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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9224

4 July 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/medicines
Franz Humer and Jean-François Dehecq welcome success of European Medicines Agency - Pharmaceutical Forum undergoing long-term reflection process - business community and politicians have to recognise co-responsibility and become genuine partners

Prague, 03/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - The US is no longer el Dorado of medicines and Europe, with its latest review of pharmaceutical legislation and recent paediatric regulation, has managed to catch up on regulation. Of course there are still problems and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), on a number of occasions, at its general assembly on 28-30 June in Prague, underlined this fact. Problems are due to the segmentation of the market and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Finnish Presidency, an opportunity for Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY: Helsinki and Commission's views come closer on priorities of new Finnish presidency
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY/CHURCH:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission proposes new strategic partnership agreement with possibility of free trade area
(EU) EU/TIMOR-LESTE: Miguel Amado is Commission's special envoy
(EU) EP/MOLDOVA: MEPs state satisfaction that EUBAM mission in Moldova is effective
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/CONSTITUTION/EP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Unable to agree, ministers call on Pascal Lamy to pro-actively seek compromise on modalities
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Poland finally able to take part in carbon market - Most Member States late with second allocation plans for CO2 emissions quotas
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY/AGRICULTURE: Next six months will be devoted to reform of wine, fruit and vegetable, and banana sectors and to new rules for organic products, spirits and chickens for meat
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemploymint falls in Euro-zone - stable in EU-25
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint venture between Scottish & Newcastle and Kuehne + Nagel cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Ciba's Textile Effects business by Huntsman International approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ICT: Commission to open public consultation into RFID labelling
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission takes Austria to Court for incomplete application of Directive on financial transparency
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission to close anchovy fishery in Bay of Biscay until end of year
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EuroCommerce welcomes Commission investigation into MasterCard
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: After online public services, Commission encourages “intelligent delivery”
(EU) EP/CHILD VICTIMS: Minute's silence for two murdered Belgian girls
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Italy pursued for continuing violations of Community legislation - threat of financial sanctions
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Franz Humer and Jean-François Dehecq welcome success of European Medicines Agency - Pharmaceutical Forum undergoing long-term reflection process - business community and politicians have to recognise co-responsibility and become genuine partners
(EU) EU/JHA: Luc Frieden sketches out European justice and security policy in run up to 2025
(EU) EU/SPORT/RACISM: EUMC European Observatory welcomes FIFA anti-racist campaign during World Cup
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Breakdown in negotiations on fisheries agreement with Senegal
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Ecologists call for end to fishing of bluefin tuna
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Extraordinary bureau and roundtable on competitiveness to be held in Turku on 6 AND 7 July -Hannes Manninen, Finnish Minister for regional and municipal affairs, to attend
(EU) EU/EESC/PLENARY: Future of Northern Dimension, contribution of civil society to neighbourhood policy, European communication policy - Participation of Margot Wallström, Paula Lehtomäki and Ali Hachani
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: COST welcomes progress on adoption of 7th Framework programme
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN CRIMINAL LAW: British quarterly specialising in European criminal law
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/FINLAND:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 694
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