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EP approves Rapkay report formula calling for “appropriate legal initiatives” for SGI

Strasbourg, 27/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 27 September the European Parliament adopted (by a large majority) the own-initiative report by German Social-Democrat Bernhard Rapkay on services of general interest (SGI), more than two years after adoption in May 2004 of the European Commission's White Paper (EUROPE 8705). The text adopted in the plenary session is very close to that voted in the economic and financial affairs parliamentary committee (EUROPE 9264), with only three amendments...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TURKEY: EP adopts report which remains very critical of progress of reforms and Customs Union, but is more qualified on Armenian genocide
(EU) EP/TURKEY/KURDS: Vittorio Agnoletto supports Kurdish Democratic Society Party's call for ceasefire
(EU) EP/UEN: Cristiana Muscardini calls for Charter of Fundamental Duties
(EU) EP/BULGARIA/ROMANIA: EP and economic actors generally satisfied following reports on Bulgaria and Romania - Greens extremely critical
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Solana and Larijani meet Wednesday evening in Berlin
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU defence ministers to look at tomorrow's world and what EU needs to face up to it
(EU) EP/LEBANON:
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/EPP-ED:
(EU) EP/SINGLE SEAT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: EP approves Rapkay report formula calling for “appropriate legal initiatives” for SGI
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs finalise adoption of Roure report on personal data
(EU) EP/EURO: Parliament approves extension of Pericles Programme
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION/BUDGET:
(EU) EP/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Cavada calls for communitisation of police and legal cooperation in criminal matters - Rajamäki: December Summit to set objectives for raising border controls - Frattini expecting positive outcome on immigration policy at December Council
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: At first reading, Parliament subscribes to thematic strategy on air protection, but refuses to set thresholds for finest particles
(EU) BP/BUDGET 2004: Green light to discharge and purchase of Strasbourg buildings
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament and Council's positions on financing air safety measures are still no closer
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Adoption of Commission's action plan on energy efficiency is put off indefinitely
(EU) EU/WEU/SPACE:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: Decision on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes at JHA Council next week
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Peter Mandelson travels to Washington for discussions with Susan Schwab on ways to relaunch Round
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/SINGLE MARKET: Cross-border purchases on increase, but online trading still limited to national purchases, Eurobarometer reveals
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Farm free trade is being discussed in Strasbourg during 2nd Euro-Mediterranean conference on agriculture jointly organised by EP and Council of Europe in liaison with International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)
(EU) EU/GERMAN PRESIDENCY/EMPLOYERS: Eurochambres outlines priorities to Thomas de Maizière (Lisbon, trade, social)
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: Spain must modify law amending functions of Spanish electricity and gas regulator
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission rejects aid for Holland Malt B.V.
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN:
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT: Approval for public financing for six small regional airports in Ireland
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises Czech State aid for research and development in transport
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT: Green light for Czech State aid for inland waterway transport operators on the Elbe
(EU) EU/EIB:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2448: Trans-European Transport Networks - Communication from the European Commission
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