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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9314

25 November 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) acp/eu
Joint Parliamentary Assembly sends strong message to EU on development dimension of economic partnership agreements but fails to agree on situation in Eastern Africa

Bridgetown, 24/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - The work of the 70 MEPs and their counterparts from the ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) states linked to the EU under the Cotonou Agreement ended in Barbados on Thursday with a Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) particularly rich in political debate, comical incidents and contrasted results.

The quality of the debate on the negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), currently in deadlock although the EPAs are supposed to be concluded...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Brazil, an example for relations between the EU and Latin America
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Postponement of talks on new partnership agreement and Polish meat affair will not have adverse effect on overall relations with EU, says Vladimir Putin
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Pöttering feels new intergovernmental conference “very likely” in 2007
(EU) EU/POLAND/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: End of ratification process of Accession Treaty
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/BLACK SEA: Swoboda and Wiersma propose EU-Black Sea Community
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: MEPs meet people of Cyprus
(EU) EU/EP/NETHERLANDS: Martens congratulates Balkenende - who will probably have to form a grand coalition - Wurtz hails success of PS
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Packed agenda for last finance minister meeting under Finnish Presidency
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRANSPORT: Commission strikes agreement with Russia to abolish Siberian overflight payments
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS/ENVIRONMENT: Gunter Verheugen calls for realistic targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: EU and Africa agree on overarching approach - Commission to earmark 40 million euros - Libya agrees to work with Fronted
(EU) EP/JHA: European Parliament on Tuesday to publish final version of draft report on illegal CIA activities in Europe
(EU) EU/JHA/BOLIVIA: Bolivia “blacklisted”
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Next bilateral technical meeting for end of December or start of January
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs to travel to Algeria
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRADE:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: France believes patent disputes in Europe need to be examined by European judge
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliamentary committee backs changes in reform proposal for banana sector
(EU) EU/EUROMED: 11th ministerial session opens to troubled backdrop of Middle East situation
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint Parliamentary Assembly sends strong message to EU on development dimension of economic partnership agreements but fails to agree on situation in Eastern Africa
(EU) EU/EP/SOCIAL PARTNERS/FLEXICURITY: MEPs in general reasonably satisfied with Commission Green Paper - Employers stress flexibility and Member States' competence
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/BELGIUM: Vladimir Spidla promises to use ESF to help workers dismissed from Volkswagen
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: Europe INNOVA conference in Valencia is to explore innovation in traditional industries and in new rapid growth sectors
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/COUNCIL: Ministers given book on how 'Education Europe' was gradually created
(EU) UE/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in OFficial Journal
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