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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9302
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/future of europe

08/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - Margot Wallström, EU Institutional Relations and Information Strategy Commissioner, will be in Rome on Thursday 9 November to meet the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano and the Italian prime minister Romano Prodi to discuss reform of the EU institutions and the European Commission's White Paper on information and communications strategy. On Friday, Wallstrom will make the closing speech at an 'Empower06' conference of European citizens on the future of...

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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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