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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9230

12 July 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin/emu
Ministers cancel excessive debt procedure against Cyprus and take note of Portugal's progress

Brussels, 11/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - With the decision to conclude the excessive debt procedure against Cyprus and take note of the adequate progress made by Portugal in correcting its public finances within the given deadlines, the Ecofin Council on Tuesday followed the recommendations of the European Commission (EUROPE 9216). The Council observed a “positive development” in Cyprus, which registered a deficit of 2.4% in 2005. At the end of the meeting, Finnish finance minister Eero...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: To what extent is a genuine European Union possible with British involvement?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN: Following meeting with Ali Larijani, Javier Solana indicates contacts continue - Secretary General of Iranian Security Council warns that this will be a long process and “we have to be patient”
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/GAZA: First TIM action in Gaza
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Rangin Dafar Spanta focuses on need to reinforce Afghan security forces and development aid
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EP/G8/RUSSIA: Open letter from 35 MEPs to participants in G8 Summit: “Issues of human rights and democracy in Russia must be raised clearly and unequivocally”
(EU) EP/EMPA/PALESTINE: Napoletano, De Keyser and Carnero Gonzalez call for Corporal Sahlit, Hassan Khrreische and members of the Artistes contre le mur association to be released
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Growth, which could prove higher than forecast, must serve to consolidate public finance, Jean-Claude Juncker and Joaquim Almunia warn
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP/ITALY: Ministers welcome Italian measures to reduce deficit, but which have still to be put into practice
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/EMU: Slovenia officially joins euro zone
(EU) EP/ECOFIN:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/EMU: Ministers cancel excessive debt procedure against Cyprus and take note of Portugal's progress
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: First exchanges on EIB's external mandate
(EU) EP/PENSIONS/PORTUGAL:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy favours initiative from industry and not one from legislature for clearing and settlement
(EU) EU/G8/COMMISSION: Barroso's expectations from Saint Petersbourg on energy supply security, Africa, health and education
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission consensus on roaming regulation
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Mauri Pekkarinen and Günter Verheugen restate commitment in favour of broadened innovation policy
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/Rabat summit: Signing of first Euro-African pact on illegal immigration - Commission supports global and balanced approach - NGOs highlight respect for immigrants' rights
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/COMMISSION: Former European Commissioner Edith Cresson is found guilty of favouritism but will continue to receive her pension
(EU) EP/COMPANY LAW: EP calls on Commission to present proposal on the European Private Company responding to the needs of SMEs
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Move to new accounting system is “successful so far”
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Cereal production stable in 2006 - fall for sugar beets and rise in rapeseed
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council adopts regulation giving one-year extension to fisheries protocol between EU and Guinea-Bissau
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU is world's second largest producer of roundwood after US
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
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