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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9430
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/russia

22/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - The president of the Federation of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and his wife, accompanied by Russia's deputy foreign minister, Vladimir Titov, will be on an official visit to Luxembourg on Thursday 24 May. During the afternoon, Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker will receive Mr Putin for a bilateral meeting at Senningen Castle. Bilateral relations, economic relations and EU-Russia relations, as well as the future of Europe, will be the main topics on the agenda for...

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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:
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