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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9208

10 June 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states/energy
Progress on ENERGY STAR negotiations

Brussels, 09/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency have successfully finalised negotiations on a new EU-US agreement on the ENERGY STAR of office equipment, says a press release. It goes on to say that the new agreement is expected to be concluded this autumn. ENERGY STAR provides the framework for continuing EU-US cooperation on fostering the energy efficiency of computers, monitors, copiers, scanners and fax machines, and contains new...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: On Monday, Foreign Ministers must make progress in preparing European Council - First chapter in membership talks with Croatia is opened and closed - Cyprus delays talks with Turkey
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/PALESTINE: European Commission to propose outline for creation of “temporary international mechanism” to assist Palestinians to Council on Monday
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Duff and Voggenhuber call on European Council to acknowledge that 2004 Constitution cannot come into force without modification, and to set a date for autumn 2007 before convening new IGC
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/POLAND: 68% of Poles think EU needs Constitution
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU calls on all parties to put end to violence - unfailing support for transitional federal institutions
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/SEAT: Summit should consider single seat for Parliament, Malmström says
(EU) EP/CIA/TERRORISM: Claudio Fava says Dick Marty's report is close to his own, which will be put to vote in Strasbourg on Monday
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council agreement on greater liberalisation of public passenger transport by rail and road
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Agreement with South-east Europe
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Agreement with Singapore
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/JHA/OECD/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: Ministers come out in favour of retention of current regulatory framework for electronic communications, without fundamental change
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: European approach based on culture of security of networks should be put in place, say Ministers
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Conclusions on operation of internal gas and electricity market
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/ENERGY: Progress on ENERGY STAR negotiations
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EU bathing water quality still good for coastal waters, but declines inland - De-listing not solution
(EU) EP/JUNE SESSIONS: Extraordinary session on 20 June - next week, debates on Tunisia, Syria, East Timor and North Korea
(EU) EU/EP/ECB: Negative reaction to rise in rates from Pervenche Berès, Unice, and EuroCommerce
(EU) EU/HEALTH: No risk to bathers from H5N1
(EU) EP/MULTILINGUALISM:
(EU) EU/EIB: Speaking before Board of Governors, President Maystadt underlines major stages crossed in implementing “new strategic guidelines” - Financing in new Member States continues to rise
(EU) EU/BANKS: Commission takes two decisions concerning savings products market in France
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: UEAPME satisfied with new threshold for “de minimis” aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT: Go-ahead for Dutch aid to develop European Train Control System
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: CPMR regrets lack of ambition in Green Paper on transport and maritime safety
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Sale of chewing tobacco must be banned in Åland Islands as in rest of Finland
(EU) EU/RACISM:
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/DOCUMENT N° 2438: European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006: European Commission's proposals on boosting the EU's role in the world
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