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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9271

23 September 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) investment

- Europe: 2005 was an excellent year for Western Europe in terms of foreign direct investment (fdi) according to IBM's annual report on investment in the world (the report only looks at investment in production capacity and does not include mergers and acquisitions). In 2005 as a whole, 8076 new investment projects were launched in the world, compared with 8429 in 2004 and 8069 in 2003. The leading country for attracting fdi is still the United States, with 1240 projects (compared with 1250...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/GERMANY: No new promises of membership, Angela Merkel asks - Paris calls for EU special representative for energy
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Vendrell, who supports NATO troop reinforcement, hopes to combine military success and reconstruction
(EU) EU/EPP/IDEAS UNIVERSITY: European renewal, says Barroso
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/ESDP/SUDAN:
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/ISLAM: Europe's role in development of region - Both Israeli and Lebanese pessimism
(EU) EP/POLAND:
(EU) EP/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Chaillot Paper invites EU and Ankara to contribute to enlarged area of “democratic peace”
(EU) EU/YOUNG FEDERALISTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU25 clashes over dropping veto on police and judicial cooperation
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU considering 'SIS I+' ahead of 'SIS II'
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Towards an EU Civil Code - criminal judicial cooperation still on hold
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Cairns Group calls for new talks by November
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/TRANSPORT: EU air safety regulatory committee to meet on 27 September
(EU) EU/INFORMAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Far North reflects on future of European agricultural model
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Public debate on innovation policy and political agreement on consumer policy on agenda for Monday's Council
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT: EP/Council agreement on development cooperation instrument - Parliament retains co-decision powers
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission unveils thematic strategy and framework directive to preserve and protect soil
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Brussels hopes to host Galileo supervisory authority
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Cleanaway by Veolia subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/MOTOR INDUSTRY: CECRA hopes regulation on automobile distribution will be extended after 2010
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/JAPAN:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU energy dependence 56% in 2005
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EuroMed Energy Forum sets guidelines on regional cooperation for 2007-2010
(EU) EP/SECOND SESSION IN SEPTEMBER: Galileo, patents, Darfur and ASEM - President Barroso to take part in debate of services of general interest
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: High level group set up
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman supports Commission efforts to make European subsidies more transparent
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: English court submits totally new case of harassment in the workplace
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission may issue infringement proceedings over betting
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rules against Austrian legislation on secondment of workers from third countries
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 25/09 to 2/10/2006:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Seeds:
(EU) Drinks:
(EU) Agrifood:
(EU) Telecoms:
(EU) Construction-public works:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2446: Trans-European transport networks: Coordinator Pavel Telicka's Annual Report
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 22/09/2006: