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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/switzerland

Council gives Commission mandate to negotiate with Swiss authorities on tax dispute between EU and Switzerland

Brussels, 15/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 15 May, the Council decided to authorise the Commission to open negotiations with Switzerland on the application of European state aid rules under the 1972 EU-Switzerland free trade agreement. Belgium, Latvia and Luxembourg abstained. The matter was a Point A, not for discussion, item on the agenda of the meeting of ministers responsible for development policy. The Council aim is to “negotiate a mutually acceptable solution” for the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Fact or fiction - London and Paris see Europe's future differently
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PORTUGUESE: Future Portuguese presidency wants reorientation of EU foreign policy from East onto South
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Action plan signed for arranging two annual meetings for implementing their strategic partnership
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Europeans repeat their support for Arab peace initiative in Middle East
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Warsaw critical of Samara Summit preparations
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission unveils prospects for development of its external service 2007-2008
(EU) EU/BLACK SEA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Compromise on roaming tariffs
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Resolve to conclude EPA negotiation by end 2007 - transitional periods may be envisaged where necessary for ACP bananas' access to European market
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Fruitful Council session for Africa and the effectiveness of development aid
(EU) EU/TRADE: Scale of review of Community trade defence arrangements reduced
(EU) EU/TRADE: Tariff on imports of raw aluminium into EU reduced to 3%
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA/TRADE: Gentle first round of talks on free trade agreement
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Council gives Commission mandate to negotiate with Swiss authorities on tax dispute between EU and Switzerland
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy highly critical of member states which call for more time to complete the internal postal market
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA/PASSENGER DATA: USA attempts to justify its demands to MEPs
(EU) EU/ROME II:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission notes “progress” by Bulgaria
(EU) EP/JHA/VISAS: EU may soon have biggest fingerprint database worldwide
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Italy's national allocation plan for 2008-2012 conditional green light
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/AIR TRANSPORT: Russia not ready to sign agreement on flights over Siberia
(EU) EU/EEA: Meeting of European economic area council
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of First Instance refuses most damages claimed against Commission for failing to conclude contract for lease
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Restrictions on hake fishing are not discriminatory
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Black & Decker cannot file application for trade mark of black and yellow electric tool
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Counterfeiting threatens patient security and credibility of medicines - industry calling on Europe to fight this scourge
(EU) EU/MEDICINE: Jean-François Dehecq invites Europe to look more closely into the issue of a reliable distribution chain for medicines
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Eurochambres and BusinessEurope appeal for creation of European private company statute
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU farmers note “advances” in reform of the wine sector
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB makes share exchange offer to support Eurotunnel restructuring plan
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in the Official Journal
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
SUPPLEMENT
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