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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha/immigration

Libya detains over 700 illegal migrants

Brussels, 08/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - Libyan police have detained 708 illegal migrants trying to sail to Europe from Libya in late October, the Jamahiriya News Agency has announced. Libyan authorities also deported 1,213 would-be migrants of various nationalities during the same October 22-31 period. These latest deportations bring to at least 6,800 the number sent home since mid-September, according to Libyan figures. A report published by Human Rights Watch in September stressed that the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission proposes placing EU “integration capacity” at centre of new enlargement strategy while respecting commitments already made
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Pace of reform has slowed down in Turkey, says Commission, without putting brake on accession talks for now
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Joost Lagendijk expresses concern at impact of potentially putting some negotiating chapters on hold - Camiel Eurlings says there should be clear benefits for Turkish Cypriots from Turkey respecting Ankara Protocol
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Commission hopes to see progress in key fields
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Main conclusions of Commission's report on Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Fyrom
(EU) EP/ITALY: Josep Borrell visits Italy
(EU) EP/PES/GERMAN PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Bo Xilai slams EU's aggressive trade policy while Peter Mandelson urges China to do more to tackle counterfeiting and pirating
(EU) EU/TRADE: Vietnam becomes 150th member of WTO
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: North Sea sprat quota reduced
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Oceana demands halving of EU fishing fleet
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: ECOFIN allows seventeen Member States to level cut-rate VAT on labour-intensive services
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council adopts regulation on information for initiators of cash settlements
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Conclusions on public finance and statistics
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2006: Commission revises 2006 payment appropriations downwards by almost €4bn
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Although Rome has removed obstacles to Abertis-Autostrade merger, Commission does not feel matter is closed
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP is pleased with air safety compromise - more than likely airport package will be postponed
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Pressure mounts up on forthcoming recommendation on system for private copy payments
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: On 1 January 2007 OHIM will extend intellectual property rights to 27 Member States
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Facilitated access for Member States to Community fund information
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Mobilisation of actors to investigate blackout of 4 November
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament ready for showdown with Council in inevitable conciliation procedure over Life Plus financial instrument
(EU) EU/TRNSPORT:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates €4 million to populations affected by flooding in India and Bangladesh
(EU) EU/JHA/CIA: MEPs investigate in Poland
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Libya detains over 700 illegal migrants
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: New drop in euro zone inflation in October
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment stable in EU in September 2006
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Roaming prices dropped between 2005 and 2006, mobile operators reply
(EU) EU/JHA/FRAUD:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission encourages best practice to boost growth and employment
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in Official Journal
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