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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9381
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research

07/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - At the 'Today is the Future' event organised in Brussels on Wednesday 7 March by the European Commission and the German presidency of the EU, the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, and the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, again stressed the importance of the EU's 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development which is in the process of being launched at all levels. Germany's Education and Research Mminister Annette Schavan and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some thoughts on significance of Summit opening on Thursday
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Mr Kaczynski and Mr Kirkilas remind Angela Merkel of importance of energy solidarity between Twenty-Seven
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Parliament wants more ambitious objectives
(EU) EU/FRANCE/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM/CONSTITUTION: David Cameron says one must “forget” “dead” Constitution - Creation of new group at EP in 2009
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Negotiations begin on new agreement
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Reform of judiciary and company restructuring must be priorities for Zagreb, Olli Rehn says
(EU) EU/COTE D'IVOIRE: Javier Solana welcomes peace agreement of 5 March
(EU) EU/EGYPT: 3rd session of Association Council in Brussels on Tuesday marks launch of action plan finally accepted by Egypt
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Almunia warns against slackening in Belgium, Latvia, Bulgaria and Romania - Spain's adjustment is exemplary
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Poland and Lithuania sign deal on Baltic State nuclear power project
(EU) EU/ENERGY: German, French and Benelux operators suggest alternatives to Commission's unbundling plans
(EU) EU/SGI: Commission tests idea of inter-institutional agreement around eight principles to guide its sectoral approach in area of SGI
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: 12 and 13 March Petersberg meeting to focus on ACP-EU Economic Partnership Agreements
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Commission launches major aid programme to support governance and opening-up of Central African Republic - Louis Michel's first visit
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Differing reactions to draft “open Skies” agreement - Unanimity probably required in Council
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Idea of ceiling on maize intervention gains ground
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves France's regional aid map for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Cyprus Airways restructuring plan
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves state aid for Memmingen and Augsburg airports in Germany
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission endorses €460 million funding for British post offices in 2007 tax year
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: PES group seeks to reinforce EU/Latin American relations despite deadlock in trade negotiations
(EU) EU/JHA/VISA RECIPROCITY: Commission examines position of American Senate
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Unions' priorities for Tripartite Social Summit and European Spring Summit
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: CEEP messages to European Spring Summit
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT: NGOs call for rejection of binding biofuel target, and for biofuel environmental performance targets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission takes firmer line against conditions imposed by Madrid on bid for Endesa
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rules that Italian gambling restrictions are too tough - Ruling will speed up other legal proceedings
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in the Official Journal
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rising retail sales in EU27 in January 2007 but slight fall in eurozone
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