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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9278

4 October 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 35
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/sahara/morocco
Ad hoc delegation in Sahraoui territories controlled by Morocco - programme uncertain

Brussels, 03/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - An ad hoc delegation of the European Parliament, headed by Ioannis Kasoulides (EPP-ED, Cyprus), will be in Morocco from 5 to 7 October to be updated on the situation in Western Sahara and, especially, on that of the prison population in Sahraoui territory. The mission follows that undertaken from 15 to 18 September this year in Algeria in a refugee Sahraoui population there. The ad hoc delegation formed on 11 October 2005 has so far not been able to go...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitutional debate: between Sarkozy plan and Jo Leinen's orientation
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU defence ministers consider scaling down EU troops in Bosnia
(EU) EU/IRAN: Negotiations cannot go on for ever, Solana warns
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Solana notices certain opening in Khartoum
(EU) EU/LEBANON: EU contact mission due to arrive very soon
(EU) EU/DRC: Solana does not expect violence to get out of hand after second round of presidential elections
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Defence Ministers approve EDA's “long term vision”
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/GEORGIA: EU calls for dialogue between Moscow and Tbilisi
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA:
(EU) TURKEY: Olli Rehn calls for “new initiatives” and “tangible progress” in reforms before 8 November
(EU) EU/NORWAY:
(EU) EP/SAHARA/MOROCCO: Ad hoc delegation in Sahraoui territories controlled by Morocco - programme uncertain
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Agreement between European and African Commissions on €55 million to support AU development - other steps forward
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Access to emerging markets and bilateral agreements at heart of Commission's new trade policy
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: Imminent decision expected on future of definitive measures against imports of Chinese and Vietnamese shoes
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants to impose higher standards for rear-view mirrors on old heavy goods vehicles
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Ten Member States face penalties of €377 million for exceeding milk quotas
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliamentary committee rejects optional modulation of aid decided on by Council
(EU) EU/OLAF: Fraud in development project in South Africa
(EU) EU/JHA/COUNCIL: New SIS II timetable - Transfer of air passenger data and reinforcing southern maritime borders to be main topics at JHA Council on Thursday and Friday
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Allocations from European Fisheries Fund
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Borg calls on France and Italy to accept agreement on Mediterranean measures in November
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENVIRONMENT: Cooperation agreement to be signed at Permanent Partnership Council (9-10 October)
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Study by Thomas More Institute questions statistics on public finances in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in industrial producer prices
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Parliamentary Committee on Trade to Prepare Report on Plans for Multilateral Free-Trade Zone in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment up in euro zone - Stabilised in EU of 25
(EU) EU/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
(EU) EU/MUSIC/LICENSING: Challenges of online music seen through eyes of record producers -Mr McCreevy's and Ms Reding's viewpoints
(EU) EU/BANKS: Following declarations by Jean-Louis Borloo, Commission points out that investigations on livret A do not focus on social housing
(EU) EU/BANKS: CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS criticise three provisions in revised draft “banking” directive
(EU) EU/EIB: € 150 million for tramway in Marseilles
(EU) EU/PATENTS: UEAPME warns ELPA not to substitute Community patent
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative themes published in Official Journal
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