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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9229

11 July 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/health
Parliament calls for extra effort to combat AIDS worldwide

Strasbourg, 10/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - In adopting a resolution on “HIV/AIDS - Time to deliver” on 6 July, the European Parliament called on the international community to deliver its promises during the Toronto Conference in August, and on the European Commission and Member States to ensure that health spending in developing countries reaches levels commensurate with the political commitments made. MEPs criticised “the Commission's poor track record in development fund spending in...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: With its “Europe of results” and confirmation of solidarity principle EU safeguards and improves cohesion policies
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Greek and Cypriot Turks agree to try to launch new discussion process
(EU) EU/UN/KOSOVO: Martti Ahtisaari wishes to begin political talks on status of Kosovo
(EU) OSCE/ASSEMBLY: OSCE Assembly seeks to promote Afghan participation in OSCE activities
(EU) EU/MEXICO:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Finnish Presidency and Commission put innovation at top of Community agenda - Mr Verheugen openly criticises certain Member States' inertia
(EU) EU/G8/ENERGY: Commission hopes G8 Summit will lead to common principles for future energy relations
(EU) G8/ENERGY/OECD:
(EU) EU/INFORMAL SOCIAL COUNCIL: Vladimir Spidla announces that “demographic change will be main driving force behind our social, employment and healthcare policies” - flexicurity and productivity on agenda of tripartite social summit and Lahti Informal European council, Tarja Filatov announces
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Member States reiterate commitment to respect Stability and Growth Pact
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Open Days 2006 for Regions and Cities
(EU) EU/EMU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE/SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/EU/SWITZERLAND: Commission and Swiss authorities discuss ways of enforcing mutual cooperation - moves to open Berne delegation
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/MALTA: EPP-ED calls on EU to take concrete measures
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court's interpretation of 1999 framework agreement on validity of successive fixed-term contacts in “Adelener” decision
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Details of new draft agreement on fishing with Cape Verde
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Promotion of agricultural products, including poultry
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go-ahead for Austrian aid for green electricity
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIC:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament calls for extra effort to combat AIDS worldwide
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament calls for measures to protect healthcare workers from infection from contaminated needles
(EU) EP/ECONOMY/SOCIAL: Parliament calls on companies to meet their social and financial responsibilities at times of restructuring
(EU) EP/BUDGET: New proposal on updating financial regulation
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: EP improves Neighbourhood Policy and Stability aid instruments
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: EP reminds Council of its commitment to review “privileges and immunity” protocol
(EU) EP/CODECISION: Yes to regulation procedure with controls
(EU) EP/ASYLUM/IMMIGRATION: EP wants greater communication between States on asylum and immigration policies - Recommendations on integration of immigrants in EU
(EU) EU/MEDIA:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/OUTERMOST REGIONS: Danuta Hübner and Presidents of outermost regions agree on measures recognising their particular difficulties
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS/CEMR:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EUROCOMMERCE:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN LAW:
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