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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/constitution

In his “A+ plan”, Gerard Onesta proposes keeping substance of current text but splitting it into “constitution” and “treaty” - differentiated ratification procedure (with European referendum) and abandonment of unanimity for future amendments

Brussels, 29/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the European Parliament vice president, French Green, Gérard Onesta (who is also a member of the EP's constitutional affairs committee), presented his “A+ Plan” to the press for continuing the constitutional process. Essentially, he suggests that Member States make a commitment to keeping the current draft Constitution as an integral whole (with one exception: the abandonment of the unanimity rule for changes to the Treaties) but that...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: No negotiation on eight key chapters or closure of any of others as long as Ankara does not meet commitments
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Tampere ministerial conference ends on note of real success for Finnish presidency and concrete resumption of Israel-Palestinian dialogue
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/IRELAND: Let us keep "balance and substance" of European Constitution, pleads Bertie Ahern
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: In his “A+ plan”, Gerard Onesta proposes keeping substance of current text but splitting it into “constitution” and “treaty” - differentiated ratification procedure (with European referendum) and abandonment of unanimity for future amendments
(EU) EU/TREATY OF ROME: COMECE says Berlin declaration of March 2007 ought to reflect “religious and humanistic motivations of EU citizenship”
(EU) EP/SOCIALIST GROUP:
(EU) EU/BENELUX:
(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission gives conditional green light to second emission quota allocation plans for ten Member States - France withdraws its plan to correct it before assessment
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission proposes abrogation of excessive deficit procedure against France
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/2007 BUDGET: Agreement between institutions on topics causing conflict in the draft budget - way now clear for EP adoption on 14 December
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission scarcely satisfied by measures taken by Spain in proposed acquisition of Endesa by E.ON
(EU) EU/HEALTH/SOCIAL: Health ministers to reach political agreement on public health programme - Discussions on employment law and additional portability of pension rights
(EU) EP/HEALTH: In favour of stepping up fight against hepatitis C
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: EU grants Romania and Bulgaria new transition food safety measures
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN GLOBALISATION FUND:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Detailed proposals on new EU-Greenland fisheries agreement
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Council insists on “rapid” implementation of industry's code of conduct on post trading operations
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/CANADA/TRADE: Commission calls for consultations at WTO on Canadian taxes on alcohol
(EU) EU/WTO/ANTIDUMPING: China is top of list for investigations - EU launches 17 investigations against third countries in first half of 2006
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Tony Blair to throw his weight behind relaunch of Round
(EU) EP/CIA: Fava report denounces great reticence shown by most Member States and EU Council concerning transportation and illegal detention of terrorist suspects by CIA
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/INDIA: Memorandum on reinforcing dialogue on employment and social affairs
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/BELGIUM: GUE/NGL delegation visits Volkswagen/Forest
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: EC marking protects products from summary exclusion from tendering procedures
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBERS/JAPAN/KOREA:
(EU) EU/DRUG USE: EMCDDA publishes Annual Report 2006: price of drugs is down, seizures are up and consumption is stable
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of €125 million for rail modernisation in Loire region
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBRES/ECONOMY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/11/2006: