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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9541
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/future of europe

Civil society wants to be more involved in European issues - Calls for European Agora to be repeated

Brussels, 12/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - Meeting for a 'European Agora' on 8-9 November 2007, some 400 civil society representatives discussed the future of Europe with MEPs (see Europe 9534). The first thing that emerged was that the participants felt the European Agora should be repeated as a tangible way of bringing civil society closer to European politicians. The participants suggested it could be changed to become an interinstitutional event with funding earmarked to enhance its...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Should Europe still aim to have a large, powerful manufacturing industry? This is the unvoiced question underlying trade defence measures
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Troika to unveil proposals on 20 November 2007
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana to visit Israel and Palestinian Territories
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Preparations for next week's Jumbo Council
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Concerned about fate of opposition figure, Benita Ferrero-Waldner stresses criteria for closer EU-Ukraine links
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Force generation for EUFOR Chad-CAR
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: CLRAE examines territorial democracy in Turkey, Russia and Croatia, along with regionalisation in Europe
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Mourad Medelci calls on EU to support Algeria's bid to join WTO - Algeria gives conditional backing to idea of a Mediteranean Union
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Civil society wants to be more involved in European issues - Calls for European Agora to be repeated
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers discuss economic impact of migration
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Progress and substantial commitments after first six months of Transatlantic Economic Council's work
(EU) EU/JHA: EU reaches agreement on civil and commercial mediation
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission defends its biofuels policy despite increased international reservations
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: NGOs say IPCC report for 17 November should provide spur to robust political action and the height of alarming predictions
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: EP temporary committee says China is prepared to cooperate with rich countries but unconvinced about need for quantitative objectives for emerging countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional go-ahead for Kraft's buy-up of Danone's biscuit division
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission allows Dell to buy up ASAP
(EU) EU/BULGARIA:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Socialists and public service unions voice concerns at Commission's plans for SGI/SGEI
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Vote on airport charges postponed
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: European Union should encourage more investment in film industry
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATION: UER Member states must keep hold on radio spectrum
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Call for better cervical cancer screening
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Joint declaration by mayors of 10 European capital cities in defence of high quality public services - Call for people to sign ETUC petition
(EU) EU/EIB/BELGIUM: Signing of third 400 million loan for water purification and protection in Wallonia
(EU) EU/EIB/ITALY: Bank co-financing investment in Marches regional development programme
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Latin America:
(EU) Means of payment:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Aeronautics:
(EU) Naval construction:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 754
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 12/11/2007: