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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9259

7 September 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Internal demand is good for growth - Commissioner Almunia speaks of “impressive” growth and warns of inflation

Brussels, 06/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The acceleration announced for 2006 will be greater than predicted and should lead to growth in Europe above levels predicted in May in the European Commission's spring economic forecasts (EUROPE 9187). Presented to the press on 6 September by Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, the intermediary data between the two seasonal terms in fact table on 2.7% growth of GDP in the EU and 2.5% growth in the eurozone, levels not reached since 2000. While the price of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European defence policy benefiting from British participation but still affected by insufficiencies and shortcomings
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BULGARIA: Commission prepares to confirm January 2007 as accession date, but probably with safeguard measures
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Still no date for Solana/Larijani meeting but meeting of the “Six” on Thursday in Berlin
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: EP says sustainable solution will only come with settling of Palestinian problem
(EU) EP/SLOVAKIA: MEPs express concern
(EU) EP/MAURITANIA: Observer mission at November elections
(EU) EP/TRANSNISTRIA: Concern about referendum on independence
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/PES/ITALY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COUNCIL/ECOFIN: Global economic situation, financial market stability and reform of IMF on agenda of finance ministers' meeting
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Mr Almunia takes position in favour of renewing Jean-Claude Juncker's mandate as head of Eurogroup
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Internal demand is good for growth - Commissioner Almunia speaks of “impressive” growth and warns of inflation
(EU) EP/BUDGET/LEBANON: €50 million transfer of humanitarian aid
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Member States appear to have halted epizooty but remain vigilant - embargo on Romania adapted
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission proposes long-term strategy to clean and protect Mediterranean, which is increasingly under threat from pollution and over-development - Meeting in Cairo on 20 November with environment ministers of Euromed partnership
(EU) EU/HEALTHCARE: Commission prepares for public consultation on patient mobility and health services
(EU) EU/HEALTHCARE: Commissioner Kyprianou regret attacks on alcohol strategy not yet adopted by Commission
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission adopts recommendation for implementation of European Qualifications Framework
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Ms Gebhardt to table 11 amendments ahead of second EP reading of "Services" Directive
(EU) EP/BUDGET/2007: Ms Grybauskaite calls on MEPs to reject administrative spending cuts sought by Council
(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EP/JHA: Report on data protection once again pushed back - Sarah Ladford challenges Commissioner Frattini
(EU) EP/ALBANIA: EP welcomes signing of Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/EQUALITY/WOMEN: Parliament calls for €125 million budget to prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women for period 2007-2013 (Daphne III)
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/SOCIAL: Latest ECAS report presented, by Mario Conti, recommends removal of restrictions to free movement of workers
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rejects Portuguese action against Commission decision on tax scheme in Azores
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Italy succeeds in having Commission decision on aid granted to Wam Group annulled
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
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