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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9267

19 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/committee of the regions
Summer university 2006 focuses on local media

Brussels, 18/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Summer University 2006 organised by the EPP Group at the Committee of the Regions (CoR), on 19-20 September in Brussels will focus on the theme of “Local Media Meets Europe - Europe Meets Local Media”.

The EPP Group is, in this respect, seeking to actively contribute to carrying out Plan D (democracy, dialogue and debate), launched by the Commission, and to the White Paper on an information and communication strategy, “Re-establishing the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The significance, progress and shortcomings of trans-European transport networks
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SUDAN/DARFUR: EU keeps up pressure on Khartoum to make massacres stop and agree to deployment of peacekeepers
(EU) EU/UN: Heavy European agenda on sidelines of General Assembly
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST/EMPA: Lebanon mission postponed at Greek request
(EU) EP/LEBANON: President Borrell welcomes prime minister Siniora's acceptance of Parliament's invitation
(EU) EU/SWEDISH ELECTIONS:
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/RELIGIONS:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/COMMUNICATION: Commission to adopt follow-up report on “Plan D” in October - Conference programme
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/SOMALIA: EU cautiously welcomes progress in inter-Somali dialogue - Unswerving support for Transitional Federal Institutions
(EU) EU/WESTERN SAHARAN REFUGEES: Commission grants further €10 million in humanitarian food and basic services aid
(EU) EU/HAITI/GOVERNANCE: Commission allocates €10.2 million to direct budget support programme
(EU) EP/BULGARIA: Joint Parliamentary Committee confident of positive Commission report on 26 September
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: Joint Parliamentary Committee welcomes Georgia's desire to become member of the EU and expresses concern about deterioration in relations with Russia and conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR: Towards strengthening of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission seminar on “Citizens' Agenda for Europe - No fundamental reworking after 2007 enlargement
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: First meeting of “Group of Commissioners on Migration”
(EU) EU/STATE AID: College to make announcement on de minimis aid on Wednesday
(EU) EU/COUNCIL JHA/TAMPERE: Immigration, bridging clause legal cooperation, combating terrorism on informal council agenda
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Official opening of "Jacques Delors Building"
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Most countries support ambitious reform for viticulture but want to keep some market management tools
(EU) EU/GMO: Council leaves it up to Commission to decide on authorisation of varieties of transgenic colza
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Transfer of milk quotas authorised for new Member States
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: Proposal for definitive duty on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes still under discussion at Council
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Mr Mandelson determined to reinforce strategy of access to Union market
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Ministerial meeting of Cairns Group countries with Susan Schwab, but without Peter Mandelson
(EU) EP/SGEI: Socialist group reiterates “urgency” for local authorities of having European legal framework for SGEI in place
(EU) EU/G7: Called on to make its regime more flexible, China pursues re-evaluation of Yuan at its own rhythm - global growth remains robust including Euro zone
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ULB:
(EU) EU/COHESION: In Portugal, Danuta Hübner says 2007-2013 cohesion policy is real opportunity for mountain areas
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA/ENERGY: Piebalgs supports efforts of Bratislava to take control of national pipeline operator
(EU) EU/ENERGY: SME Union supports Barroso's approach
(EU) EP/GREENS:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ECTA concerned by widening broadband gap in Member States
(EU) EU/CHINA/SOCIAL: Seminar on European and Chinese experiences in social and employment policy
(EU) EU/EESC/AFRICA: Signing of memorandum of understanding for promoting relations between EESC and UCESA
(EU) EU/HEALTH/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/CULTURE/MEDIA:
(EU) EP/EQUALITY/REGIONS/CITIES: CEMR presents its European charter for equality of women and men in local affairs
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Summer university 2006 focuses on local media
(EU) EU/REGIONS/LEGISLATION:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 700
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