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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9305

14 November 2006
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/drc
EU looks for best way to pull out of DRC

Brussels, 13/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - As foreseen, EU Defence Ministers have decided to withdraw the European troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as of end November.

German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said there was no reason to prolong the mission. The mandate for the mission comes to an end on 30 November but redeployment of European troops will not be complete until around end December. “The mission was successful. Our mission was to ensure democratic...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Reflections on extending the European Commission
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission eager to make sufficiently early recommendations on Turkey before European Council in December - Finnish Presidency seeking to avoid “summit on Turkey”
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Poland blocks opening of talks on new partnership agreement with Moscow
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council adopts negotiation mandates on visa facilitation and readmission agreements
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: European Union Rafah Border Mission extended - Call for end to Israeli flights over Lebanon
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Council takes note of postponement of decision on status
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN: Sanctions extended for at least three months
(EU) EU/DRC: EU looks for best way to pull out of DRC
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Defence ministers agree to entrust EDA with first force protection research programme
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: Citizen organisations call for structured dialogue with European institutions
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Controversy over Borrell's successor
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: Socialists press Georgia on judicial reform
(EU) EU/NEPAL:
(EU) EU/NEPAL/BHUTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Mandelson determined to work with Beijing to reduce “gaps” in China's WTO commitments
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Verheugen, Pekkarinen and Gutierrez discuss strengthening trans-Atlantic economic integration
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Hopes of relaunch of multilateral negotiations rest with Democrat majority in US Congress
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL/AUDIOVISUAL: Majority of Member States join Finnish compromise on review of television Without Frontiers directive
(EU) EU/OECD/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: First preparations for revision in greenhouse gas quota trading system - Proposal anticipated for 2007
(EU) EU/EP/CLIMATE: Greens at Parliament propose stability pact for climate and energy security, which excludes nuclear
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 75 million euros in fines against new Member States which have failed to get rid of abnormal sugar stocks
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION: Revision of plan for initiative launched in 2005
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Counterfeiting costs Union 500 billion EUR every year
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/POLAND: Concerns about Polish deficit - Warsaw envisages 2010 referendum on adopting euro
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: True face of “services” directive to be devised by Council in its common position
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission orders Italy to suspend payment of aid to AEM Torino until it pays back previous illegal aid
(EU) EU/EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AER/GLOBALISATION/IMMIGRATION: Riccardo Illy and Danuta Hübner place emphasis on role of regions
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EP/FRAUD:
(EU) EP/INTERNET/YOUTH/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/DISASTERS:
(EU) EU/ROME TREATIES/REGIONS: To mark 50th Anniversary, Committee of Regions will adopt “Declaration of the cities and regions for Europe” in Rome
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in the Official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 708
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