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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9412

24 April 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/energy
South East Europe, a strategic partner for Union's embryonic common energy policy

Brussels, 23/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - MEPs and MPs from three candidate countries - Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey - met at the European Parliament in Brussels on 16-17 April to discuss the stakes of the Community energy policy, cooperation between the EU27 and the countries of South East Europe and priority reform in these countries. Agreeing that South East Europe is of strategic importance for the Union's energy supply security (Turkey, especially, being a hub...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: External aspects of developments in energy regarding EU - especially relations with Russia
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: EU sets out areas for wide cooperation with countries of region
(EU) EU/IRAN: Solana-Larijani meeting in Ankara on Wednesday
(EU) EU/EU REFORM:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU confirms its readiness to speak to ministers of Palestinian government which accepts Quartet principles
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: List of people denied visa extended
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/BURMA-MYANMAR:
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Council reiterates extreme concern for Darfur - Urgent need to move to deployment of joint AU-UN force
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Council calls for international humanitarian law to be respected and for political process to be opened
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: EU and Rio Group examine situation in Haiti - Further European aid of 2.7 billion for Latin America
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: European Parliament calls for relaunch of multilateral nuclear disarmament
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Still no agreement on lifting Russian embargo on Polish meat
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council green light to launch of negotiations for bilateral free trade agreements with ASEAN, South Korea and India
(EU) EU/EIB/AFRICA: African infrastructure trust fund is operational with initial €87 million from Commission and 9 member states
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Commission and ECB to present their reports on extension of Eurozone to Cyprus and Malta on 16 May
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Debate on increased transparency of “hedge funds” comes down in favour of non-binding international initiative
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Germany is not giving up fight to introduce reverse charge mechanism for value-added tax
(EU) EU/FRAUD: International operation “Diabolo” is victory in fight against fraud and organised crime, says Mr Kallas
(EU) EU/WORLD BANK:
(EU) EU/JHA: Europol sees competencies bolstered
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency wants swift agreement on VIS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: South East Europe, a strategic partner for Union's embryonic common energy policy
(EU) EP/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Parliament tackles follow-up to third maritime package
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: UGS sceptical over maritime traffic monitoring proposals
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fragile compromise on experimental anchovy fishery
(EU) EU/EUROMED: First high level meeting on Euro-Mediterranean investment promotion agencies
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/EIF:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 730
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