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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9053

21 October 2005
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: In the WTO negotiations European agriculture cannot be a bargaining chip to force concessions elsewhere
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: Olli Rehn recommends opening of SAA negotiations this year, now police reform has been passed
(EU) EU/HAITI: International conference on Haiti to boost stability
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: First screening meeting for Turkey and Croatia
(EU) EP/TUNISIA:
(EU) EU/AZERBAIJAN/OSCE:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Amnesty International concerned about human rights violations in Bulgaria and Romania
(EU) EP/FINLAND: Elmar Brok lectures Erkki Tuomioja
(EU) EU/GREENS/UKRAINE: Meeting in Kiev to look at future of Europe
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST/MEDIA:
(EU) EU/SENEGAL/GAMBIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL SUMMIT: Blair stresses informal and “strategic” nature of Hampton Court discussions and trusts there will not be too much talk of financial perspectives although he will briefly set out his intentions with view to agreement in December
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/BUDGET: Barroso outlines European Commission's ideas on future of Europe and globalisation to MEPs ahead of Hampton Court Summit - Five suggestions to smooth path to agreement on Financial Perspectives
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE /EURO ZONE:
(EU) EU/HAMPTON COURT SUMMIT/PES: Leaders to meet in London on 26 October
(EU) EU/HAMPTON COURT SUMMIT/TRADE UNIONS: ETUC defends single European Social Model - Seven point action agenda to boost European Social Model
(EU) EU/EMU: Hungary still has not corrected its public deficit
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL/FOURTH WORLD:
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Commissioner Almunia calls for reform of European social models in order to preserve them
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission closes case against Italy on accounting rules for professional sports clubs
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission hopes to facilitate job mobility by improving “portability” of pension rights
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Italian raw tobacco processing companies are fined
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission refuses to allow agricultural chapter to take other sectors hostage in WTO negotiations - Talks deadlocked
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: EU farmers set out red lines in Doha trade negotiations
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: H5N1 virus present in eastern Russia and second outbreak confirmed in Romania, with tests continuing for Greece
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES: Harmut Nassauer calls for any political agreement on REACH to be postponed for one year -it would be unacceptable for new German government to have no say on chapter
(EU) EP/SECOND OCTOBER SESSION: Preparation of informal Summit at Hampton Court, reports on progress in Bulgaria and Romania - Bird flu - Budget 2006 - Air quality - Better regulation - Speech by Chilean President
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2006: Mr Pittella and priorities for committee on budgets
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Environment Committee calls for gradual ban of CFC gas in fridges and cars
(EU) EP/IMF: MEPs call for greater International Monetary Fund transparency in meeting with Rodrigo de Rato
(EU) EU/ENERGY: First Forum on Fossil Fuels in Berlin
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: European Sea Ports Organisation hopes future European maritime policy will not be over interventionist
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ERA hopes to subject Commission proposals to “test” of good governance
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