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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9740

16 September 2008
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus
EU announces it will thaw relations with Minsk if its parliamentary elections are multi-party

Brussels, 15/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The way in which the regime of Alexander Lukashenko acts during the parliamentary elections in Belarus on 28 September will be crucial for the future of relations with the European Union. At the External Relations Council in Brussels on Monday 15 September, EU Foreign Ministers agreed to re-assess links with Minsk in the light of these forthcoming elections and progress made by Belarus on democracy and human rights. “The democratic conduct of the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New ideas in Ireland but problems of timetable persist
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Council Green light to observation mission - aim to have presence throughout Georgia but priority on Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Netherlands continued to block interim SAA agreement
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU announces it will thaw relations with Minsk if its parliamentary elections are multi-party
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: EU invites Mauritanian authorities for political consultation to re-establish constitutional legality
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU27 gives positive but cautious welcome to forming government of national unity
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Council calls on EU to speed up plans for naval operation to fight piracy off Somali coast
(EU) EU/ECUADOR: EU sends electoral observation mission
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Louis Michel expresses concern about escalation of violence
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: EU finance ministers agree on four principles for facing up to disheartening growth
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Member states stick to positions in reduced VAT rates debate
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Finance Ministers agree on principles of supervision of cross-border financial groups
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission unveils proposed revision of WTO agreement on high tech products
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: Commission will not recommend duties on Chinese metallic-coated iron and rolled steel but continues investigation into other products
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB injects €30 billion to calm markets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in wage costs in Europe
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB seeks to increase and modernise its support for European SME
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission confirms receipt of restructuring plan for Polish shipyards
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission go-ahead for four mergers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Improving animal welfare at time of slaughter
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/WOMEN: European Women's Lobby launches campaign “50/50: No democracy without gender equality”
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Patients and health professionals support draft directive on cross-border care
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU must respect court ruling on freezing of terrorists' assets
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA/CORRIGENDUM:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 792
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