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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9537
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/cohesion

Commission supports development in Northern Ireland

Brussels, 06/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted three programmes involving Northern Ireland as part of Cohesion policy for 2007-2013. To support Northern Ireland in this new phase of its peace and reconciliation process, a special European Commission task force (headed by DG Regio services) was set up to this end last June. This follows Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's and Commissioner for Regional Policy Danuta Hübner's commitment in this direction. EU...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU/Russia: Two developments in energy field
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission sticks to strategy adopted in 2006 with more focus on respect for rule of law - article 301 of Turkish penal code under superlative level of Commission scrutiny
(EU) EU/WESTERN BALKANS: Mixed progress reports on potential candidate countries - ASA with Serbia to be initialled on Wednesday 7 November
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Troubled Mediterranean waters over Middle East issue - Albania and Mauritania become full members
(EU) EU/NORTH AFRICA: UMA calls for EU aid for North African integration process
(EU) EU/MOROCCO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU to approve extending Schengen area
(EU) EU/JHA: Franco Frattini presents package of counter terrorism measures - Lukewarm reaction from Jean-Marie Cavada
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Three options on table for VAT package - No agreement in November, but deal may be possible in December
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: Tension mounts ahead of adoption - delayed until 5 December - of Peter Mandelson's review proposals
(EU) EU/DOHA: Agreement before end of 2007 seems increasingly unlikely
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Progress on grubbing up chapter of wine sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: €510 million for restructuring of vineyards
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates €5 million in humanitarian aid for victims of hurricane Felix
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission provides €2 million in humanitarian aid to flood victims in Vietnam
(EU) EU/COHESION: Commission supports development in Northern Ireland
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission defends its project for creating European telecoms agency
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Thorny dossier on reduced VAT rates back on Council table
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission rejects idea of EU solidarity fund for victims of damage caused by uninsured ships
(EU) EU/EUROMED: EIB prepares to set up new EuroMed Development Bank
(EU) EU/EIB/MOROCCO: €180 MILLION for motorway between Fez and Taza
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and Turkey agree on opening of EIB Representation Offices in Ankara and Istanbul
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loan for A4 motorway in Germany
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: COMECE proposes new family strategy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of the EU
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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