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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9308

17 November 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 38
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european identity/cife

16/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Institute in Nice (IEHEI), created in 1964 at the initiative of the Centre International de Formation Européenne, is launching its first discussions based on the European identity in Nice on 16 and 17 November. Themes covered are: peoples and religions, legacies and diversity, European figures and the unity of symbols, Alexandre Marc and Denis de Rougemont (with Dusan Sidjanski, President of the European Culture Centre, and Bruno Boissière,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU sets conditions for fair trade and a new generation of free trade zones
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/POLAND/RUSSIA: Vanhanen to visit Poland on Friday to try to break deadlock in opening negotiations with Russia
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Parliament calls for international observers to be sent to Gaza and for an international peace conference to be held - Possible emergency meeting of EU-Israel Association Council - Call to new Palestinian government
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: EP hopes for reinforcement of international conventions on different kinds of weapons (BTWC and CCW)
(EU) EP/QATAR: Qatar's Emir insists region should be made democratic and UN resolutions respected to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians
(EU) EU/MALTA: Malta proposes high level meeting between EU and Arab League
(EU) EU/DRC:
(EU) EU/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EU/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/TREATY OF ROME/PARLIAMENTS: Presidents Marini and Bertinotti invite parliaments in Rome and Florence to 50th anniversary of treaties on 22 and 23 March 2007
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Academic year of European College in Parma is open
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN IDENTITY/CIFE:
(EU) EP/TREATY OF ROME/LANGUAGES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: UCITS Directive to encourage cross-border investment funds
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Agreement on conditions for management of adaptation funds for poor countries - Probable postponement of post-2012 talks until 2007
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission puts spotlight on Africa's promises and on virtues of good governance - José Manuel Barroso calls for Europe/Africa summit in 2007
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation of eurozone stands at 1.6% in October - 1.8% in EU
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2007: Main subjects of controversy between institutions remain unresolved - recruitment of officials, CFSP and payment appropriations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Deutsche Börse decides not to pursue combination with Euronext
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Consensus in Geneva on resuming informal talks at negotiating committee level
(EU) EU/ENERGY: E.ON seeks to clear itself by attributing blackout on 4 November to human error
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Jacques Delors recommends a European Energy Treaty and Community after ECSC model
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Viviane Reding recommends setting up 'European Telecom Authority'
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Ecuador challenges EU banana import system
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Washington submits WTO case against aid for launch of Airbus
(EU) EU/EP/COMMISSION: EP highly critical of Commission 2007 work programme
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament calls on Member States to ratify UN anti-corruption convention
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Approval of new EU fisheries agreement with Mauritania
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Citizens to be main beneficiaries of greater integration of EU mortgage market
(EU) EP/MULTILINGUALISM: Parliament backs Commission's new multilingualism strategy
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/INNOVATION: Ms Hübner urges Member States to put emphasis on innovation in their operational programmes until 2013
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial production
(EU) EU/ITALY/UNITED KINGDOM/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/PES: Jacques Delors and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen to unveil '10 Principles for a New Social Europe' at Congress in Portugal on 7 and 8 December
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission organises online vote for best HIV/AIDS awareness TV advert
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Significant legislation published in the Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/11/2006: