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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9250

25 August 2006
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cops/lebanon
EU prepares to speed up process of sending troops to Lebanon

Brussels, 24/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, EU foreign ministers were expected to be able to announce the contributions their countries would be making to an expanded UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), explained diplomatic sources on Thursday, adding that the ministers were also expected to express willingness to move very quickly to send further UN blue beret troops to Lebanon. Finnish foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja, whose country is currently chairing the Council of...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COPS/LEBANON: EU prepares to speed up process of sending troops to Lebanon
(EU) EP/LEBANON: APEM mission to Lebanon - Special EuroMed Council meeting - Jo Leinen calls for mutual political solidarity among Member States
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY: Tuomioja deplores “false transparency” of EU in foreign policy
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Opening of debate in autumn with EU citizens as part of Commission's “plan D”
(EU) EP/WORLD POWERS: Survey by Bertelsmann Stiftung demonstrates little confidence from Europeans in their own role (apart from British) but reveals progress of “soft power” as alternative to military force
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/USA/GMO: on Friday experts will examine emergency measures against American rice, which have been deemed insufficient by ecology experts
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Commission earmarks further 30 million euros to help Morocco stem illegal immigration
(EU) EP/ARCTIC: Kiruna parliamentary conference urges Northern Dimension partners to agree on a clear cut, visible and dynamic policy for the Arctic
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: List of poaching boats in North East Atlantic
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Formal proposals on fisheries agreement with Gabon
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Drought affecting yields
(EU) EU/FISHING:
(EU) EU/YOUTH: European Youth Forum supports Commission in its efforts to develop youth participation in active citizenship
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/CORRUPTION:
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