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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9273

27 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health
Commission launches public consultation on health services

Strasbourg, 26/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 26 September, the European Commission adopted its communication on health services and cross-border healthcare, following discussion in the College of Commissioners on 5 September (see EUROPE 9259). This communication will provide the framework for wide public consultation on how to ensure legal certainty regarding cross-border healthcare under Community law, on the one hand, and to support cooperation between the health systems of the Member...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Trade policy must be placed within overall framework of European Union external relations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/ENLARGEMENT: Commission opens UP way to Bulgaria and Romania's accession in January 2007 but prepares to take safeguard measures if final problems are not resolved in time
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Rapporteur, Council and Commission call for rate of reform to be increased - Some MEPs feel Eurlings report is too negative - Controversy over Armenian genocide
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/BALKANS:
(EU) EP/LIBERIA: President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf provides assurances that fifteen years after civil war “Liberia is back” and calls for this “key moment” not to be passed by
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Three candidates selected for 2006 prize
(EU) EP/EPP-ED/SUMMER UNIVERSITY: Ms Grossetête argues for European political programme for the EPP family
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Special session on 18 December
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Radicals criticise Barroso
(EU) EP/GUE/NGL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/SGI: MEPs are divided over need for general or sector-specific approach for SGI - Commission announces new communication for end 2006 as well as sector-specific initiatives
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EP/TRADE:
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/HUNGARY: Commission endorses Hungarian convergence programme and recommends Budapest correct deficit by end 2009
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AIR PASSENGERS: EU hopes to conclude agreement on Thursday or Friday
(EU) EU/INFORMAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Deep differences on future agricultural aid and market measures
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission launches public consultation on health services
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Member States say energy crop aid scheme has to be improved
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL/CONSUMERS: Political agreement on action programme for consumer protection - €156.8 million over seven years
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING/CHINA/VIETNAM: Future of definitive duties on imports of Chinese and Vietnamese shoes remains uncertain
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/TOWNS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission rules against Spanish Energy Regulator's measures concerning E.ON's bid for Endesa
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of ALL3Media by Permira
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light for public service compensation to Poste Italiane but investigation into interest rates for funds collected
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Leaders from South of Europe call for mobilisation
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/PES/SOCIAL EUROPE: Roadmap for new social Europe to be presented to PES Congress in Porto, Poul-Nyrup Rasmussen announces
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/CEMR: Concern from cities and regions over confusion over working time
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Laboratories and patients regret further delays to adoption of draft regulation on innovative therapies
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2447: Trans-european transport networks: annual report by coordinator Karel Vinck
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