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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east

Javier Solana's first visit to Syria since 2004

Brussels, 12/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative for CFSP Javier Solana began a tour of the Middle East on Monday. His trip takes him first of all to Beirut for talks with Lebanon's prime minister, Fouad Siniora, and with the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, Nabih Berri. Solana will then go to Saudi Arabia where he will be met, on Tuesday, by King Abdallah. On Wednesday, he will be in Damascus for a meeting with the Syrian president, Bachar Al-Assad. This is the EU foreign...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some reasons to confidently welcome European Council's approval of energy and climate programme
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Olli Rehn supports Martti Ahtisaari's “realistic compromise”, noting failure of negotiated solution
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Bucharest defers European elections
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana's first visit to Syria since 2004
(EU) EU/INDONESIA:
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: Olli Rehn welcomes “courageous decision” of Cypriot authorities to destroy part of wall in Nicosia
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EU hopes for invitation to ministerial conference
(EU) EU/COTE D'IVOIRE: Commission welcomes inter-Ivorian political agreement and will support ambitious and credible peace process
(EU) EU/GULF STATES:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/TRILATERAL: European Council themes to be raised at next trilateral commission
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission adopts its proposed directive this Tuesday on increasing minimum rate of excise for commercial diesel
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission adopts execution measures specifying certain obligations under “Transparency” directive
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Pascal Lamy thinks compromise possible by end of June
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission likely to propose minor changes to cross-compliance rules
(EU) EU/SPORT: Informal meeting of EU ministers in Stuttgart
(EU) EU/GERMANY/MOTOR CARS:
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: Commission proposes authorisation for malic acid in wines imported from Argentina
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Technical meetings on implementation of fisheries agreement
(EU) EU/UN/FISHERIES: FAO adopts its priorities for next two years
(EU) EP/SPRING SUMMIT: European Parliament Political groups welcome agreement on energy at European Council
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: List of 55 special advisers published
(EU) EU/JHA/FOOTBALL: EU and UEFA hope to eradicate stadium violence
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Surprise inspections carried out at France Télécom in 2004 were not illegal
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: First meeting of “Paris network”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Ursula von der Leyen welcomes European summit's confirmation of European Family Alliance - Stéphane Buffetaut (EESC) supports minimum public budget
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EESC/PLENARY: Max Kohnstamm to take part in debate on 50 years of European integration
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Inter-regional cooperation must be laboratory for innovation, say Danuta Hübner and Michel Delebarre
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 724
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