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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/acp

ACP Council will take tough stance with EU so that additional resources from 10th EDF sufficiently fund development dimension of EPA

Port Moresby, 31/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - Development Cooperation Ministers from the 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries meeting for the ACP Council in Port Moresby concluded their work on Wednesday by “sharpening their weapons” for the joint ACP/EU Ministerial on 1-2 June in the capital of Papouasie New Guinea. Their demands focus on the development dimension in the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) negotiated as part of the Cotonou Agreement and which are supposed to be...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitutional treaty: orientations from ministers on forthcoming summit
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Guy Verhofstadt speaks to EP about proposal to strengthen Eurogroupe - “Ratification of Constitution has to continue, because achieving 4/5 threshold is not idealistic”
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL POLICY: Javier Solana's contribution on energy security for June European Council finalised
(EU) EP/TIBET: Mr Watson says continued dialogue with Beijing, which is showing signs of openness, will lead eventually to recovery of Tibetan autonomy
(EU) EU/CFSP/FINNISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: EU deems draft MoU with Council of Europe to be frozen until end of year
(EU) EU/ISLAM:
(EU) EU/SEAT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/RELIGION:
(EU) EU/CUBA:
(EU) EU/DRC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: Little hope of political agreement on working time this Thursday - European Gender Institute, flexicurity and progress programme also on agenda
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission launches debate on coordinated strategy for fighting tax fraud
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Good progress with preparations for 7th FPRD, although Austria blocks approval of nuclear plank
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Competitiveness Council hopes for coordinated follow-up in implementation of Commission's integrated approach
(EU) EU/EMU/ITALY: Messrs Barroso and Almunia press Rome to abide by obligations and bring deficit back below 3% by end of 2007
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission imposes fines of 344 million euro for price fixing in acrylic glass sector
(EU) EU/ECONMY:
(EU) EP/TRADE/MERCOSUR: Being linked to Doha Round, EU/Mercosur free trade negotiations are also slowed down
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ESTONIA:
(EU) EU/ACP: ACP Council will take tough stance with EU so that additional resources from 10th EDF sufficiently fund development dimension of EPA
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Number of people smoking in the EU drops
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Member States agree on two-year extension of aid regime for flax and hemp producers
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM: Commission suggests only form of agreement concerning passenger data should be changed
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Largely positive reactions to political agreement of Council on "services" directive
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