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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8854

23 December 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY: Luxembourg Presidency outlines work programme

Brussels, 22/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - As briefly reported in yesterday's Europe (page 3), Luxembourg's foreign minister Jean Asselborn and his deputy, Nicolas Schmit, outlined the Luxembourg Presidency's work programme to journalists on Wednesday for the first half of 2005 (the eleventh Luxembourg Presidency). An outline of the main priorities (details will follow over the next few weeks):

2007-2013 Financial Perspectives. The Luxembourg Presidency wants 'political agreement' to be reached...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY: Luxembourg Presidency outlines work programme
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission changes its ways of working: more political debates, more impact studies, more communication
(EU) EU/NEPAL: EU urges Maoist rebels to enter dialogue with government
(EU) EU/MOZAMBIQUE: EU urges opposition to accept outcome of recent elections, despite a number of irregularities
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: CPT publishes report on Bosnia Herzegovina
(EU) EU/PAN-EUROPEAN UNION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission wants excess budget procedures lifted for five new Member States but notes lack of impact of measures taken in Greece in Hungary
(EU) EU/JHA: 20 experts call on EU to enhance aid to victims of trafficking in human beings
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE/MICROSOFT: Bo Vesterdorf rejects Microsoft's request for interim measures to suspend Commission's remedies
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on restocking threatened fish species and catch quotas for 2005
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: More questions about "celecoxib"
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Council moves towards tighter greenhouse gas emissions targets for post-2012
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of HMG by Sovion in abattoir and meat products sector
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Final adoption of Transparency Directive will help investors and boost trust in markets
(EU) EU/SERBIA/TRADE: Free trade agreement for textiles
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone external trade surplus 5.5 bn euro in October, 7.1 bn euro deficit for EU25
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) Ep/first january SESSION: Vote on European Constitution- Programme for Luxembourg presidency - Trans-ATlantic Relations
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: MEPs slam Commission's kid glove treatment of France and Germany
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Hygiene:
(EU) Wines and spirits:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N. 2392: The European Parliament's position on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 22/12/2004: