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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/northern ireland

Francis Wurtz says his political group backs Sinn Fein

Brussels, 06/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - The president of the GUE/NGL group at the European Parliament, French MEP Francis Wurtz, recently reaffirmed full backing for the Northern Irish Republican party Sinn Fein, and its figurehead Gerry Adams. Wurtz had travelled to Dublin on 3 March to attend Sinn Fein's congress, where he expressed 'deep solidarity' with Sinn Fein ahead of the elections which will be held in Northern Ireland on Wednesday 7 March. In a press release, Francis Wurtz comments...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Confirmation that “27” have different conceptions of the Europe of the future
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Presidency hopes Summit decisions on energy and climate change will create “positive dynamic” for progress in constitutional debate before June
(EU) EU/SERBIA: 2008 is a possible date for Serbia to become a candidate country, says Olli Rehn, recalling conditions set
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Frank, critical dialogue during Association Council on 5 March
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Initiative by EP Federalist Intergroup
(EU) EP/NORTHERN IRELAND: Francis Wurtz says his political group backs Sinn Fein
(EU) EP/ARMS: MEPs call for ban on cluster bombs
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European citizens want EU to act on energy - Mass rejection of nuclear power
(EU) EU/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT: First meeting of Jose Manuel Barroso's Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EP and Council to convene conciliation committee over Life+
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission welcomes new step by US Senate towards greater visa reciprocity
(EU) EP/JHA: EU must put an end to externalised management of migratory flows, say Martine Roure and Giusto Catania
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Messrs Kovács and Chertoff want to cooperate more to improve security of transAtlantic trade
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Pressure from Paris and Dublin on G-4 negotiators
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Social consequences of restructuring sugar sector cause concern for workers' unions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Aid modulation still a stumbling block - Horst Seehofer determined to get EP to release funding
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/MOROCCO/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: It is for national courts to decide which funds can be exempted from VAT, as long as they respect fiscal neutrality
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 0.9% rise in GDP in fourth quarter of 2006
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Neelie Kroes to approve French regional aid maps for 2007-2013 on Wednesday
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission achieves 90% of its 2006 work programme
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EWEA urges European Council to introduce binding target for renewable energy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Draft “open skies” agreement not welcomed everywhere
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Expectations of temporary agency work social partners ahead of European Summit
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/AIRBUS:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT: NGOs say energy efficiency, binding renewable targets and lower emissions are crucial to combat climate change
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Eurostat says women's life expectancy should exceed 80 in all Member States by 2050
(EU) EU/EQUALITY:
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