EU cautious on Sarkozy election - EUbusiness Week no 355

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 355
11 May 2007
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. Eurozone growth to outpace US, Japan at 2.6 per cent
2. EU sees public money saving Galileo project
3. Sth Korea, EU agree in principle on major tariff cuts
4. Agri ministers agree rights for chickens
5. Greenhouse gas emissions in EU-15 slip
6. Canada exports more to Europe as US trade declines

Publisher's Note
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Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso was quick to
congratulate Nicolas Sarkozy on his victory in the French
presidential elections last Sunday. He expressed the hope
that President Sarkozy would reassert France's role as a
driving force for European integration and help raise
Europe's standing in the world.

Many European leaders hope France's new president will play
an important part in breaking the impasse on a new treaty.
They are likely to be more cautious, however, about French
attitudes towards Turkey's EU aspirations. And at their
Council meeting this week, some finance ministers warned
France against putting pressure on the European Central
Bank, which M. Sarkozy blames for the strength of the euro.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/sarkozy-eu.72

Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. Eurozone growth to outpace US, Japan at 2.6 per cent
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Economic growth among the 13 nations sharing the euro will
outpace both the United States and Japan this year, with
the long-time laggard eurozone economy to expand by 2.6
per cent, the Commission forecast on Monday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/eurozone-growth.42

2. EU sees public money saving Galileo project
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The EU sought Thursday to save its troubled Galileo
satellite navigation system project from crashing, with
new plans to use public money for its construction.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/galileo-eu.04

3. Sth Korea, EU agree in principle on major tariff cuts
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South Korea and the EU have agreed in principle to scrap
the vast majority of tariffs on goods after just three
days of talks on a free trade pact.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/korea-trade.11

4. Agri ministers agree rights for chickens
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Agriculture ministers have agreed on minimum rights for
chickens, aimed at putting an end to the worst examples of
battery farming.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/agri-council.99

5. Greenhouse gas emissions in EU-15 slip
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the 15 most developed EU
members eased only slightly in 2005, according to new EU
figures, suggesting a lot of work remained to be done to
meet Kyoto Protocol commitments.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/greenhouse-gas.54

6. Canada exports more to Europe as US trade declines
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Canada's reliance on trade with the United States has
declined to its lowest point in a decade, while Canadian
exports to the EU are soaring.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/canada-exports.0

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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Hedge funds: EU finance ministers agreed on Tuesday
to allow the hedge fund industry to regulate itself
through a voluntary code of conduct, in a setback to
a German push for tougher oversight.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/hedge-funds.07
Sarkozy will maintain French-German core of EU: Merkel
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1178485210.45
EU thanks outgoing Blair, Britons still to be won over
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/blair-eu.58
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

Commission Watch
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Immigration: the Commission has announced a raft of new
projects aimed at improving the integration of immigrants
from outside the EU that will include adopting a more
multi-faith approach.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Living_in_EU/inti.21
Thousands turn out to visit EU institutions
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/eu-open-day.46
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Euro-Parliament Watch
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Poland: Polish MEP Bronislaw Geremek was removed from
an honorary post in Poland for refusing to file a statement
saying if he had ties to the communist-era secret police.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1178535601.45
Polish conservatives spar with court over vetting
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1178816402.07

At its mini-plenary in Brussels this week, Parliament
approved new rules on public passenger transport services,
with a view to rebalancing the award of contracts between
the public and private sectors; called for the modernisation
of European legislation on the consultation and information
of workers; maintained that human rights must be a core
principle of EU-Russia relations; and approved new rules
on the manufacturing standards of road vehicles (Vehicle
Type Approval).
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

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14-15 May, Ext'l Relations, Security, Development Council
15 May, EU-Troika - African Union
15-16 May, Gender Equality/Family Affairs informal
15-16 May, European Conference of Tourism Ministers
18 May, EU-Russian Federation Summit
20-22 May, Informal Meeting of Agriculture Ministers
21-22 May, Competitiveness Council

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