Cooperation and assistance agreement between ICC and EU
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: Commission expects expert report on countering violent radicalisation in June
(EU) EP/ANTIFASCISM: GUE/NGL and FIR denounce progress of far right in Europe and lumping together of Communism and fascism, and EP's move to the right
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Ministers discuss ecotech and urban habitat
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL COUNCIL/CULTURE: Marathon debate on revision of Television Without Borders Directive - generally positive welcome from Member States although they call for greater clarity in defining certain concepts
(EU) EU/EDUCATION Council: European social partners present action framework for life-long learning to Education Troika and Commissioner Figel
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Member States examine closely scope of “services” directive and debate idea of public register of limitations to cross-border supply of services
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COUNCIL: Agreement expected on European Fisheries Fund - Organic farming, GMOs and relations with Russia
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: When it comes to agricultural market access, opinions still differ greatly on sensitive products and special products
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Luxembourg is severely criticised by Court of Justice for failing to transpose directive on gas market liberalisation
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/2006 BUDGET: Approval of EUR 2.4 bn cut in Member States' contributions
(EU) EP/2007 BUDGET: EP criticises European Parliament's strategy for the 2007 budget
(EU) EP/NATURAL DISASTERS: EP improves conditions for intervention from Solidarity Fund and suggests new agricultural and environmental measures
(EU) EU/JHA/CHILDREN: Cyprus and Slovakia take top prizes in children's rights competition
(EU) EU/JHA/FAMILIES/DATA PROTECTION: EDPS expresses reservations about draft regulation on maintenance payments
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION: OECD concerned that education systems in most developed countries leave many immigrant children floundering
(EU) EU/ERA/FAMILIES:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Ruling on obligation for National Health Service in UK to reimburse cost of hospital treatment in another Member State
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: CoR creates a Lisbon Network
(EU) EU/EESC/FLEXICURITY: Anita Vium says flexicurity is “Lisbon in real life”
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBRES/SME: Eurochambres stresses improved access to funding for SMEs
(EU) EU/EESC/PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/LISBON/JOBS:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2435/2436: EU/Latin America: Statement adopted at EU-LAC Summit in Vienna on 12 May
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