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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9328
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/united states

14/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will meet US President George W. Bush in the White House on 8 January. At the heart of their talks will be the fight against terrorism, WTO trade negotiations and the situation in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Sudan/Darfur. (hb)

 

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Summit opens - Angela Merkel calls for substance of Constitution to be retained - Meeting of Liberal leaders
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs' expectations on enlargement (particularly Turkey), Constitution, immigration and energy
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Union for Europe of Nations becomes European Parliament's 4th largest political group with 44 members
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Extraordinary session of the Ep
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/SPAIN: Death of Loyola de Palacio
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/FRANCE: Sylvie Goulard takes on presidency
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ITALY:
(EU) EP/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Syrian parliamentary delegation in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EP/IRAN/SHOAH:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Greece obliged to repay €235.6 million
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission to pursue legal action against Spain in six separate cases
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Infringement procedures against Greece over breaches of several directives
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: seven Member States in the dock for inadequately transposing directive on waste
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Procedures against Member States over missing national allocation plans and incomplete emission reports
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission refers Italy and France to European Court of Justice a second time after failure to comply with its judgements
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Finland, Sweden and Portugal taken to court for failing to ensure proper treatment of urban waste water
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to set up contact group to combat bottlenecks in freight transport logistics
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Three Member States in wrong over rail competititveness
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Greece referred to Court over Single European Sky failings
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission takes Portugal to Court for failure to respect Community legislation on maritime safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Reasoned opinion for Malta for failure to comply with Community law on maritime cabotage
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against France, Germany and Portugal on freedom of establishment
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission closes series of infringement proceedings on public procurement
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Hungary is referred to Court of Justice for failing to abolish restrictions on cable distribution services
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission pursues offensive against failure to comply with telecommunication regulations
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission again confronts issue of violent games
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/2007 BUDGET: 2007 budget grants new posts called for by Commission and 40% of structural funds to new Member States
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT/TRANSPORT: Parliament opens way to adoption of Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards for gradual toughening up motor vehicle emission limits
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP green light for single European driving licence
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs express concern about data protection in EU - Polemic surrounds American targeting system that could run counter to PNR agreement signed in October
(EU) EP/PES/LISBON STRATEGY:
(EU) EP/JHA: Go-ahead from EP for €4 billion to various immigration sectors - Other funds in area of Justice and Home Affairs
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: While awaiting new proposals, EP fills gaps in rules on compound feedingstuffs
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls for reform to ensure viability of banana sector
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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