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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8700

6 May 2004
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: What remains to be done for the Constitution to be approved
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Quartet replaces initiative for withdrawal of Israeli colonies from Gaza Strip within context of roadmap
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/ENLARGED EUROPE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD: Poul Nielson announces strategic Commission document on neighbourhood policy and proposals for Turkish Cypriots - Do not punish Turks, says Dick Roche - Cypriot MEPs say Greek Cypriots have not said "no" to solution for island
(EU) EP/ENLARGED COMMISSION: Parliament approves new Commission, but asks it not to take new decisions of major political importance
(EU) EP/COURT OF AUDITORS: EP rejects appointment of Slovak candidate - many voices are raised against Polish candidate - Cypriot contender withdraws
(EU) EP/PRESIDENT/ELECTIONS/Commission: Pat Cox announces that he will not be standing in European elections (gives assurances that EP will play full role in final phase of IGC - Charles Pasqua expects that they'll see him again
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Human rights watch denounces obstacles to freedom of expression and demonstrations in Turkey
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA: First "non-summit" visit of Chinese Prime Minister to European institutions
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission to start excessive deficit proceedings against six of ten new Member States on 12 May, but will be flexible on deadlines
(EU) EMU: Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia and Cyprus hope to join single currency in 2007
(EU) EU/IMF: Rodrigo Rato new Director General of IMF
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: 10% of asylum seekers try their luck in more than one Member State - First report by Eurodac, which collects and compares fingerprints
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT: Fifth round of EU/US negotiations for air transport agreement, from 10 to 13 May in Washington
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Digital tachograph for road transport will not be compulsory until 5 August 2005
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Italy and Austria sign treaty for construction of Brenner Base Tunnel
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/PASSENGER DATA:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Azores region refers to Court of Justice to safeguard its fishing resources - Political decision against Portugal
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New protocol between EU and Mauritius receives clearance
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council approves three-year extension of fisheries protocol between EU and Madagascar
(EU) EU/SCHENGEN/SEAT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Call for support of real economic and social development policy in rural areas
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/SPAIN: Cristina Narbona confirms course of River Erbe will not be changed
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST: Protocol for an agreement on better coordination, signed by Commission and EIB with World Bank
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission supports fourteen pilot projects promoting knowledge-economy at local and regional levels
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission continues investigation into Sony and BMG
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB Finances development in Genoa
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 106 million loan for projects in Upper Austria
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for road infrastructure projects in Norway
(EU) EU/EESC: Committee for strong trade policy
(EU) EU/TRADE protection: Changes to anti-dumping
(EU) EU/TRADE protection: opening anti-dumping proceedings
(EU) EU/EESC:
(EU) EU/ALBANIA:
(EU) EU/CHILE:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 05/05/2004:
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