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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9209
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/environment/italy

12/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - Several MEPs
- Monica Frassoni, Vittorio Prodi, Umberto Guidoni - will take part on 22 Jun in Brussels in a conference organised by the Italian ministry for the environment on the theme “The system in Italy and European programming - Examples of success in the environment”. The conference will be opened by Corrado Clini, director general for environmental research at the ministry for the environment. Work will focus on climate change and the Mediterranean,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: France and Italy strive to find their role again as a driving force with Germany in European relaunch
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Large majority of Member States wants “more positive text” on EU's capacity of absorption - other problems
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Turkey (thanks to last-minute compromise with Cyprus) and Croatia have provisionally closed accession negotiations on first chapter (science and research)
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/CUBA: EU-25 calls for political dialogue with Cuban authorities despite worsening human rights situation - towards medium and long-term strategy
(EU) EU/DRC: Council decides to launch EURFOR-DRC mission
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/ALBANIA: Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) is signed
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: René van der Linden counts on future Finnish EU Presidency to improve relations with Council of Europe
(EU) EU/FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/PHILIPPINES/DEATH PENALTY:
(EU) EP/EMPA: Palestine and human rights debated in political affairs, security and human rights committee
(EU) EP/DISARMAMENT:
(EU) EP/SOVIET TOTALITARIANISM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council was to fit all new fishing vessels of over 15 metres with automatic identification systems to improve security
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council agreement on joint undertaking SESAR
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council calls on Commission to take necessary measures, including legislative, to improve road safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council calls for promotion of river transport within EU- In favour of European coordinator
(EU) EU/PALESTINE/ICRC: Red Cross calls for help to stave off “major humanitarian emergency situation"
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on European Fisheries Fund in prospect
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New fisheries agreement between EU and Greenland
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Outbreak confirmed in geese in Hungary
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: EU trade partners rise up against REACH, headed by Americans
(EU) EU/TIMOR-LESTE: Commission and Timor-Leste approve cooperation framework for 2006-2007 - €18 million over two years
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Plea from Belgian Minister Rudy Demotte for “healthcare” and “social services of general interest” sectoral directives - support from EU Socialist and Social Democrat Ministers
(EU) EU/IN internal MARKET: Regulation of services sector within EU questions very idea of European project
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Mr McCreevy describes assessment mechanism for national restrictions to cross-border provision of services, stemming from Council's political agreement, as “crucial improvement”
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/ INNOVATION:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Socialist group discusses European Energy Policy with European Commission, Russian ambassador and representatives of oil and alternative energy sectors
(EU) EP/TOURISM: Offsetting adverse impact of seasonal nature of European tourism
(EU) EU/EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/COMMUNICATION: Commission presents initiatives to ECAS on citizen participation
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission declares aid to Slovak alcohol producer illegal
(EU) EU/G8: G8 finance meeting confirms differences on energy but press release notes “importance of energy charter”
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT/ITALY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ITALY:
(EU) EU/EUROPEEAN STUDIES/SPAIN:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 691
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