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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9459

3 July 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy community
2nd ministerial meeting - Commission pushes for extension to Moldova, Norway, Turkey and Ukraine

Brussels, 02/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - Meeting on 29 June in Bechichi under the chairmanship of the Montenegro minister for economic development, Branimir Gvozdenovic and the Commissioner for energy Andris Piebalgs, energy ministers from the Energy Community (members include the EU27, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and the UN Interim Administration in Kosovo) looked at the results obtained since the entry into force of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New European Treaty: a few conclusions (with participation of Jacques Delors, Etienne Davignon, Jean-Claude Juncker and a few others)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: Presidency and Commission come closer in their views - “mandate on treaty can be clarified but not renegotiated”
(EU) EU/REPUBLIC OF GUINEA: EU supports Guinea's democratic transition process - EU/Guinea cooperation to continue
(EU) EU/EU REFORM: Portugal confirms timetable announced and expresses confidence despite demands from Warsaw
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: José Socrates calls for loyalty and responsibility
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: José Socrates says one must not throw oil on fire
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: EU condemns attack against prime minister of Côte d'Ivoire and calls for Ouagadougou Agreement to be fully implemented
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Environment is sector for which there are most infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Formal adoption of directive on prudential assessment of acquisitions and cross-border shareholdings
(EU) EU/TRADE: United States' turn to bring complaint against European banana import regime
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/COHESION: Commission approves national strategy and priorities of Portugal
(EU) EU/ENERGY COMMUNITY: 2nd ministerial meeting - Commission pushes for extension to Moldova, Norway, Turkey and Ukraine
(EU) EU/JHA: EU and Denmark improve their cooperation in civil and commercial law
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Freedom of households to choose gas and electricity suppliers effective from 1st July in Union
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Minimum retail selling prices for cigarettes: infringement proceedings against Austria, Ireland and Italy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: CAP balance sheet, wine and sugar, Portuguese presidency priorities
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Recommendations for more effective, more transparent and more predictable greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EEB congratulates German presidency on its Climate / Energy achievements - bad mark on CO2 from cars
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Kroes and Mandelson respond to French criticism
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social partners' reaction to Commission communication on flexicurity
(EU) EU/FRANCE/EMU: Teixeira dos Santos banking on peer pressure to persuade Paris to meet its budgetary commitments
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Reports on euro area economy and ECB
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Economic and Social Committee Employers' Group roadmap for completion of internal market by 2010
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Greens demand investigation into “pillage” of bluefin tuna
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Scientists advise against re-opening anchovy fishery in Bay of Biscay - Commission has to decide
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Rail associations set research agenda to enhance rail sector performance
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT: Christine de Veyrac pleased with efficiency of airlines' black list
(EU) EU/REGIONS/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT: CER calls for work on internalisation of external transport costs to be speeded up
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 740
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