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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9285
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ireland

Commission committed to continue support for reconciliation process in Ireland and Northern Ireland

Brussels, 12/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 12 October 2006 The European Commission adopted a proposal to continue European Union support for the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) at €15 million per year for the four year period 2007 - 2010. The total €60 million proposed for the IFI is in addition to the €200 million which will be allocated through European regional policy to the programme for Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE programme), which operates in Northern Ireland and in the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(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
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GENERAL NEWS
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(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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