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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/50th anniversary

Complete Draft of “Berlin Declaration”

Brussels, 26/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - The complete text of the “Berlin Declaration” is as follows. It was adopted on 25 March by the presidents of the three institutions of the EU: Angela Merkel (Council), José Manuel Barroso (European Commission) and Hans-Gert Pöttering (European Parliament) on the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome:

“For centuries Europe has been an idea, holding out hope of peace and understanding. That hope

has been fulfilled. European unification has...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: From Berlin Declaration (too vague to be effective) to evolution of Catholic position on Europe's ethical dimension
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: “Berlin declaration” sticks to June 2009 deadline for entry into force of new treaty but Warsaw and Prague express doubts - Angela Merkel affirms, “we want decisions in June”, which could lead to IGC in second half of 2007
(EU) EU/50th ANNIVERSARY: Complete Draft of “Berlin Declaration”
(EU) EU/NOBEL PEACE PRIZE: Commission to propose Helmet Kohl
(EU) PES/EU ANNIVERSARY:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Young people adopt Declaration of Rome calling for Constitution for Europe - No direct contact with Berlin
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Security Council toughens up sanctions against Tehran - Javier Solana to resume contact with Ari Larijani
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: United States supports Mr Ahtisaari's proposal for Kosovan independence under international supervision
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Ms Ferrero-Waldner calls for Belarusians held after peaceful protest on Sunday to be freed
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: France's national plan for allocating greenhouse gas emission allowances (2008-2010) approved, conditional on one technical change
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Conditional approval for Polish allocation plan
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission gives conditional approval to Czech national emission quota allocation plan for 2008-2012
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission to reveal new policy to phase out disposal at sea of marine species, on 28 March
(EU) EU/INDIA/TRADE: Union turns to WTO panel against Indian import regime for wines and spirits
(EU) EU/JHA/ASYLUM: No major changes to Dublin II before 2008
(EU) EU/JHA/ASYLUM: Chechens are victims of Dublin II
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission authorises three varieties of genetically modified oilseed rape - Import and processing into animal feed approved
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy welcomes new rules on de-registration of European companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission launches consultation process on four carmakers' commitments on access to technical information
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission admonishes Germany and Austria over discriminatory rules on personal income tax
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission calls on Ireland to end discriminatory rules on tax treatment of patent royalties
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves state aid for one project, and opens investigation on state aid for another
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission asks Prague to bring Czech Competition Law into line with Community law
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Chaves report will feed into reflection on future of cohesion policy, says Danuta Hübner - Commission report to be published at end of May
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Committee of the Regions wants agreement in June on road map for Constitution - Emphasis on role of local authorities in development of Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: January sees fall in industrial new orders in both euro zone and EU27
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Statistics on meat production forecasts
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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