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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9219

27 June 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
According to Commission, Swift has not broken European law

Brussels, 26/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission stated that the Belgian company Swift (Society for Worlwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), which has an interim role to play in most international financial transactions, has not broken European law by informing the United States about international financial transactions it has facilitated. The Commission spokesperson stated that it is up to each Member State concerned to see whether this practice is legal....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The notion of a structured and coherent European whole is gaining ground
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: Presidency successful, says Ursula Plassnik
(EU) EU/PHILIPINNES: EU welcomes abolition of death penalty
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EP/PES/FINNISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/NATO:
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN:
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: EU “firmly recalls” its opposition to all kinds of torture and inhuman treatment in the world
(EU) EU/ACP/SUDAN: Joint Parliamentary Assembly denounces “unprecedented genocide” in Darfur - appeal for targeted sanctions
WEU/ASSEMBLY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA/DRUGS: Commission firmly commits to fight against drugs - Green Paper to improve dialogue with civil society
(EU) EU/JHA: According to Commission, Swift has not broken European law
(EU) EU/BUDGET: New decision on “own resources” blocked
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Union fears new gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs and Bartenstein attend opening of central institution of the Energy Community
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Vienna, Budapest, Bucarest, Sofia and Ankara conclude agreement to speed up "Nabucco" gas pipeline
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Liberal Democrats call on Member States to agree to proposed European energy regulator
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Mixed results on implementation of social legislation on road transport in EU15
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Charlie McCreevy sets out goals of “Solvency II” draft directive, expected in July 2007
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Arcelor and Mittal final reach agreement
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Continental's acquisition of Motorola's electronic activities in automobile sector
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission mobilises 30 million euros for road modernisation in Tanzania
(EU) EU/CONGO: Commission supports restoration of judicial system in east of Democratic Republic of Congo with 7.9 million euro contribution
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: First five-yearly balance sheet on regulation on orphan drugs
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Nikiforos Diamandouros welcomes Commission decision for improving data protection
(EU) EU/PATENTS: Rise in number of applications for patents in 2005, but fall in number of published patents
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: September adoption of implementing measures of “MiFID” directive in prospect
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU signs new tuna fisheries agreement with Madagascar
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Informal Helsinki Council will seek to provide proactive responses to globalisation and population change - discussion focuses on quality of professional life, retirement and health in the workplace
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: According to Eurostat, third of EU population has no basic computer skills
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: NGO calls on Union to refuse financial support for building two cellulose factories in Uruguay
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Judges rule on case brought by French magistrate André Bonnet
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: “Advocaten voor de wereld” association challenges way European Arrest Warrant was adopted
(EU) EP/PES/SOCIAL: Seminar on “European dimension of New Social Europe” with Jacques Delors and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/EQUALITY: Committee proposals for development of non-discrimination policies
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/EDUCATION: Committee calls for reform of education systems and promotion of learning of least taught languages
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