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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9527
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/treaty

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing welcomes agreement on new treaty, but regrets loss of objective of political union

Brussels, 19/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, the former chairman of the European Convention which drew up the draft Constitutional Treaty, was quick to react to the conclusion of the meeting of the intergovernmental conference in Lisbon on 19 October. “That the heads of state and government have agreed on the text is, clearly, a good thing. If the text is ultimately ratified, we will be able to get back to the subject after the hiatus caused by the 'no' votes in the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: approval of new Treaty marks the start of difficult phase of ratifications and implementation - A few comments
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: “Lisbon Treaty” approved to everybody's satisfaction - Having overcome its institutional crisis, EU can now “concentrate on its real priorities”, say Presidency and Commission
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: After agreement on Treaty, Europe wants to move on and tackle the challenge of globalisation
(EU) EU/TREATY: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing welcomes agreement on new treaty, but regrets loss of objective of political union
(EU) EU/SOCIAL SUMMIT: Jose Manuel Barroso and Vladimir Spidla welcome social partners' agreement on flexicurity
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: Solana condemns terrorists' attempts to kill Benazir Bhutto
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT:
(EU) EP/TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COUNCIL: Debate on 22-23 October to be dominated by reforming wine industry and Baltic Sea fishing quotas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Private storage aid for pork
(EU) EU/JHA: Idea of new European security strategy makes its way at European level and begins to turn towards internal security
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: New Greens/EFA study shows that only strict and binding upper emissions limits for cars will enable EU to meet overall climate targets
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Luxembourg and Belgium face fines if they fail to abide by Waste Water Treatment Directive
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission moves to higher gear in range of infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Commission gives cautious welcome to good will shown by South Africa, Brazil and India in Pretoria
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Social memorandum for Energy Community
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Infringement proceedings against member states which have failed to submit their energy efficiency action plans
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Legal action taken against Paris and Riga for failure to notify on implementation of measures required by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court clarifies definition of “teleshopping” but does not rule on Austrian programme “Quiz-Express”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: SkyTeam alliance undertakes to free up slots at airports - Commission consults market players
(EU) EU/REGIONAL AFFAIRS: CPMR concerned at Common Agricultural Policy's impact in the regions and adjusting to climate change
(EU) EU/EUROMED: 6th Meeting of EuroMediterranean Trade Ministers
(EU) EU/TAXATION: New infringement proceedings initiated
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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