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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9603

16 February 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Peter Mandelson in Kiev to open negotiations on bilateral free trade agreement with Ukraine

Brussels, 15/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - After the green light was given (on 5 February) to Ukraine's accession to the WTO, Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will travel to Kiev on 18 February to open talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). He will meet Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn. Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko has often said that he hoped to complete the FTA between the end of 2008 and the start of 2009. Such an agreement would be, he said, “an important step on the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Explanations of some fascinating areas of energy policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Independent Kosovo presents EU with brainteaser
(EU) EU/DARFUR: Javier Solana condemns violence in Darfur
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls on EU for protection
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Dane Morten Kjaerum likely to become Director of Fundamental Rights Agency
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Four new ECRI reports on racism
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Agricultural Policy health check, pork, GMO and WTO negotiations at heart of Monday's discussions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU slams US move to add new security measures
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission hopes to open negotiations on visa waiver agreements with six countries
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Member states cautiously welcome idea of promoting “personal adoptive language”
(EU) EU/TRADE: Encouragement for Moscow from Peter Mandelson
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Imbalances in revised Falconer/Stephenson compromises disappoint Commission and member states
(EU) EU/TRADE: Peter Mandelson in Kiev to open negotiations on bilateral free trade agreement with Ukraine
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission announces review of EU rules on cross-border payments in euro
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Research into management of harmonised and non-harmonised investment funds
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes review of general system governing products subject to excise
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: 2007 Innovation Scoreboard highlights convergence of performance in EU
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Films and video games sold in Germany must be classified by German authorities
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Towns count on EU to reactivate urban mobility policies
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in depth inquiry into guarantee scheme of Land of Saxony
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission considers financial support to gas-fired power plant in Lithuania does not constitute state aid
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Uno Aldegren calls for local and regional authorities to get involved in Black Sea Policy
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: FOGAR stresses importance of regions in European project and on world stage
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/INFORMATION:
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents N° 2478: The Lisbon Treaty and its implications for European
Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
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