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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9377

2 March 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 29
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/human rights

01/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - The main political groups in the European Parliament (EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, UEN, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL) published a joint statement on Thursday vigorously condemning the anti-Semitic publication by MEP Maciej Giertych (non-attached, Poland) one of the leaders of the League of Polish Families (see EUROPE 9370). The statement says that “the text is of racist, xenophobic and sexist nature and contradicts the principle of coexistence between cultures which is the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOOD AID: Commission allocates €135 million to alleviate world hunger
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Angela Merkel in favour of reference to Christianity
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: International conference on Iraq in Baghdad on 10 March, with involvement of Syria and Iran - Reaction from MEP de Keyser
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: EU welcomes Moroccan initiative on Western Sahara
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission considers prices suggested by Microsoft for licences are excessive compared to level of innovation
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow imposes timetable for lifting embargo
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA:
(EU) ACP/EU: Six ACP regions will to all they can to conclude EPA negotiations by 31 December 2007 but don't ask for the impossible
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Next stages in implementation of migration policy in Europe
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT: Copenhagen urges EU to take the world lead in reducing CO² emissions and wants binding commitment on developing renewables in the Union
(EU) EP/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Transport committee adopts 3rd maritime package - Differences with Council remain - Plenary vote in April
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Parliamentary debates kick off with completion of internal postal market
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: National and European parliamentarians look at issue of Eurozone convergence or divergence
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: First debate at Parliament on proposal for CAP on roaming tariffs
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Ecofin Council calls for better quality translation of texts and control of expenditure in this area
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU/Morocco fisheries agreement enters into force
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2005: Council recommends discharge to Commission so it can execute 2005 budget
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission welcomes progress made in 2006 on setting up single market in financial services
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Jacques Delors suggests sensible and reasonable social protocol alongside constitutional treaty - and sets out wishes for reactivating social policy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission and member states discuss conditions of intervention under European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AIRBUS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: Agriculture, cohesion policy, solidarity funds and aid to Turkey on work programme of Court of Auditors for 2007
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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