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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture

Parliamentary committee rejects optional modulation of aid decided on by Council

Brussels, 03/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 3 October, the European Parliament's agriculture committee decided to reject the proposal on the introduction of optional modulation of direct payments, a mechanism which was agreed on at the European Council of December 2005, when the financial perspective was agreed. The report Lutz Goepel (EPP-ED, Germany), which therefore calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal, is due to be debated by the European Parliament at its plenary session in...

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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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