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Charlie McCreevy highly critical of member states which call for more time to complete the internal postal market

Brussels, 15/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 14 May, during his visit to Bulgaria, Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy severely criticised those member states which are holding up full liberalisation of postal services by trying to postpone - until 2012? - the 2009 deadline contained in the European directive in force, and confirmed by the Commission in its legislative proposal of October 2006 (see EUROPE 9289). “In the postal sector we see that many countries and vested...

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(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
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(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
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(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
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