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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constitution

“Friends of Constitutional Treaty” want to retain “substance and balance” of current text

Brussels, 26/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - The foreign ministers of the twenty member states (the 18 which have already ratified the Constitutional Treaty, plus Portugal and Ireland) who met in Madrid on Friday (see EUROPE 9346 and 9352) did not adopt a formal statement, but sent several “messages” through a press release. They want a “political Europe which will play a key role in this globalised world”, a more effective and efficient, more transparent and more democratic Europe at the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The Constitutional debate is resumed in France - Significant Contributions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: “Friends of Constitutional Treaty” want to retain “substance and balance” of current text
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU promises €600 million for period 2007-2010 for rule of law, rural development and health
(EU) EP/ARAB WORLD:
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Commission and EIB make contributions at Paris conference
(EU) EU/ESDP: Peter Firth informs MEPs on European Parliament security and defence sub-committee of first lessons to be drawn from Aceh mission
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Louis Michel at AU heads of state summit
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN UNIFICATION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Progress in plans for Trans-Atlantic market - In Davos, Angela Merkel confirms her ambitions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Debates on fruit and vegetables, maize, Russia and cat and dog fur on Monday 29 January
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gazprom rejects claims it is trying to create a gas cartel with Algeria to control supplies to Europe
(EU) EU/EP/BIOTECH: EP Agriculture Committee lifts taboo on GMOs - Call for EU farm biotech strategy
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Improvements in EU economy must lead to reforms and investment, according to EP report on BEPG
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs want national authorities to be given a 47 working-day deadline for opposing merger and acquisition plans
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission to publish Green Paper on passive smoking on Tuesday
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Working towards cervical cancer eradication
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Cooperation with Indian Ocean countries in fight against illegal fishing
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Sustainable fisheries and combating illegal fishing activities at centre of German presidency's six-month programme
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Voluntary modulation rejected once again
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Neil Parish to chair agriculture committee
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission plans to unveil measures to tackle internet content in second half of 2007
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: German Presidency priorities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission welcomes Court of Justice seamless steel tubes cartel decision
(EU) EU/CLIMATE/RENEWABLE ENERGY: Greenpeace International and European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) publish scenario for global and sustainable energy strategy
(EU) EU/MARITIME REGIONS/UNDP: CPMR, UNDP and PACA join forces for development - First International Convention to Promote a Regional and Local Approach to Development in Marseilles 5-7 March 2007
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Danuta Hübner meets representatives of Centru region in Romania
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