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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9429
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/france

21/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - The French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who held a meeting in the Elysée Palace on Monday with the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, will visit Brussels this Wednesday 23 May for a meeting with the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso. (hb)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: An event which brought impetus and a few new ideas
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Little progress at Samara Summit - Tense atmosphere
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission calls on Bucharest to resume reforms
(EU) EU/BULGARIA:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/FRANCE: New French secretary of state for European affairs presents his priorities to Brussels
(EU) EU/CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE: Javier Solana receives Charlemagne prize and affirms that EU has to find way out of its current paralysis to act on world stage
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Political agreement by qualified majority on consumer credit - Threshold for penalties in case of early repayment will be 10,000 EUR per annum
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Further reduction announced in fees for Community trademarks
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Free movement of goods package likely to be adopted before end of 2007
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Decisive week for international roaming charges
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Following Brussels ministerial meeting still no compromise on G4
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission says amendment to special State aid rules in coal industry unnecessary
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Indian Ocean Tuna Committee misses chance to improve fight against illegal fishing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Portugal dubious about chances of concluding debates on winegrowing reform in 2007
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission reviews grubbing objective downward and continues to seek chaptalisation ban
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission wants to set up programme to distribute fruit and vegetables in schools
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Member states compromise on maize for intervention
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Vote on roaming charges - debates with Romano Prodi and Jan Peter Balkenende on future of Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: Consultation on future of home affairs policy
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Meeting between José Manuel Barroso, President of African Union and “voices of development aid” to raise G8 awareness
(EU) EU/WORLD BANK: Commission takes note of announced resignation of Mr Wolfowitz and calls for swift appointment of successor
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/CONSTITUTION: John Monks warns against putting the Constitutional Treaty “on backburner” - call to Seville union congress to “bring social Europe back to life”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/EQUALITY: Outcome of informal Bad Pyrmont Council
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: COPA president calls on 27 to redefine CAP objectives and missions
(EU) EU/OECD:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Precautionary principle does not prevail in every case dealing with environment
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/OECD/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and UNIMED sign Memorandum of Understanding
(EU) EU/ETUC/INTEGRATION:
(EU) UNITED NATIONS/PUBLICATIONS:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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