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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/canada

Ottawa wants new trade agreement with EU

Brussels, 22/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - At the EU-Canada summit in Berlin on 4 June, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to speak to his German counterpart and president of the European Council, Angela Merkel, about opening talks on a new bilateral free trade agreement. According to the director of the Quebec Mission to the EU, Christos Sirros, quoted by several press agencies, Canadian Trade Minister David Emerson, in a letter sent on 10 May to Ms Merkel, Commission President...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-Russia: The occasional disagreement should not compromise essential cooperation, especially when it comes to energy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ITALY/EU REFORM: Romano Prodi declares that as defender of constitutional treaty, Italy will not agree to any old compromise on future treaty and that failure would open door to a several-speed Europe
(EU) EP/TURKEY: France must state its position, says Martin Schulz
(EU) EU/ITALY/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/SEAT:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission unveils strategy in fight against cyber crime
(EU) EU/SPACE COUNCIL: 29 European Union and/or ESA member states adopt common political framework for coordinating space activities in Europe
(EU) EU/CANADA: Ottawa wants new trade agreement with EU
(EU) EU/ACP: Ahead of joint ACP-EU Council on 25 May, ACP ministers prepare consolidated position of all ACP regions on economic partnership agreements
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council welcomes progress industrial policy at Community level but wants new measures
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Europeans still favour ban on smoking in public places
(EU) EU/G8/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Still no agreement by major finance ministers on how to monitor hedge funds
(EU) EU/TAXATION: László Kovács says that argument that introducing a CCCTB would lead to harmonisation of tax rates does not hold up
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Industry committee adopts compromise on international roaming charges
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament sounds alarm, concerned by constant loss of biodiversity - EU must show political resolve to stamp this out by 2010
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: “LIFE +” formally adopted
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: According to study commissioned by Commission, one in six European mammals is threatened with extinction - Call for EU to act to preserve biodiversity
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Future of funding for aid to rural zones dividing member states - consensus on main principles
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fruit and vegetable producer countries repeat demands on decoupling of aid and crisis management
(EU) EU/TERRITORIAL COHESION: Jean-Marie Beaupuy's hopes for Informal Council in Leipzig - Charter and priorities of EU Territorial Agenda
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT: CER and EIM call for reliable public funding as only way to compete with road transport
(EU) EU/TERRITORIAL COHESION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional green light to Universal's purchase of BMG's music publishing business
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: External trade surplus for eurozone in March - Deficit for EU27
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank opens regional representation for Caribbean
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB joins with Caisse d'Epargne group to provide loans to SMEs in French overseas departments
(EU) EU/FYRM/ECOFIN:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 22/05/2007: