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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/slovenia

Mr Barroso and Mr Solana pay tribute to Janez Drnovšek

Brussels, 25/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the high representative of the EU for the CFSP, Javier Solana, have expressed their condolence at the death of Janez Drnovšek. The former president of Slovenia (2003-2007) died on Saturday 23 February after a long illness. “The Slovenian people have lost one of the fathers of their statehood and a great man who led his nation at a crucial time in its history”, said Mr Solana in a...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU/Kosovo: Official line doesn't reveal whole truth
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Presidential elections will not alter transatlantic relations or US climate change policy, which is “more ambitious” than EU's, says Boyden Gray
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Election of Mr Christofias offers opportunity to relaunch reunification process of island, says Mr Barroso
(EU) EU/SLOVENIA: Mr Barroso and Mr Solana pay tribute to Janez Drnovšek
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AMERICA:
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Ministers hope to make free movement of knowledge “fifth European freedom”
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Conclusions on re-examination of single market
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Council calls for balance between needs of combating climate change and those of industry competitiveness in climate-energy package
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European code of conduct for sovereign wealth funds
(EU) EU/TRADE: 4th negotiation session for agreement on EU/Iraq trade and cooperation
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: US and European customs seize 360,000 counterfeit integrated circuits
(EU) EU/EURO: EMU commemorative coin chosen
(EU) EU/JHA: EU still awaiting responses from Poland and Romania on secret CIA flights
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Washington gets behind Nabucco gas pipeline project
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Aluminium producer Alcan suspected of abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises purchase of Arysta by Permira
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Nicolas Sarkozy hastens to define new objectives of Common Agricultural Policy before EU budget review
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Audit reveals aberrations in payments to MEPs' assistants
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL: Preparation of Tripartite Social Summit and Spring European Council - protection of persons with disabilities and review of single market on agenda
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Very clear improvement of EU employment situation in 2006-2007 - youth unemployment a subject of major concern, states Commission's 2008 joint report
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: John Monks criticises inertia of social Europe and appeals for European works committees that are more efficient and will make boardrooms more honest
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission prepares transplant action plan and directive of quality and safety of transplants
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Hydrogen could greatly reduce consumption of petrol in road transport
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission launches research programmes in fields of embedded information technology and nano-electrics
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Ministerial conference on information society
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Education:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 767
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