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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9280

6 October 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/jha/swift
ECB declines all responsibility

Brussels, 05/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) denied all responsibility in the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) affair. The ECB had been aware, since 2002, that the SWIFT messaging service was forwarding banking data to the American authorities but had neither the competence to judge whether such transfers were legal nor the right to share this information, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Thursday....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Peter Mandelson's trade strategy raises a number of questions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/SYRIA: MEPs want dialogue with Damascus but pose conditions of democratisation and halt to support for terrorism
(EU) EU/Central ASIa: Pierre Morel new EU special representative
(EU) UE/BURMAH:
(EU) EP/SEAT/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/CROATIA: Ms Grabar-Kitarovic says her country's accession timetable should not depend on institutional reforms of EU
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EP/MOROCCO: Rabat cancels European Parliament fact-finding mission at last moment, challenging its make-up
(EU) EP/TURKEY/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/AIR PASSENGERS: Agreement with USA may be reached on Friday
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/SIS II: Schengen Area enlargement end 2008
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/IMMIGRATION: EU announces strengthening of maritime borders in south
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission targets certain countries in fight against piracy and counterfeiting - China leads the list
(EU) EU/Commission: Günter Verheugen concerned at excess of power wielded by senior European officials
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Barrot seeking to take on bad drivers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: eNTRY INTO FORCE OF aIR Security MEASURES IN EU AT BEGINNING OF nOVEMBER
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Council ratifies Coreper agreement on definitive measures against Chinese and Vietnamese shoes
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Oxfam criticises return of “Singapore issues” in Mandelson's new strategy
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: UNICE backs Commission strategy
(EU) EU/NORWAY/FISHERIES: Closer cooperation on control - Negotiation on 2007 bilateral agreement to begin on 6 November
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Protection for marine resources in South East Atlantic
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission sanctions countries which have not recovered irregular expenditure
(EU) EP/2007 BUDGET: EP budgets committee to finalise stance on first reading of draft 2007 budget on 10 October
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Infringement proceedings soon against several Member States for failing to transpose public procurement directives
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Authorisation of most dangerous substances will be thorny point of second REACH reading at environment committee, on 10 October
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: EPP-ED and ALDE, Council and Commission restate opposition to amending compromise on services directive
(EU) EU/ECB: New hike in interest rates foreshadowed by others
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Industrial research spending is slightly up in 2005
(EU) EP/JHA/SWIFT: ECB declines all responsibility
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Ulmer report on fixing single standards for single-use medical devices
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament supports fight against breast cancer
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Conclusions from Competitiveness Council
(EU) EU/legislation: Main legislative activies published in Offical Journal
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/ADVERTISING:
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