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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9338
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TIMETABLE / (eu) main european activities from 8 to 17 january 2007

EUROPEAN UNION

   German Presidency of the European Council 
 8/01 -  BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: week of meetings with political groups prior to plenary session in Strasbourg. 
 -  WASHINGTON: - Meeting between European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and US President Georges W. Bush. 
 9/01 -  BERLIN: Meeting of European Commission - German EU Presidency. 
 -  BRUSSELS: Political and Security Committee (and 12/01). 
 -  LUXEMBOURG: - Court of Justice: Rulings...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: On subject of euro: exchange rate, “enhanced cooperation”, economic governance, lack of understanding on part of the public
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Verheugen appeals for streamlined Commission - Commission reiterates support for system planned in Constitution
(EU) EU/USA/MIDDLE EAST: Agreement on speedy arrangement of Quartet - Condoleezza Rice and Javier Solana to visit region
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Europeans support inclusive process of reconciliation
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Barroso's visit to Washington to focus on reactivating round of talks with priority on economic issues
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Angela Merkel promotes her ambitions for new transatlantic partnership with US president
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission determined to smash power of energy monopolies and foster competition in the Common Market
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Mariann Fischer Boel calls for CUT in subsidies and trade barriers
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Council's adoption of common energy plan at heart of German presidency
(EU) EU/USA/CLIMATE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: German Presidency hopes to strike agreement on fruit and vegetables in June 2007- Other German Presidency priorities
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: German Presidency to focus on restoring stocks of cod and other endangered fish
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: German presidency following in footsteps of Finnish presidency's
(EU) EU/EMU: Czech central bank governor thinks rules for adopting common currency should evolve
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Study commissioned by national lotteries highlights downside of de-regulating gambling
(EU) EU/ITALY/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment down in Euro-zone and EU25
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices stable in euro area but rise in EU25
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Volume of retail trade up by 1.3% in euro area and up by 2.3% in EU25
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 8 to 17 January 2007:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 05/01/2007: