EU vows new approach to Africa - EUbusiness Week no 363

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 363
6 July 2007
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. EU moves to ease energy consumer concerns
2. Brazil, EU ink partnership pact at landmark summit
3. Commission aims to shake up wine industry
4. EU to scrutinise Spanish conditions on Endesa bid
5. EU fines Spanish telecom group EUR 151m
6. Property market booms across ex-communist EU

Publisher's Note
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Addressing this week's African Union summit in Ghana,
European leaders promised a new era for EU relations with
Africa. The summit was examining ways for Africa to forge a
closer union based on the EU's own integration model. Major
issues of common concern also included global warming and
immigration.

Europe's high-level involvement in the summit reflects its
waning influence on a continent where China has moved to
double its aid and invest heavily in Africa's infra-
structure. The EU has vowed to rethink what it admits has
been a paternalistic approach to Africa. A major summit
in Lisbon in December will be followed by a plan for the
two continents to hold a joint summit every two years.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Africa/1183478401.29

Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. EU moves to ease energy consumer concerns
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The European Commission on Thursday launched a project to
help consumers choose electricity and gas suppliers, after
EU energy markets were thrown open to competition at the
weekend.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/1183640401.59
EU highlights biofuel drawbacks
http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/1183636805.22

2. Brazil, EU ink partnership pact at landmark summit
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The EU and Brazil on Wednesday signed a "strategic
partnership" to cement relations at the first ever summit
with one of the world's major developing economies.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1183579201.94
EU, Brazil insist Doha round trade talks can be rescued
http://www.eubusiness.com/Trade/1183636811.52

3. Commission aims to shake up wine industry
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The Commission has proposed uprooting excess vineyards and
launching an overseas marketing blitz under a new wine
industry strategy aimed at soaking up glut and countering
New World producers.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Agri/1183564833.54

4. EU to scrutinise Spanish conditions on Endesa bid
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The Commission has vowed to study conditions Spanish energy
regulator CNE has imposed on a bid for Spanish power
company Endesa, after past concerns about protectionism.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1183636802.16

5. EU fines Spanish telecom group EUR 151m
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EU antitrust regulators have slapped a 151.9-million-euro
fine on Spanish operator Telefonica in a crackdown on
uncompetitive practices in Europe's communications market.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Telecoms/1183543202.08

6. Property market booms across ex-communist EU
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The urban property market is booming across ex-communist EU
member states as foreign investors flood in and locals
climb onto the property ladder -- even in the region's
dour concrete tower-block estates.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1183435201.35

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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France: French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be in the
hot-seat next week in Brussels where his plans to slow
French momentum toward a balanced budget have unsettled
some European partners.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1183644020.06
Poland wants two-year blocking rules in EU treaty
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1183543215.66
Britain's former deputy PM lands job in Europe
http://www.eubusiness.com/news_live/1183572001.59
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

Commission Watch
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Treaty: EC chief Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday ruled out
the possibility of re-opening negotiations on a new EU
treaty after leaders reached a hard-won compromise at
a summit last month.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Constitution/1183384801.55
Justice chief urges European air passenger data system
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/1183467615.21
Mixed reviews for EU Tube
http://www.eubusiness.com/Media/1183478409.51
Every EU country should have minimum wage: Almunia
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1183546802.15
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Euro-Parliament Watch
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Poland: Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has got it
wrong if he thinks EU members will be able to block
union-wide decisions for two years, European Parliament
President Hans-Gert Poettering said on Thursday.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/1183629610.61

This week, the Agriculture Committee gave a lukewarm welcome
to the Commission's proposed reform of the wine market; and
a public hearing by Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee
called for more co-operation among Member States on illegal
immigration, stressing their responsibility for rescue
operations.
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

EU diary
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5 Jul, Employment and Social Affairs Informal
9 Jul, ECOFIN Council / Eurogroup
9-12 Jul, European Parliament plenary
12 Jul, Ministerial Troika EU / IGAD
13 Jul, ECOFIN Council (Budget)
16 Jul, Agriculture and Fisheries Council

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Other news on EUbusiness this week
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http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1183647601.74
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http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/1183647619.36
EU regulators clear Enel, Acciona bid for Endesa 5-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Competition/1183626001.76
Eurozone services accelerate in June: survey 4-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1183543207.64
EU ban on Indonesian airlines enters force 4-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/1183550416.78
Estonia's income inequality among worst in EU: study 4-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Estonia/1183564828.84
Green Paper outlines EU action for climate change 3-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Environ/climate-change.19
More than half Danes against Turkey's EU membership 3-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Turkey/1183471201.82
Eurozone unemployment hits record low of 7.0 pct 3-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/1183456812.22
IEA chief calls for energy 'unbundling' in Europe 2-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/1183388434.5
Switzerland visitors face fresh curbs on food 2-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Food/1183366801.18
Europe warns China to respect new labour law 1-Jul
http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/1183284002.0

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