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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9379

6 March 2007
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/sudan/darfur
EU to help bail out Peace Facility for Africa and calls on other donors to do same - Khartoum set to allow first joint UN/AU force to be deployed

Brussels, 05/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - The African Union's mission in Sudan (AMIS) is in desperate need of additional funding in order to complete its mandate until the effective deployment of a joint United Nations and African Union force in Darfur. However, the coffers of the Peace Facility for Africa, which have seen EU support for AMIS to the tune of some €250 million, are nearly empty and will most certainly be so by the end of March. Aware of the situation and “extremely concerned...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Preparation of the “Berlin Declaration” in part foreshadows debate on relaunch of European construction and integration
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Ministers hope for swift implementation of measures needed to conclude SAA
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Council supports tightening-up of sanctions, whilst keeping door open to negotiations
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN: Council to re-examine sanction regime against Tashkent next May
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/SUDAN/DARFUR: EU to help bail out Peace Facility for Africa and calls on other donors to do same - Khartoum set to allow first joint UN/AU force to be deployed
(EU) EP/PALESTINE:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Andrew Duff publishes new suggestions
(EU) EU/POLAND/CONSTITUTION: Warsaw comes out against double majority voting - Poland to submit its views to Angela Merkel on 16 March
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Quality of new treaty takes precedence over timetable, stresses Prime Minister Topolanek
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Knesset's letter to Ms Ferrero-Waldner pleading in favour of "strong partnership” - Ms Livni to ask EU not to lift boycott on Palestinian Authority
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Morocco repeats calls for “advanced status” in relations with Europe
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission to release one million EUR for victims of floods in Bolivia
(EU) EP/MOROCCO: EP President Pöttering meets Speaker of Moroccan Parliament - Renewed Mediterranean rivalry between the European Parliament and national parliaments?
(EU) EU/50TH ANNIVERSARY: European Estates General in Lille on 17 March
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Council will have last word on whether Union commitment on renewable energies must be binding or not
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION: European Council expected to adopt target of 25% cut in red tape by 2012
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Ministers back the positive and encouraging thrust of draft European Council conclusions
(EU) EU/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/GALILEO:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/OPEN SKIES: Draft transatlantic agreement reached on Friday
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission updates blacklist
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: EU27 set to improve pre-school education
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: No breakthrough in London - Jacques Chirac at loggerheads with Peter Mandelson
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European business leaders outline expectations of Spring Summit
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives go-ahead to two acquisitions
(EU) EU/JHA/ROMANIA: Thousands of Moldavians about to join EU
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: CESR member joins calls for greater hedge fund transparency
(EU) EU/UN/FISHERIES: 17% of fish stocks are being over-exploited, says FAO
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission hails progress in hydrogen technology
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/CROATIA: Špidla and Ljubièiæ sign joint memorandum on tackling poverty and social exclusion
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Declaration on 50th anniversary of Rome Treaty
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Preparing for International Women's Day on 8 March
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/FRANCE: 150 million euro loan for Nice tram Tramway
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 723
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