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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/cdr/pes

Mercedes Bresso says, “Europe does need a sustainable constitutional basis” - “go local” to overcome stalemate in European process

Brussels, 22/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a conference on “Communicating Europe together”, Mercedes Bresso, the president of the PES group of the Committee of the Regions, affirmed that the essential priority for the Committee of the Regions (CoR) is to be fully involved in the debate on the future of Europe and play an active role in it. This conference was organised by the European Commission on 18-19 January in Berlin.

CoR rapporteur on the Commission White Paper, Mercedes Bresso...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Recent developments have strengthened role of European Parliament
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Council gives green light to launch of negotiations on new "reinforced" partnership agreement
(EU) EU/SERBIA: EU voices cautious satisfaction after legislative elections
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU makes the funding of stabilisation force conditional upon work towards genuine reconciliation process
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/MEXICO:
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Council ups ante and calls on Khartoum to accelerate preparations for deployment of mixed AU/UN force - further support for AMIS
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU in favour of full application of resolution 1737 without delay
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES: Intensive discussions within EPP-ED group on choice of committee presidents
(EU) EP/TRIBUTE:
(EU) EU/GUINEA:
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC:
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: Member States share experiences on communicating about Europe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/POLAND/RUSSIA: Lifting of Russian embargo on Polish meat not yet definite
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Five Member States referred over discriminatory taxation of outbound dividends
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Belgium will have to respond to Court over allegations that its tax legislation discriminates against inbound dividends
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: FRONTEX suffering from lack of numbers
(EU) EU/MALAYSIA/ENVIRONMENT: Malaysia and Commission negotiate voluntary partnership for fighting trade in illegally felled tropical wood
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: International assembly on tuna fishing
(EU) EU/EIB POLAND: EIB opens Warsaw office
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission to present its proposals on improving regulatory framework of automotive sector on Wednesday
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: As part of review of the fuel quality directive, Commission to propose creation of special blend
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: 8.5% rise in air passenger transport in 2005
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Europe needs “more joint efforts” to promote quality work - conclusions from ministerial work in Berlin
(EU) EU/CDR/PES: Mercedes Bresso says, “Europe does need a sustainable constitutional basis” - “go local” to overcome stalemate in European process
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Community law requires Polish excise duties to treat used cars registered in Poland and those imported from another Member State in similar fashion
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Redevelopment of an area in a town constitutes public works contract
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 717
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