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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ep/acp

Energy in ACP countries, role of regional integration in peace and security, fisheries and social and environmental dimensions, EPA on joint assembly agenda

Brussels, 19/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the ACP/EU brings together an equal number of MEPs and parliamentarians from the 79 ACP countries (Africa/Caribbean and the Pacific) twice a year, and opened on Monday in Vienna for its eleventh session (19-22 June). The APP agenda contains: the energy question in ACP countries, the role of regional integration in the promotion of peace and security, fishing and social and environmental aspects in developing...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitutional relaunch: summit does utmost to establish principles and timetable but no overall solution forthcoming
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Energy Corporation, WTO, fight against terrorism (including Guantánamo), Visa policy and main subjects of international policy on agenda of Wednesday's Summit
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Benita Ferrero-Waldner welcomes Quartet's support for TIM -First payments earmarked for early July
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ITALY: Romano Prodi puts forward plan for Mediterranean
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Teheran said to be ready to "limit" its nuclear programme
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: Javier Solana welcomes United Kingdom's offer to open its prisons to former dictator Charles Taylor if he is sentenced by ICC
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs divided on outcome of Summit
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EP/KOSOVO:
(EU) EP/PRESS SERVICE:
(EU) EP/SYRIA: Parliament calls for release of political prisoners
(EU) EP/TIMOR: Call for end to violence and for democratic process to be reactivated
(EU) EP/NORTH KOREA: EP calls for change
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Commission deplores electoral observer mission
(EU) EU/TUNISIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM: Commission will no doubt receive new negotiation mandate on air passenger data transfer by end June
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Agreement is “always possible” at WTO, Mariann Fischer Boel says, although an increasing number of Member States express concern
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Confirmation of political agreement on fisheries fund
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production falls in both zones
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Launch of joint strategy to combat piracy and counterfeiting - Doha negotiations will be other major issue of Vienna Summit
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Draft compromise on agriculture and NAMA arrangements due to be put out this week in Geneva
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder says there's no alternative to Russian energy
(EU) EU/SOUTH EAST EUROPE: European Commission to support the European Fund for South East Europe
(EU) EU/USA/DOHA:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/EP/ACP: Energy in ACP countries, role of regional integration in peace and security, fisheries and social and environmental dimensions, EPA on joint assembly agenda
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs highlights importance of cooperation and regional energy integration in Baltic sea
(EU) EP/ARMS: EP in favour of international treaty on trade in small arms and light weapons
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP agreement on measures for application of MiFID directive, after making sure its views are taken into account
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament favours coordinated management of flood risk in EU leaving sufficient margin of manoeuvre for Member States
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: Fight against discrimination to be based on education, promotion of best practices and campaigns for greater public awareness
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP calls for more support for inshore fishing
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament backs ERTMS, with priority given to six TEN-T cross-border corridors
(EU) EP/JHA/DRUGS: EP wants more efficient European Drugs Monitoring Centre
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: 377 students and 231 university teachers to participate in Erasmus Mundus 2006-2007
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Charlie McCreevy denounces “myth” of European SMEs not benefiting from public procurement
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: CEMR regions and globalisation seminar
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/FINNISH PRESIDENCY: Hannes Manninen stresses Committee's key role for improving EU competitiveness
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COMMUNICATION: Committee says “think local” and encourage “active citizenship” to overcome EU democratic deficit - Support from Margot Wallström
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2439/2440: Result of European Council, 15 and 16 June 2006
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