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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9432
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social

European Social Model must become pillar of EU, says COMECE

Brussels, 24/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - If one wants citizens to recognise a positive and promising political project in Europe, then they must feel more secure and confident in the future precisely because Europe is there. The strengthening of the social dimension in Europe is therefore just as essential as reforms of EU institutions. Such are the main conclusions reached by a meeting of the social affairs commission of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Opinions continue to differ over essential elements of new European Treaty - Importance of “Part III” of 2004 project
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Sarkozy and Barroso say compromise is in reach on idea of simplified treaty - Paris' tone toughens on Doha round - French initiative for “economic government”
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU extends its observation mission in Rafah
(EU) EP/ESTONIA: MEPs express solidarity with Tallinn in crisis with Russia
(EU) EP/NETHERLANDS: Cautious welcome to Balkenende's ideas, particularly on role of national parliaments
(EU) EU/EDA: Alexander Weis to take over from Nick Witney
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ACP: Friday's joint Council to conclude formal and comprehensive review on economic partnership agreements in order to speed things up
(EU) EU/POST: No agreement in sight for June postal services Council - new charge made by McCreevy for total liberalisation of post in 2009
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs provides assurances that Union wants amicable solution to issue of unbundling
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission conditionally exempts Poseidon gas pipeline from third party access rules of “gas” directive
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New fisheries agreement between EU and Guinea Bissau
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: With Green Paper on safer ship dismantling, Commission prepares ground for future European strategy
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/YOUTH/CULTURE: Council adopts compromise on proposal to revise Television without Borders Directive
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: Temporary committee on climate change, chaired by Guido Sacconi, gets down to work
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament wants widest possible access to health services throughout Europe
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament wants to be involved in developing EU trade aid strategy
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Parliament calls for greater effectiveness from cohesion policy which is set to become EU's largest budget item
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP calls for decent work development programme and introduction of minimum wages
(EU) EP/JHA: European Parliament outlines integrated strategy for fighting organised crime
(EU) EU/TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS: Parliamentary green light on TEN funding rules
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Half-hearted approval of plan to create Common Market Organisation
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament rallies to compromise on maize
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: Salafranca Sánchez-Neya co-president of Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of First Instance confirms decision against German recycling system “der Grüne Punkt” for abusing dominant position
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Disparities in EU technical services - infringement proceedings to be launched soon
(EU) EU/EUROMED: First talks in Brussels with view to “South-South” cooperation backed by EU
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Social Model must become pillar of EU, says COMECE
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU27 foreign direct investment flows with rest of world up in 2006, while intra-EU flows are down
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
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