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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade

WTO considers more liberalisation in agriculture and services would boost European economy

Brussels, 27/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - According to the WTO's latest examination of the European Union's trade policy (the 8th of its kind with the last being in 2004), the economic situation of the EU27 has improved since the economic slowdown during the 2001-2003 period, mainly thanks to private investment and exports. This recovery, notes the report, has led to a fall in unemployment and has been accompanied by strong expansion in the Union's foreign trade situation. The WTO takes the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Regenerating European construction as Paris sees it - Essential content and possible significance of a generally positive development
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU defence ministers' meeting in Wiesbaden to discuss operations underway and capabilities development
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: President Saakashvili urges Brussels to abolish visas and calls for greater access to European market
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/NETHERLANDS:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/EGYPT: Benita Ferrero-Waldner's visit to Cairo comes to an end - Human rights and nuclear issue
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EP/EMPA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Juncker launches reflection on redistributing fruits of growth
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council expects more measures from Poland to correct its excessive deficit by end of year
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Malta knocking on Eurozone door
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers to put finishing touches to their contribution to European Council
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission presents implementation of code of conduct on post trading operations to member states
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission is not pleased with way member states have implemented takeover directive
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/FINACIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Inauguration of European network for tracking down fraudsters who take advantage of internal market to abuse consumers
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Consumer policy shifts to focus more on EU's growth and jobs objectives
(EU) EU/USA/OPEN SKY:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO considers more liberalisation in agriculture and services would boost European economy
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Commitment but no compromise at G4
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: EU emergency veterinary team to be set up
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture committee to improve proposal on organic product labelling
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes recovery measures for bluefin tuna, with 8% reduction in catches in 2007
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint ministerial trade committee must decide whether EPA negotiations with the six ACP regions can be concluded on time - Every reason to doubt
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European values, life-long learning and pre-primary school education at centre of work at informal ministerial in Heidelberg on 1-2 March
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: DG Translation reaching its targets on two new languages
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission green light for proposed creation of joint venture between Umicore and Zinifex in zinc sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Telenet by LGI and acquisition of UPC Belgium by Telenet
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Romania submits National Strategic Reference Framework and Operational Programmes for 2007-2013 to Danuta Hübner
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: Commission adopts draft regulation on population and housing censuses
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission's interim report on new social reality in Europe to be approved by European Spring Summit of 8-9 March
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