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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

Commission allocates €6.5 million to 16 environmental projects under LIFE-Third Countries 2006

Brussels, 19/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission approved funding for 16 new environment projects in the Mediterranean and Baltic regions, under the LIFE-Third Countries programme 2006. These projects will be implemented in Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Russia, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey, including two international projects. They represent a total investment of nearly €10 million - of which over 60% comes from the EU. The...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The European Parliament should show greater coherence on trade policy and free-trade areas
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: The heart of Constitution must no be changed, says Margot Wallström - Very limited revision of Part III
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: YES envisages accession of Ukraine for 2020
(EU) EU/NATO/KOSOVO: Martti Ahtisaari intends to meet his timetable for Kosovo
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Refusal by EU Member States to make firm commitments towards Council of Europe still preventing conclusion of Memorandum of Understanding
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Continuing negotiations on Finnish proposals, some elements of which Ankara wants to review
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/DRC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Wine, vodka, organic products and sea fisheries quotas on the agenda for meeting on 24-25 October
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Political agreement on “pure air in Europe” directive, climate, waste and thematic strategies on session menu
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission adopts far-reaching action plan aimed at saving 20% energy in Union by 2020
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: ESFRI selects 35 priority infrastructure projects for European research
(EU) EU/GMO/UNITED STATES: Commission to propose systematic testing of American long grain rice
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Piebalgs is sure of gas transit through Ukraine this winter
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EUROMED:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission funding of €66 million for 50 innovation projects in 14 countries under LIFE-Environment programme 2006
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission contributes over €70 million to funding 61 projects in 20 countries under LIFE Nature 2006
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission allocates €6.5 million to 16 environmental projects under LIFE-Third Countries 2006
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: European farmers are against total deregulation of CAP and against its budget being jeopardised
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: €450 million for improving vineyards
(EU) EU/TRIPARTITE SOCIAL SUMMIT: Flexicurity is focus of Friday's informal summit in Lahti
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Legal action against Germany for its legislation on hospital supplies
(EU) EU/EURO/MALTA:
(EU) EU/ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREATY OF ROME:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/JHA/CIA: Investigation into Romania to continue
(EU) EP/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Spain's handling of illegal immigrants is better
(EU) EU/JHA/NOTARIAT: European notariat disagrees entirely with Commission
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Different reactions to Commission's proposal to totally open up postal sector in 2009
(EU) EU/STATE AID: UEAPME wants further adjustments to Commission's proposal on “de minimis” aid
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro area external trade deficit of €5.8 bn and €21.5 bn euro deficit for EU25 last August
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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