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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence

Battlegroups are operational

Brussels, 14/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - EU Defence Ministers stated on Monday 13 November that the battlegroups (units of 1500 combat soldiers) will be fully operational from January 2007. From the beginning of next year, the EU will therefore have two battlegroups on constant standby, that is, deployable within fifteen days to carry out two separate operations simultaneously. The battlegroups available between 2007 and 2009 are: 1st term 2007, battlegroup France/Belgium and battlegroup...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European Commission: Size and voting legitimacy, two issues still to be resolved
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: “We are not asking to join EU but want to reinforce our partnership”, says president Saakashvili, who also wants EU to help find solution to conflicts in Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: EU and South Africa agree on negotiation for revising their bilateral agreement on commitment to long term strategic partnership
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS: Action plans for neighbourhood policy with Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan adopted
(EU) EU/IRAN/NULCEAR:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/TURKEY: Zapatero to put peace conference to European Council as suggested in report on Alliance of Civilisations
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Idea of sending European mission to train Afghan police is gaining ground
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Battlegroups are operational
(EU) EU/UEF/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Federalists must « press political classes to clarify European project,” says Jo Leinen - Gérard Deprez says it is vital to change system for ratifying treaties
(EU) EP/EXTREME RIGHT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION: Review of initiative launched last year - Barroso and Verheugen propose new measures to reduce red tape by 25%
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional green light to merger between GDF and Suez
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Yes to merger between Nokia and Siemens for networking equipment activities
(EU) EU/TRADE/ENVIRONMENT: France to propose "carbon" tax to fight environmental dumping
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council supports Commission's new strategy and opening of negotiations on FTAs in near future
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Mr Mandelson reaffirms EU's commitment
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/EMU: Poland's budgetary cleansing is insufficient
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against Italy over new motorway concession regime
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Markets oppose extension of "MiFID" Directive to products other than shares
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: President Barroso says working programme for 2007 proves EU's ability to reinvent itself 50 years on from signature of Treaty of Rome
(EU) EP/2005 BUDGET: Commission and Member States called on to face up to their responsibilities to improve budget control
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Voluntary modulation of direct payments rejected
(EU) EP/ROMANIA: MEPs question the portfolio of future Romanian Commissioner
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Revision of “television without frontiers” directive could take place under German presidency
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS: Visegrad-4 and Baltic-3 determined to join Schengen Area in October 2007
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Council adopts Croatian sugar contingent
(EU) EU/JHA: Franco Frattini calls for prohibition of violent video games
(EU) EU/EUROMED/FEMIP: EIB focuses on transport to help regional integration but stresses need to optimise funding modes
(EU) EU/EUROMED/EESC:
(EU) EU/EUROMED/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/”NOTRE EUROPE”: Tenth anniversary seminar
(EU) EULEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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