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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade defence

European retailers and importers insist on reform of Community mechanism

Brussels, 22/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the Foreign Trade Association (FTA) gave its response to the Commission's Green Paper on trade defence instruments: (http: //www.fta-eu.org/ftagreenpaper.pdf) and reiterated its appeal for reform of the Community mechanism (EUROPE 9322, 9385 and 9387). FTA Secretary General, Jan Eggert stated in a press release that, “It is clear that the speed at which globalisation and the worldwide marketplace has developed requires a reform of the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY/ITALY:
(EU) EU/RELAUNCH: Results of “Etats généraux de l'Europe” to be forwarded to European Council
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(EU) EU/EURO: Special euro coin issue to commemorate 50th anniversary Treaty of Rome
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Almunia says member states have to take more advantage of growth to improve their public finances
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Six member states taken to court
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Big breakthrough in Council negotiations on draft payment services directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: New batch of court cases
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission and EEA launch online Water Information system for Europe - Member states asked to do more to improve water quality - Main challenge is reducing water usage
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Divergences on scale of uncoupling aid in fruit and vegetables sector and crisis management mechanisms
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission suggests amending certain agricultural spending financial regulations to ensure transparency
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Import quotas on sugar from Romania and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/JHA: Presidency denounces fact that racism and discrimination are a “daily reality”
(EU) EP/JHA/UNITED STATES: Seminar on data protection
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Faced with future EU enlargements, Pieper report calls for new orientation to structural policies
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: European retailers and importers insist on reform of Community mechanism
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONs: Committee of Regions' “Declaration for Europe” supports heads of state “in bringing constitutional process to a rapid conclusion”
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: European Commission may have to pay tax
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for glass industry in Turkey
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