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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9285

13 October 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eurogroup
Juncker highlights current and future challenges to Euro zone

Brussels, 12/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday during a conference organised by the European Policy Center (EPC), the Luxembourg prime minister and finance minister, Jean-Claude Juncker looked at some of the areas in which Europe is building. Reappointed for an additional two years at the head of Eurogroupe, Mr Juncker spoke about the future of the Euro zone, its economic piloting and attempts to balance the budget and the enlargements programmed, as well as several other points on the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Progressive distancing between Turkey and EU begins to speed up
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliament urges Council to improve text on which future Fundamental Rights Agency is based
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Ideas and proposals on Europe from Ségolène Royal
(EU) EU/FRANCE/TURKEY: Rehn critical of adoption of Armenian genocide bill
(EU) EU/ESDP: EU has difficulty establishing coherent tool to support African crisis-management capabilities
EU/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council agrees to strengthen civil aviation security to combat terrorist threat
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: No European company is on new black list of airlines prohibited from flying over the EU
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council backs European Commission's “comodality” concept
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Cleaning up budget and rapid reforms are Commission's remedies to demographic ageing
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Juncker highlights current and future challenges to Euro zone
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Commission committed to continue support for reconciliation process in Ireland and Northern Ireland
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission opens infringement proceedings against eight Member States for failing to provide information on their second plan for allocation of greenhouse gases - other infringements
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Reasoned opinions are sent to nine Member States concerning application of directive on energy performance of buildings
(EU) EU/TeLeCOMMUNICATIONS: Commission opens several infringement proceedings and new cases
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Commission takes action against Member States breaking the tobacco sponsorship ban
(EU) EU/LAHTI SUMMIT: Commission adopts its contribution to informal European Council on energy and innovation
(EU) EU/INDIA/TRADE: Mandelson calls for launch of talks on free trade and investment agreement
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission proceedings against thirteen Member States for failure to transpose European legislation
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission pursues infringement proceedings against ten Member States
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: New agreement on transferral of air passenger details is greeted with criticism
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls for aid for soft fruit sector
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Call for stricter animal protection rules
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP trade ministers and ACP civil society call for overall revision of EPA talks and for date for conclusion of agreements to be deferred
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General proposes not to limit temporal effects of judgment to be delivered on compatibility of ONE German rule on taxation of dividends with Community law
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in the Official Journal
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