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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9262

12 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/united states/social
Conference on long term health care

Brussels, 11/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will be holding a long term care conference in Brussels on 13 September in the context of the open method of coordination covering social inclusion and social protection. Organised in collaboration with AARP, a US organisation for the over 50s, the conference aims at an exchange of ideas on Americans and Europeans on long term care, and also aims to further develop cross-Atlantic exchange and dialogue. The results of the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Nicolas Sarkozy's vision of Europe makes clear choices on controversial issues like the Constitutional Treaty, reforming the European Commission and Turkey...
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: After weekend talks, Messrs Solana and Larijani to meet again this week
(EU) EU/ASEM SUMMIT: Multilateralism at heart of concerns
(EU) EU/ASEM SUMMIT: ASEM discusses its future and admits five new countries
(EU) EU/ASEM SUMMIT: EU concern about democracy in Burma
(EU) EU/ASEM SUMMIT/CLIMATE CHANGE:
(EU) EU/SUMMIT/SOUTH KOREA: Preliminary talks for free-trade agreement off to good start - Political dialogue stepped up - Cooperation agreement over Galileo
(EU) EP/EMPA/LEBANON: Political Affairs Committee mission from 17 to 21 September
(EU) EU/MONTENEGRO: Olli Rehn welcomes first legislative elections and announces launch of SAA negotiations for end of September
(EU) EU/CHINA: At Helsinki Summit, Europeans and Chinese approve launch of talks on new framework partnership agreement
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM: 9/11 commemoration
(EU) EP/CHINA: Parliament highly critical of human rights violations in China
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: EP condemns Mugabe's dictatorial regime
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA: Parliament calls for re-start of peace talks and criticises both government and LTTE
(EU) EU/UEF/MIDDLE EAST: Mercedes Bresso calls for process of regional integration - France asked to accept CFSP High Representative accompany it in Security Council
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Member States try their hand at managing crossborder financial transactions
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: EU25 finance ministers accept idea of decision-making reweighting at IMF, but toughest moment is still to come
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/WTO: Bilateral agreements and search for multilateral compromise are not contradictory but complementary, Europeans say
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP/ECB: Jean-Claude Juncker urges for quarrelling to stop
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Meeting in Río, all negotiators agree on need to relaunch Round
(EU) EU/FOOD/HEALTH: Toward coordinated strategy to promote healthy eating and physical activity within EU
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: Two new bird flu vaccines
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/BANANAS:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICE: Commission to propose to European prudential rules on mergers and acquisitions on Tuesday
(EU) EU/CONCENTRATIONS: Green light for proposed acquisition of ICA Meny by Nordic Capital
(EU) EU/YOUTH: European Youth Forum regrets that young people have not been invited to debates at Flexicurity Summit
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Sifunakis report recommends protection measures for cultural and architectural heritage in remote areas
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Endorsement of directive on duty-free allowances
(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/TRADE: EP recommends ban on seal products
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament gives go-ahead to ratification of Rotterdam Convention by EU on new legal base
(EU) EU/EESC: Full agenda for September plenary - President Anne-Marie Sigmund's term of office comes to an end
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/SOCIAL: Conference on long term health care
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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