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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9311

22 November 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regional
Danuta Hübner pleased all Member States want priority on innovation in their operational programmes

Brussels, 21/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Danuta Hübner expressed her satisfaction on Tuesday that all the Member States (including Bulgaria and Romania) appear to agree on placing a priority on innovation and competitiveness in their national programmes for structural funds for 2007-13. In a press briefing at the informal EU regional policy ministers' meeting (EUROPE 9309), Hübner affirmed that “We are only at the beginning of negotiations with Member States on the national...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Conditions for relaunch according to the actors in the European story
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Outlining advantages of rapprochement with Belarus and EU, Commission encourages people to help Minsk regime develop
(EU/LEBANON:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/MOLDOVA: Commission welcomes border cooperation agreement between these two countries, showing “ENP is bearing fruit”
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY/TURKEY/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/ARMENIA:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council agreement on electronic logbook
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Unanimous agreement from ministers on deep-water quotas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Despite criticisms, Council is due to adopt reform of aid for banana sector before end of year
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New Member States call for extension of simplified aid scheme until end of 2013
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Over one million tonnes of sugar quotas renounced in EU - Commission calls for more to be done
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2007: Discussions continue on draft budget
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Schwarz by UCB
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Separate proposals from Finnish presidency and Laszlo Kovacs for approximation of excise taxes on alcoholic drinks
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB examines developments in European bank card sector
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gazprom confirms that it will ensure gas supplies to EU this winter and in longer term - Ukraine guarantees transit
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner pleased all Member States want priority on innovation in their operational programmes
(EU) EU/BELGIUM/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/TRADE/ENERGY: Mandelson argues for international energy rules to be reinforced
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Franco Frattini tables on Libya for countering illegal immigration
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: Member States imperil EU's credibility, says Gijs de Vries
(EU) EU/JHA/FRAUD:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Iter agreement signed
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: ARTEMIS to be first technological inititiative
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint parliamentary assembly mobilises for fighting poverty and demands that deadline restrictions do not herald hasty signing of EPA that goes against development
(EU) EP/SECOND NOVEMBER SESSION: Debate on future of Europe with Bertie Ahern - Accession by Romania and Bulgaria - EU/Russia summit - R&D framework programme - Fight against AIDS
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court Advocate General supports dismissal of appeal from Danone over fine on illegal agreement
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Diesel SpA cannot prevent transit of trade marked goods through a Member State where that trade mark is protected
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