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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/south korea

Seoul may make concessions next week to spur conclusion of FTA

Brussels, 12/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 10 October, the day after his meeting in Brussels with European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson (EUROPE 9515), the South Korean trade minister, Kim Jong-Hoon, announced that Seoul may improve its tariff concessions during next week's talks with the European Union in order to spur a bilateral EU-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA). Slow progress has been made in talks to date due to differences between the two parties, mainly on access...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Exchange rates and financial markets: two reasonable developments
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Future Treaty, situation in Burma, mission to Chad and relations with Balkans on agenda for ministers
(EU) EU/TREATY: Important, but not definitive, debate on draft treaty
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Consolidation of strategic partnership
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/MOROCCO: Support for reform of public administration in Morocco
(EU) EU/ELDR: ELDR Annual Congress on 18-19 October
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR SAFETY: First meeting of High Level Group on nuclear safety and waste management
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Seoul may make concessions next week to spur conclusion of FTA
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Robert Kimmitt stresses principle of “reciprocity” in investment
(EU) EU/JHA: Presidency ahead of itself on enlargement of Schengen area
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls for more transparency on agricultural aid
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament wants framework plan on reinforcement of airport capacity
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Action is needed to combat illicit cigarette trade
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/BUDGET: Commission suggests mobilisation of European Globalisation Adjustment Fund up to €14.8 million
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Poland and Baltic States pan out a common approach to energy Policy
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Viviane Reding says functional network separation is right tool for ensuring competition
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Health and Environment Alliance launches postcard campaign to alert MEPs on need to protect children from pesticides
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth inquiry launched into subsidy for French domestic appliances manufacturer FagorBrandt
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises €31 million aid from French Industrial Innovation Agency for OSIRIS R&D programme
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional go-ahead for Schering-Plough's planned acquisition of Organon BS
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Harlem Desir and Gyula Hegyi call for EU investigation into abuse of power by supermarkets
(EU) EP/TOURISM: Costa report suggests European approach to promote tourism development
(EU) EU/EIB: Continued bank support in South Africa
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves five new operational programmes for Polish Regions
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves two new operational programmes for Estonia
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/BUDGET: “Our small budget will not allow us to give money to everybody”, says Dalia Grybauskaité
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: New website to provide human rights training for judges and prosecutors
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in the Official Journal
(EU) EU/EQUALITY:
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