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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9263
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/china

Business Summit for closer cooperation on innovation

Helsinki, 12/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - During the third Business Summit between the EU and China that followed the EU/China Summit in Helsinki last weekend (EUROPE 9262), both parties decided to strengthen their cooperation on innovation by developing joint activities and identifying projects of mutual interest, the Commission states in a press release. The meeting on 12 September attended by many business leaders from both sides was marked, at political level, by the presence of Prime...

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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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