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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9215

21 June 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/internal market
Martin Bartenstein says services directive will prevent Member States turning protection into protectionism

Brussels, 20/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 20 June, Martin Bartenstein, Austrian economy and labour minister, reported back on the work of the Austrian Presidency in the implementation of the revised Lisbon Strategy to MEPs on the internal market committee. Discussions focussed on the Council's recent political agreement on the draft directive on services in the internal market (see EUROPE 9201). He congratulated the EP on managing to bring the other two European institutions round to the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Findings and repercussions (implicit or underlying) resulting from last week's summit on constitutional matters
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: In his presentation of Austrian presidency's balance sheet to parliament, Chancellor Schüssel explains that twin-track approach is leading to Europe taking action again
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES:
(EU) WEU/SERBIA: Vuk Draskovic asks for EU assistance in capturing Mladic - Backing for fully autonomous Kosovo within Serbia
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Javier Solana expresses support for Somali President and calls for dialogue with Islamic courts
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU is divided over strengthening of animal welfare rules - progress on broiler chickens
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into Suez-Gaz de France merger
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission updates its aviation blacklist for first time
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs says he's optimistic about Moscow's ratification of Energy Charter
(EU) EU/USA: EU surplus in trade in goods of over € 88 billion with the USA in 2005 - USA, EU25's main trading partner
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Mandelson says separate treatment for textiles as requested by Turkey could “weaken” NAMA negotiations
(EU) EP/CUSTOMS: MEPs fear excess of bureaucracy and costs created by “electronic customs” initiative
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: European food safety authority updates representation on management board
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Martin Bartenstein says services directive will prevent Member States turning protection into protectionism
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Viviane Reding calls on Asian countries to facilitate access to their “ICT” markets
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/UNHCR: On World Refugee Day Louis Michel calls for sustainable aid for reinserting refugees into their countries of origin
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/VISAS/UNITED STATES: Commission threatens Washington over visas
(EU) EP/JHA/CRIMINAL JUSTICE: MEPs back transfer of prisoners between Member States
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Parliamentary Assembly stresses how urgent it is to help ACP countries combat avian flu - a “time bomb” waiting to happen in Africa
(EU) EP/NORDIC DIMENSION: Diana Wallis proposes a Parliamentary conference on the Nordic dimension
(EU) EP/MEDIA:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Environmental NGOs say revised sustainable development strategy is good starting point
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: SSIG-FR association gives full support to Belgian minister, Rudy Demotte's sectoral directives on “healthcare” and “social services of general interest”
(EU) EU/ILO/SOCIAL/TRANSPORT: Commission calls on Member States and social partners to implement ILO Maritime Labour Convention
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Law professor at Cologne University, Thomas von Danwitz, to be new German judge
(EU) EU/WOMEN/REFUGEES:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ETNO presses Commission to deregulate telecoms sector
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/REGIONAL POLICY: Question and answer session between Danuta Hübner and Committee members
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 692
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