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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9220

28 June 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/defence

27/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - In a press release issued from Amsterdam on 27 June, the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) gave its reaction to the recent consultation paper published by the European Commission on measures for the creation of a European market in defence-related products. The Network and several other organisations, including Forum voor Vreded actie in Belgium and the “Stoppt den Rüstungsexport” campaign in Germany, believe the adoption of measures ensuring the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-Turkey: plea for a reciprocal and consensual statement that accession is not the right way forward for future relations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY: Innovation, enlargement and Russia at centre of Finnish presidency's priorities
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CIA: Commission turns to Member States to shed light on illegal CIA activity
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Louis Michel pushes for EU/Egypt regional partnership for peace, security and development of Horn of Africa
(EU) EP/IRAN: Michael Gahler warns that human rights in Iran are “not negotiable” for reaching nuclear power compromise
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) OSCE/PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Council adopts common position on LIFE+ (budget €2.1 billion for 2007-2013)
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Informal agreement on clean air in Europe
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Political agreement on integrated approach to coordinated flood risk prevention and management
(EU) EU/JHA: On Wednesday Commission will propose use of “bridging clause” for completing justice, freedom and security area
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission soon to decide whether it will impose fines on Microsoft for failure to respect inter-operability obligation
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Agreement on new financial aid instruments for 2007-13
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants to improve European intermodal goods transport
(EU) EU/STATE AID: 24 Member States accept revised guidelines on regional aid but Germany voices objection
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/KOREA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission adopts annual programme for 2006 with envelope of €197 million
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Directive on right to family reunification confirmed
(EU) EP/JHA/TERRORISM/SWIFT: Socialists call Commission to account
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Regulation to tighten controls on fishing Patagonian toothfish
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Current rules allow for problems encountered in processed soft fruit and cherry sector to be resolved
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Ministers welcome FEMIP contribution to investment and development and reducing administrative burden that discourages local initiative spirit and direct investment
(EU) EP/MEDIA: Results of Greens/EFA hearing on reform of Television without Frontiers Directive
(EU) EU/CHINA: Conference on trade and bilateral investment on 7 July to prepare Commission communication
(EU) EU/EIB: Health sector loans for United Kingdom and Austria
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