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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9272

26 September 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 39
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/estonia

25/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - Member of the European Parliament and former Foreign Minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves has been elected President of Estonia. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who takes over from Arnold Ruutel, will take up office on 9 October.

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Recent Russian initiatives confirm EU's need to remain vigilant
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission to go no further than to threaten Bulgaria and Romania with application of safeguard measures
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: 40,000 families to benefit from temporary aid mechanism
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/YEMEN:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/FUTURE OF EUROPE: France and Commission's views converge on enlargement and priority of Europe of results
(EU) EU/EPP/UNIVERSITY OF IDEAS: EIN's reflection on Europe's geographical borders proposing use of term "integration capacity"
(EU) EP/ESTONIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Commission paves way for CAP of tomorrow
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/CONSUMERS: Council political agreement to remove obligatory packaging formats for some sixty pre-packaged food products - Derogations foreseen
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: With view to informal Lahti summit, debate on reactivating innovation is back on track
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/COMPETITIVENESS council: Council formally adopts common position on 7th research framework programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/COMPETITION: Council agreement to end liner shipping conference exemptions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: On 4 October Commission expected to present new proposals for strengthening road safety
(EU) COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: In Rhodes, industry ministers reaffirm aim of establishing free trade area by 2010, and of encouraging investment and promoting innovation, especially in textiles
(EU) EMU/HUNGARY:
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COUNCIL/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Commission frees new funding - Initiative from Presidency on European solidarity on immigration, borders and asylum
(EU) EU/FRANCE/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to Abertis takeover of Austostrade
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Cardinal Health by Alliance Boots approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TEXTILE PRODUCTS/ITALY: Emma Bonino supports Italian Chamber of Commerce initiative for an EU regulation on indication of origin
(EU) EU/MALAYSIA/TRADE/ENVIRONMENT: Talks on trade and forests to start
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: EU imposes restrictions on import of Brazilian fisheries products
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Proposal to extend energy crop aid scheme
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes to clarify use of sales description “veal”
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Arrangements for draft EU/Mauritania agreement
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Greens off to Strasbourg by bike
(EU) EU/UN/ENVIRONMENT/LEBANON: Friends of the Earth calls on Israel to agree to impact assessment of war with Lebanon
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Laboratories and patients regret further delays to adoption of draft regulation on innovative therapies
(EU) EU/SPORT: Ján Figel' calls on Member States to ratify UNESCO's Convention against Doping
(EU) EP/COMMUNICATION: Doris Pack presses for decentralisation and for youth to be given special attention
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS/COMMUNICATION: Gottardo is pleased with EPP summer university - Commissioners Reding and Hübner take the floor
(EU) EU/INFORMATION/COMMUNICATION: According to ECAS, Commission should review its White Paper
(EU) EU/SPORT:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 701
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