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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/future of europe

European figures call for political upturn in Europe

Brussels, 20/11/2006 (Agence Europe) -Several former European Heads of State or Government got together in Florence on 17 November, to call for a relaunch of the reform process of the institutions, by changing the current text of the constitutional treaty. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, who chaired the Convention tasked with drafting the constitutional treaty, and former German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, the former Italian and Portuguese Presidents, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Jorge Sampaio, the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU and Turkey have to choose: continue polemic and risk rupture or find close and efficient partnership
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Future of negotiations with Turkey will be decided on before December European Summit, says Matti Vanhanen
(EU) EU/POLAND: Solution close, says Polish Prime Minister, whilst maintaining veto on opening talks with Russia
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: European figures call for political upturn in Europe
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: As it hands over half-yearly presidency to Saint Marin, Russia regrets deadlock in talks on MoU
(EU) EP/QATAR:
(EU) EP/VENEZUELA/ELECTIONS:
(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: First compromise on deep-sea species not sufficient - work to begin again on Tuesday ahead of agreement
(EU) EU/POLAND/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Negotiations begin on bilateral trade and cooperation agreement
(EU) EU/INDIA/TRADE: Commission calls for WTO consultation on India's import regime for spirits and wines
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Barroso promises new proposals to strengthen competition on internal energy market
(EU) EU/2007 BUDGET: Difficult negotiations on administrative expenditure, before Council's second reading on Tuesday
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Solana deplores EU25 divisions
(EU) EU/TRADE/ANIMAL HEALTH: Commission proposes ban on import, export and sale of cat and dog fur in EU
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Netherlands to publish “national declarations” guaranteeing effective management and expenditure of Community funds
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: With 14th APEC Summit launching urgent appeal for resumption of negotiations, Peter Mandelson points out that nothing is possible without clear commitment from Washington and New Delhi
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: EU welcomes Nairobi results
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU wants to strengthen political and industrial cooperation with India in aviation field
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Commission hopes for increased involvement of women and young people in initiatives of "Plan D"
(EU) EP/COMMUNICATION: In view of EP, objective of communication policy should be to align national debates on European debates
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Finland funds technological initiative on embedded intelligence systems
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION/TRIPOLI: EU and Africa will decide to work together on to more effective migration management, while combating human trafficking - Libya returns to international scene
(EU) EU/JHA/MACEDONIA: Visa negotiations to start on 30 November
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: First moves against draft directive fully liberalising the postal sector
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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(EU) EU/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EUROMED/ESC: Outcome of 11th meeting of EuroMed area economic and social partners in Ljubljana
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/EUROMED/EMPA:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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