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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/united states

June Summit must give go-ahead to drafting of Partnership Agreement and transatlantic market by 2015, say meps

Brussels, 11/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - Elmar Brok (EPP-ED), Erika Mann (PES) and James Elles (EPP-ED) pressed on Thursday for a transatlantic partnership agreement to be sealed with the United States as a framework for the creation of a barrier-free Transatlantic Market by 2015. The next EU/USA summit in June 2007 (probably in Berlin) should give the go-ahead for preparing both projects, the three MEPs said during a joint press conference. They also specified that a Transatlantic Market...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The truth about Angela Merkel's Euro-American partnership
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Nippon Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls on Union to make concerted effort to resolve North Korean nuclear issue
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: June Summit must give go-ahead to drafting of Partnership Agreement and transatlantic market by 2015, say meps
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: MEPs react to announcement of formation of far right political grouping
(EU) EU/BANGLADESH: Commission suspends election observation mission to Bangladesh
(EU) 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TREATY OF ROME:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/SOMALIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Major industrial groups committed to fighting climate change present their so-called global “3 C” initiative
(EU) EU/ENERGY: impossible to attain Kyoto objectives without using nuclear power
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs, Wuermeling and Mandil blame Minsk and Moscow's attitude in oil dispute
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Union is on track to reach 21% target for electricity from renewable sources by 2010
(EU) EU/ECB: Interest levels in eurozone remain unchanged - but Trichet remains vigilant on inflationary risks
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Control measures in Antarctic updated
(EU) EU/INFORMAL/JHA COUNCIL: Focus on Prüm Treaty, immigration, divorce and succession law and future of European internal policy at JHA Council on Monday and Tuesday
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament to examine third railway package - conciliation procedure with Council seems inevitable
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Ms Fischer Boel says target of 10% biofuels by 2020 is “ambitious but realistic”
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Approval of development plan for French overseas departments' fleet
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament, except Greens, welcome Commission package on energy and climate
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Industry gives warm welcome to “energy package”
(EU) EU/ENERGY/CLIMATE: Environmental NGOs criticise Commission's lack of vision
(EU) EU/ENERGY/CLIMATE: Environmental NGOs criticise Commission's lack of vision
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/ALGERIA: Importers say sugar shortage is due to quotas established under association agreement
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/MOROCCO: 2nd phase of support programme for company modernisation is launched
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court hears arguments in second case relating to right to freedom of movement and right to trade union collective action
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European legislation brings about strong fall in cost of cross-border payments in euro
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clearance of Hal and Egeria acquisition of NB
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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