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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market

Political groups stick to their stance on Services Directive

Brussels, 10/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Members of the parliamentary committee on the internal market held a further exchange of views on Monday 9 October on the 42 amendments put forward at the EP's second reading on the proposal for a directive on services in the internal market. Positions have not changed since the dossier was examined last: the Socialist and Greens Groups consider it possible to improve the text whereas the Christian Democrat and Liberal Groups do not wish to amend the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Three conditions needed to make Mandelson's strategy positive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CYPRUS: Discussion on Finnish Presidency's compromise proposal on direct trade with northern part of Cyprus
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/LIBERALS: European Liberals in favour of keeping one Commissioner for every Member State - Bucharest Congress (12/13 October)
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/DEATH PENALTY: EU restates its opposition to death penalty “in all cases and in all circumstances”
(EU) EP/USA:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Satisfaction at improvement in public finances - Excessive deficit procedures for Germany and France draw to close
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council satisfied with efforts by United Kingdom but addresses new recommendation to Hungary - no worries about Germany
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council keen on strict interpretation of inflation criterion by Commission and ECB
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council wants to give “highest priority” to development of payment services which respond to needs of users
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Commission to present code of conduct in clearing and settlement industry to ministers in November
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: No progress on EIB's external lending mandate
(EU) EU/JHA: Effective application of a directive on asylum policy is threatened by its non-transposition in Member States
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Environment committee re-inserts principle of compulsory substitution of most dangerous substances in second reading on REACH
(EU) EU/MEDCINE: Medicine Agency considers its increased budget for 2007 is too low
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs visits two gas storage sites in Germany
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission publishes list of recipients of EU funding
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2007: Budgets Commission finalises vote with view to first reading - conditional acceptance of recruitment of new officials
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Political groups stick to their stance on Services Directive
(EU) EP/HEALTH: John Bowis reasserts importance of comprehensive European strategy on mental health
(EU) EU/COMPANIES: Verheugen wants to slash administrative costs by 25%, which according to recent assessment stood at €600 billion a year
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission green light for proposed acquisition by Arcelor Profil Luxembourg and SNCFL of CFL Cargo
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Joe Borg visits Romania and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New compromise text on definition and labelling of spirits, especially vodka
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Towards conciliation procedure between Council and Parliament on third railway packet
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TECHNOLOGY: Commissioner Figel gives details of his proposal for creation of European Institute of Technology
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Europe's peripheral maritime regions feel Commission is giving too little interest to motorways of sea
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in the Official Journal
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