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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development

Informal Council wants to promote private investment in Africa, push Europe/Africa partnership on energy forward and bolster dimesnion on EPA

Königswinter, 13 mars 2007 (Agence Europe) - The desire to help Africa escape from economic marginalisation guided the main thrust of discussions at the informal Development Council on 12-13 March in Petersberg, near Bonn. This session, organised by the German presidency, brought EU ministers in charge of development together. It also, for the first time, brought development and trade ministers from around thirty ACP (Africa/Caribbean/Pacific) countries, linked to the Union through the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Differences confirmed (and aggravated) over constitutional relaunch
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana WANTS “change in Syria's attitude” - importance of lebanon's independence
(EU) EU/Middle east: Javier Solana supports Saudi Arabian efforts for resolving Lebanese crisis
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU condemns repression of demonstration in Zimbabwe and urges regime to resolve crisis
(EU) UE/IRAN:
(EU) PE/COMMISSION: MEPs' Controversial debate on European Commission's 2008 annual strategy
(EU) EP/DECLARATION of BERLIN: Political groups' expectations
(EU) EP/TERRORISM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission suggests raising minimum rate of tax on commercial diesel fuel to €359 in 2012 and €380 in 2014
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission launches new consumer protection strategy for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Informal Council wants to promote private investment in Africa, push Europe/Africa partnership on energy forward and bolster dimesnion on EPA
(EU) EU/TRADE: Public consultation exercise on review of trade protection instruments moves into home straight
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: OECD urges interest rate caution
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Parliament urges Council to adopt “Open Skies” draft agreement
(EU) EP/GMO:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Commission is to manage optional system for registration of interest groups and lobbyists in Brussels
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Daniel Cohn-Bendit denounces climate pact without sanctions
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Lamassoure's report proposes reform of own resources system by 2014 - but still no new European taxes
(EU) EU/SPORTS COUNCIL: EU hopes to rationalise work of national anti-doping agencies and eradicate violence in stadiums
(EU) EP/TRADE UNIONS/SOCIAL POLICY: John Monks says biggest danger facing workers today is not China but the financial markets
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/BANKS: Unicredit has first European works council in Italy
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/PLENARY: Celebration of 50th anniversary of Treaty of Rome with Delors, Barroso, Hübner and Delebarre - Committee of Regions' statement for Europe
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Forum of Networks of World Regions set up
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2462: Conclusions of the European Council (8/9 March)
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