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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9316
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey

Vanhanen/Erdogan meeting on 1 December

Brussels, 28/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Finnish Prime Minister and current President of the EU, Matti Vanhanen, will visit Turkey on 1 December for what will no doubt be a "last chance" meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to try to make headway on the dossier on the extension of EU/Turkey customs union to Cyprus. In the event of a Turkish refusal to open up their ports and airports to Cypriots ships and aeroplanes, the General Affairs Council of 11 December will decide on the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Jacques Delors' intuitions and orientations of old are now more widely-shared
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Vanhanen/Erdogan meeting on 1 December
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Conference of Presidents approves new Commissioners, but wants clarifications on Mr Orban's portfolio
(EU) EU/DIPLOMACY: European Commission hopes to reinforce consular and diplomatic protection of European citizens abroad
(EU) EU/ACP: ACP heads of state and government conference “United for peace, solidarity and sustainable development” in Khartoum
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Renewed confidence in resumption of Middle East peace talks at Tampere ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/EUROMED:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Details of European Commission services' document on “Costs of no Constitution”
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: No obvious concern about exchange rates
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Political agreement on tax exemptions applied to goods carried by travellers entering the EU
(EU) EU/TAXATION: European finance ministers disagree on how best to combat tax fraud
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/TAXATION: Czech Republic refuses to compromise on directive resetting excise duties on alcoholic drinks
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Ministers take note of progress made on proposed directive on payment services
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/EIB: Ventilation of loans available for external actions of EIB largely for neighbourhood and pre-accession countries
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Warsaw won't get deficit under required ceiling in 2007
(EU) EU/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Failure of latest informal trialogue on REACH regulation - Guido Sacconi calls for last ditch inter-institutional agreement in next few days
(EU) EU/ALGERIA/ENERGY: Terms of future energy partnership and cooperation agreement becoming clearer
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: May 2007 objective for adopting Commission white paper on mortgage credit
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission asks UK regulator not to include inflated 3G auction costs in termination rates for mobile phone operators
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: UEAPME calls on ECB to not increase rates
(EU) EU/THAILAND: New import regime for poultrymeat
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes additional funding for Regional Advisory Councils of € 250,000
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Mr Holmquist leaves as head of DG Fish to take over helm at Internal Market - Second mobility package
(EU) EU/EP/CONSUMERS: Putting consumer policy at heart of EU policies to bring citizens closer to institutions, Commissioner designate Meglena Kuneva's priority
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Criticism of new air security measures
(EU) EP/SGI: Greens give backing to European Trade Union Confederation petition for framework directive on services of general interest
(EU) EU/EP/EDUCATION/SCIENCE: Commission creates experts group chaired by Michel Rocard
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS:
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