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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9321
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade

Mandelson wants decent work and sustainable development to be included in new bilateral agreements

Brussels, 05/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - The day before officially presenting his request for five negotiating briefs for bilateral free trade agreements (FTA), two of which are foreseen in the context of association agreements with Central America and the Andean Community, Peter Mandelson confirmed on Tuesday during a conference in Brussels on trade and decent work that these “new generation” FTAs would be of a very new kind.

In addition to the Singapore questions (investment,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Finnish Presidency and most MEPs and national MPs want substance of Constitutional Treaty retained and oppose breaking text up - Reports on EU funding, energy policy and prevention of conflict
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Paris and Berlin do not want to set ultimatum for Turkey
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: CEPS argues for objective analysis of EU absorption capacity
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Uneven progress towards enlargement of euro area - None at present meet all Maastricht criteria
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Poland blocks prisoner transfer in EU - Meeting on violent video games in early 2007
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Four Member States commit themselves to signing Prüm Treaty
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Schengen area expansion expected to begin end of December 2007
(EU) EU/TRADE: Mandelson wants decent work and sustainable development to be included in new bilateral agreements
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission wants to adjust use of EU trade defence instruments to demands of globalised economy
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes severe reduction of cod and flat fish catches in 2007
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Unthinkable for Greens that Parliament renounces principle of systematic substitution of all dangerous chemicals when safer alternatives exist
(EU) EU/GMO: EU25 fails to authorise or reject trans-genetic potato crops in EU
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission prepares communication on mental health
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: New integrated programme for employment and social solidarity, PROGRESS, is launched
(EU) EU/CANADA/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Verheugen proposes 50% reduction in Russian aluminium import taxes that penalise Polish industry
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Interparliamentary conference appeals for resumption of formal negotiations
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Estlink entered into service on Monday and puts an end to Baltic countries' electricity isolation
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Discovery of illegal trade in Chinese lamps in EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court says block exemption in 2002 motor sector may entail reorganisation of distribution networks
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in the Official Journal
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