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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9263

13 September 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 34
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/austria

12/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - Former Austrian Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries Franz Fischler will present the book Europe - The State that no one wants which he co-edited, along with Austrian journalist Christian Ortner, at the Representation of the Land Baden Württemberg in Brussels on 19 September.

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Jean-Claude Juncker's second term at the helm of Eurogroup
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: EU hopes agreement in principle on formation of government of national unity could relaunch peace process
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission concerned about commitment to combating corruption
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU to send team to Kosovo at end of September to prepare for possible international civilian mission
(EU) EU/FYROM: FYROM would like EU accession talks to start next year
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Benita Ferrero-Waldner in Tokyo welcomes both sides' desire to start talking again - meeting in Oslo in October
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Commission says opium statistics are lamentable
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: During hearing of EP sub-committee on human rights, neither Israel nor Lebanon receive blame for violation of international law
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM: Richard Corbett points to impact Tony Blair's departure would have on Europe
(EU) EU/TREATY OF ROME/COMECE: Committee of Wise set up by European Bishops prepares report on European ethical values for March 2007 Congress in Rome
(EU) EP/JEF/FUTURE OF EUROPE/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission specifies criteria and procedure to be used when assessing mergers or acquisitions
(EU) EU/PATENTS: Charlie McCreevy announces “concerted push” to improve patent system in Europe
(EU) EU/CHINA: Business Summit for closer cooperation on innovation
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Commission forwards documents to national parliaments directly
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: South American offer could be improved, but their agriculture demands will be greater
(EU) EU/GMO/UNITED STATES: France and Sweden detect presence of unauthorised GMO LL601 on their markets - Confirmation awaited
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Rural development: finalisation of annual funding
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/COMPANIES: McDonald's Europe launches McPassport - Support from Vladimir Spidla for initiative to promote European employee mobility
(EU) EP/SGI: MEPs call on Commission to launch appropriate legislative initiatives in the area of services of general interest
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Spain, Italy and France want illegal immigration to be on agenda of European summits
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: In 2005, employment rate of 15-64 age group was 63.8% in EU and one employee out of seven had temporary employment
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Barroso considers new legislation is necessary to boost competition on European market
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION: Barroso deplores slow simplification and resistance by some Member States
(EU) EU/CHINA/COUNTERFEITING: UNIFAB welcomes strong signal given at Helsinki summit to combat piracy and counterfeiting
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: UK legislation on controlled foreign companies can only apply to wholly artificial tax arrangements
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Only Member States can decide who can vote or stand in European elections
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Patients suffering from rare diseases do not want to be deprived of impact of embryonic stem cell research
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Solidarity and commitment to social Europe are focus on conference to mark tenth anniversary of AEIP - Vladimir Spidla calls for pan-European pension funds - Leila Kostiainen says good pensions are vital
(EU) EU/CoR/EESC: EESC and CoR HQ renamed 'Jacques Delors Building'
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/SPORT:
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP/ECB:
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