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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9318

1 December 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/financial services

30/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - Jean-Paul Gauzès (EPP-ED, France), the rapporteur on the draft directive on payment services, and Gianni Pittelle (PES, Italy) believe the message on this issue coming from the Ecofin Council of Tuesday 28 November are “positive” (see EUROPE 9316). “We note the commitment made by European finance ministers … to work to find an agreement … before the next Ecofin Council meeting in January,” they said in a joint press release. They called on “the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Services directive: Parliament succeeds in winning another battle
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AGENCE EUROPE: Marina Gazzo retires - Helmut Brüls takes over as editor-in-chief
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Albeit unacceptable for Turkey, some European leaders feel Commission's recommendations are inescapable
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: MEPs call for solidarity with Poland in Russian embargo affair
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: MEPs welcome Bulgaria and Romania's accession and want to be involved in the progress follow-up after January 2007
(EU) EP/DRC: EP delegation back from Kinshasa says EU's EUSEC mission in DRC should be strengthened
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission hopes for greater involvement in legal immigration between Europe and Africa - Stronger maritime borders to combat illegal immigration
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS: Negotiations are officially launched with five Balkan States
(EU) EU/ENERGY/BAKU INITIATIVE: Union and countries of Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions adopt common energy strategy
(EU) EU/JHA/SWIFT:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Parliament concludes examination of FP7
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EP/HEATH: Parliament calls for additional measures to combat AIDS
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Health ministers approve strategy proposed by Commission to reduce alcohol-related injury
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Council formalises second reading results
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Improvement in provisions of financial regulation
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Interest groups call on Commission to implement single model for consultation
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Environment committee wants to maintain hierarchy in waste treatment solutions according to environmental impact, and stabilisation of waste production by 2012
(EU) EU/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Agreement of inter-institutional compromise on REACH seems possible to help find second reading agreement on 13 December
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Stronger than ever, the trans-Atlantic economy has as-yet unrealised growth potential, says AmCham EU
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission presents another New Zealand butter import arrangements
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2005: Fischer Boel replies to criticism from Court of Auditors about agricultural spending management
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/MOBILITY: Dublin Foundation says mass immigration to EU is a 'myth'
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission imposes fines of €519 million on rubber cartel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of AOL Germany's internet access business by Telecom Italia
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into acquisition of Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio by Thalès
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EIB/EBRD: Two banks join forces to manage projects in countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY/ITALY:
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