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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9436
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/japan

Stabilisation of Central Asia at centre of Hamburg ministerial before Berlin summit on 5 June

Brussels, 31/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - Regional and international current affairs issues were at the centre of the European troika discussions on Tuesday at the meeting of EU/ASEM foreign affairs ministers in Hamburg. The troika was headed by the head of German diplomacy and president of the Council Frank-Walter Steinmeier and attended by the European commissioner for external relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the high representative for the CFSP, Javier Solana, and the Japanese foreign...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CANADA: Berlin Summit due to approve launch of joint study to assess possibility of closer economic partnership
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Stabilisation of Central Asia at centre of Hamburg ministerial before Berlin summit on 5 June
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: Commission proposes strategic partnership with Brasilia
(EU) EU/LEBANON:
(EU) EU/EU REFORM: New academic study - Statements from Oreja and Mendez de Vigo - cost of lack of constitutional rules
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: Pöttering calls for new peace conference
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Mediterranean Forum to meet in Crete on 1-2 June
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: End of excessive debt procedures against Germany, Greece and Malta - Conclusions on tax fraud, which Berlin no longer links to VAT package
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Council approves centralised marketing authorisation of advanced therapy medicines
(EU) EU/HEALTH: EU agrees on minimum precautionary measure after discovery of case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Council signs up to 2007-2013 strategy objectives for consumer policy and sets out priorities
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Spidla and Frattini suggest convening a joint Justice/Employment Council on migration - latest results of Social/Employment Council
(EU) EU/GCC:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Explanation for Dutch veto on draft directive on portability of pension rights - results from public debate
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Christine Lagarde says conditions for agreement are not right - Peter Mandelson to meet Susan Schwab on Friday
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Common Agricultural Policy health check seems to hold few fears for France
(EU) EU/DIPLOMACY: European consular protection at a turning point
(EU) EU/G8: European Commission expectations for Heiligendamm summit
(EU) EU/G8/CLIMATE: Battle in Heiligendamm between Germany and USA will be tough when it comes to finding common ground in fight against climate change beyond 2012
(EU) EU/G8/DEVELOPMENT: At G8 meeting, José Manuel Barroso will announce additional €100 million to be paid to global fund to combat poverty pandemics
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Significant increase in counterfeit and pirated articles seized in Europe in 2006
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: 2006 bathing water quality results better than in 2005
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council agreement in sight on creation of single market organisation
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Some reservation about reliability of internal audits
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Seeking to avoid inclusion on new list of “terrorist” organisations, People's Mojahedin of Iran again protests its innocence
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens formal investigation into Italy's tax incentives to recognise hidden gains of privatised banks
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed take-over of Denton by HgCapital
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/LIBERAL PROFESSIONS:
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