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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9589
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ukraine

Free trade agreement negotiations should start in next few weeks

Brussels, 28/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - 28/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, and Ukraine's prime minister, Yulia Timoshenko, agreed in Brussels on Monday 28 January that negotiations over the creation of a free trade zone would be launched 'in the next few weeks'. Ukraine's upcoming membership of the World Trade Organisation in early February 2008 will pave the way for negotiations over the future creation of a free trade zone between the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Two suggestions to facilitate Africa-EU compromises
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: EU suggests to Belgrade that an intermediate political agreement is signed on 7 February 2007 - EU's door open to Serbia
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Free trade agreement negotiations should start in next few weeks
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Concerned by situation at border between Gaza and Egypt, EU may resume its monitoring mission in Rafah
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Council concerned by political impasse and renewed violence in country
(EU) EU/SUDAN/CHAD/DRC: Green light for official EUFOR/Chad/CAR initiative
(EU) EU/KENYA: EU threatens to reduce financial aid to Kenya unless viable, consensual political solution is found to post-election crisis is found
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Hans-Gert Pottering travels to Cairo on 24 February to ease tension in EU relations with Egypt
(EU) EU/ARAB LEAGUE:
(EU) EU/DRC:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/HONG KONG:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Trade ministers want breakthrough by April
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU requests WTO consultations on Thai customs practices towards European wines and spirits
(EU) EU/ENTREPRISE: France makes proposals on drafting of European “Small Business Act”
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: CEA insist that full risk profile of insurers should be used to calculate their capital requirements
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Debate on social services of general interest rages between social partners and Commission
(EU) EU/JHA: EU meets with strong opposition from Stockholm over new divorce rules
(EU) EU/JHA: EU wants to improve recognition of legal decisions made in absence of accused
(EU) EU/JHA: EU ratifies Schengen and Dublin agreements with Switzerland
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Three sectors related to electric industry unite to promote uptake of energy efficient light bulbs across Europe
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Contrasting reactions from lobby groups and NGOs to energy-climate package
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner visits innovative projects in East and South-East England
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner and Polish Union of Voivodeships take stock of future of cohesion policy in Poland
(EU) EU/REGIONAL:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: “Tailor-made” policies needed to free economic potential of cultural and creative industries, says Ján Figel'
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: First meeting of mobility expert group
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Some seasonal flu viruses resistant to Tamiflu
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Breweries:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 763
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