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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/russia/lithuania

Concrete results are more important for strategic partnership than new agreement, says Martikonis

Brussels, 09/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - The fact that negotiations on a new EU-Russia partnership agreement are still blocked (Ed: due to the Polish veto after the Russian embargo against Polish meat) does not prevent either side, if they so wish, from finding concrete solutions to the many problems that persist in many areas, stressed Rytis Martikonis, Lithuania's ambassador with the EU, in an interview with EUROPE. “Treaties are secondary. What counts is the result, not the process...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU's influence on daily life of Europeans grows
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EU TREATY: Warsaw wants to include Ioannina compromise in Treaty protocol
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY: Czech EU Presidency to aim at “Europe without Frontiers”
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/LITHUANIA: Concrete results are more important for strategic partnership than new agreement, says Martikonis
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EU continues rule of law mission in Iraq
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/ITALY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers decide on common position on exchange rates ahead of G7 Summit - Disappointment at some countries' budget plans
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Financial stability roadmap is adopted
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: No progress on Galileo funding
(EU) EU/ECOFIN:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES: Commission plans to help SMEs become greener
(EU) EU/2008 BUDGET:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Diversification, central theme of high level conference on energy security
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU decides not to extend quotas but to have a joint import surveillance system on Chinese textile imports in 2008
(EU) EU/TRADE: Günter Verheugen and Michael Glos vow EU will defend its steel producers against Chinese exports
(EU) EU/GMO: Standing Committee on Food Chain takes stance on Wednesday on approving BASF genetically modified potato
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts new restructuring plan for sugar sector
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes protection of sensitive habitats off Irish coast
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Oceana alarmed at by-catches and shark discards
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into Thomson's take over of Reuters
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Getronics by KPN
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA: Council of Europe concerned about opening of transit centres for migrants and asylum seekers
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Jerome Vignon outlines reforms to be implemented by the member states to update their social security systems
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Pension proposal on track to improve workers' mobility
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Tenth anniversary of European Employment Strategy
(EU) EU/SPORT: UEFA and FIFA hope to convince European Union not to subject football to competition rules
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/EIB: €75 million worth of loan earmarked for Charleroi Metro in Belgium
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in the Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2467: EU faces challenges of globalisation
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