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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9388

17 March 2007
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/united states
EU and US leaders discuss preparations for 30 April summit and international issues in Washington on 19 March

Brussels, 16/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - Representatives of the European Union, the acting President of the Council of the EU, German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and EU High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, will be discussing international issues during their visit to Washington on Monday. The politicians will cover issues like the Middle East and the new Palestinian national unity government, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Concluding Doha Round on the basis of the (remarkable) results so far
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: National unity government deal is step in right direction but EU will wait and see
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU and US leaders discuss preparations for 30 April summit and international issues in Washington on 19 March
(EU) EU/ASIA:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EP/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: MEPs say reform is still essential and stress role education plays in reconciliation
(EU) EP/GUATEMALA: MEPs condemn assassination of parliamentarians and call on authorities to step up fight against organised crime
(EU) EP/CAMBODIA: Concerned by climate of impunity in Cambodia, MEPs want inquiries to be made into murder of trade unionists
(EU) EP/NIGERIA: Government calls for action in respect of human rights before next general elections in April
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Member states failing to properly check food products
(EU) EU/TRADE: Definitive antidumping measures levied on Chinese strawberries
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Ministers to discuss voluntary modulation, simplification of EU rules and food safety on Monday and Tuesday
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission objects to extending excise duties exemption for recreational aviation and private leisure craft
(EU) EU/SMALL BUSINESSES:
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS: No agreement in sight with Ottawa
(EU) EU/JHA: Eurojust involved in dismantling VAT fraud network
(EU) EU/JHA: Drop in EU asylum requests
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: EP recommends Euro-Latin American inter-regional global partnership
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: Parliament proposes Euro-Latin American inter-regional association with Andean Community
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Parliament adopts mixed report on setting up Euro-Mediterranean free trade area
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Parliament to set up temporary climate change committee
(EU) EU/GAMBLING: EFTA Court finds State gambling monopolies admissible - Impact in EU is foreseen
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission encourages private actions against cartels, but hopes to avoid “Americanisation” of European legal culture
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Farmers come up with 50 ways of reducing red tape
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Vladimir Spidla backs launch of gas industry social dialogue
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in Official Journals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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