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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9277
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/education

Mann report on European qualification framework adopted

Strasbourg, 02/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Last week the European Parliament adopted, by 535 votes to 18, with 10 abstentions, the report by Thomas Mann (EPP-ED, Germany) on the creation of a European Qualifications Framework (EQF). The aim of the EQF is to create a European framework which will enable qualifications systems at national and sectoral levels to relate to one another, in order to encourage professional mobility between Member States and better respond to supply and demand...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Increasing difficulties in EU/Turkey negotiations highlight future tensions that could lead to an alternative formula to accession
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SUDAN/DARFUR: Barroso and Michel inform President Bashir of EU's extreme concern - Further €40 million in humanitarian aid
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Ministerial meeting of the “Six” likely for the end of the week to take stock of discussions between Solana and Larijani
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS:
(EU) EU/ESDP: EU must adapt defence policy to challenges of 21st century with four objectives in mind: synergy, energy, selectivity and sustainability
(EU) EU/CHINA: Barroso expresses concern about new restrictions on foreign media in China
(EU) EU/MALDIVES:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Belgrade still does not have will to cooperate with ICTY, says Carla del Ponte
(EU) EP/FRANCE: French MEPs call for Ségolène Royal's candidature to presidential elections in 2007
(EU) EP/FRANCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AIRLINE PASSENGERS: No agreement between EU and United States - American draft to be discussed by EU this week
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Conference on simplifying CAP rules
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Growth in the euro zone remains firm in first half of 2006
(EU) EU/EURO/LITHUANIA: Controlling inflation remains the main challenge for Vilnius, which has yet to set date for entry to euro zone
(EU) EU/JHA/EUROJUST:
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Commission welcomes American decision giving Icann more independence
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Matti Vanhanen's response to southern European leaders
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Eurobarometer survey shows gaps in Europeans' knowledge about HIV infection
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/TRANSPORT: Commission revises exemption scheme for IATA passenger tariff conferences
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval for acquisition of Banksys and Bank Card Company by Atos
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Start of debate on updating Common Organisation of Markets rules in sector
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU calls for limits on deep sea fishing
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Improvement in organic product import rules
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Yes to urban environmental strategy on condition that it works for greenest cities and sustainable transport
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Mann report on European qualification framework adopted
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Adoption of Beazley report on the European dimension in school curricula
(EU) EU/EP/TRANSPORT: European rail asks EP to reconsider its position on draft regulation on rights and obligations of international rail passengers - Sterckx sticks to his position
(EU) EP/VISA POLICY: European Parliament information mission to European consulates in Algeria suspended
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EP/EUROMED/AGRICULTURE: MEPs and Euro-Mediterranean players call for creation of Common Agricultural Policy - doubts about merits of free trade in agriculture
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
SUPPLEMENT
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