Síntesis de Información Periodística 1/32 Misión de México ante la Unión Europea miércoles, 25 de febrero de 2004 INDICE Financial Times (Reino Unido)............................................................................................................ 3 Cyprus clears path for Turkey's EU bid........................................................................................ 3 German industry voices fears of strong euro............................................................................... 4 Czech appointed as EU commissioner ........................................................................................ 4 India ready to shift stance on farm subsidies............................................................................... 4 Immigrants refusing to work will be thrown out............................................................................ 5 International Herald Tribune................................................................................................................ 6 Chirac, in Hungary, talks of EU flexibility .....................................................................................6 EU and South Korea ban U.S. poultry ......................................................................................... 7 5 Días (España)................................................................................................................................... 8 Los pedidos industriales repuntan en la zona euro ..................................................................... 8 Cae la confianza de las empresas alemanas y del consumidor en EE UU................................. 8 El País (España) ................................................................................................................................. 8 La fuerte demanda de China eleva el precio del acero un 30% en dos meses .......................... 8 La OMC permite a la UE sancionar a Estados Unidos.............................................................. 10 Le Figaro (Francia)............................................................................................................................ 10 Zone euro : l'excédent courant a fondu, les capitaux sortent .................................................... 10 Le Monde (Francia) ........................................................................................................................... 11 La Grande-Bretagne limite l'accueil d'immigrants venus des pays d'Europe centrale .............. 11 EU Observer...................................................................................................................................... 11 Concern over measures against new workers........................................................................... 11 Ireland to curb benefits for new EU workers.............................................................................. 12 Agence Europe.................................................................................................................................. 13 A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS....................................................................................................... 13 THE DAY IN POLITICS ................................................................................................................. 13 GENERAL NEWS.......................................................................................................................... 13 (EU) EU/COMMISSION/CZECH REPUBLIC: Pavel Telicka designated Commissioner candidate but tension persists in government............................................................................ 15 (EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Moldova calls on EU to invest more for settlement in Transnistria ......... 15 (EU) EU/BALKANS: Council criticises political situation in Serbia and requestS "general concept" for SFOR handover in Bosnia-Herzegovina to EU...................................................... 16 (EU) EU/ESDP/BUDGET........................................................................................................... 16 (EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT.............................................................................................. 16 (EU) EU/TRANSNISTRIA .......................................................................................................... 16 (EU) EU/UGUANDA................................................................................................................... 17 (EU) EU/EPP/GREENS ............................................................................................................. 17 (EU) EU/IGC/ITALY ................................................................................................................... 17 (EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU does not want simple transfer of colonies from Gaza Strip to West Bank - France continues to advocate third party military force.................................................. 17 (EU) EU/HAITI: EU supports Caricom plan ............................................................................... 18 (EU) EU/CYPRUS...................................................................................................................... 18 (EU) EU/TURKEY/GERMANY................................................................................................... 18 (EU) EU/PIONEER GROUPS.................................................................................................... 18 (EU) EP/ULIVO .......................................................................................................................... 18 (EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission authorised to negotiate agreement allowing United States to have access to airline company files .......................................................................... 19 (EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Prodi is "concerned" by debate on free movement of workers from new Member States - London and Dublin open up their job market, but wish to restrict access to social benefits ........................................................................................................................ 19 (EU) EU/BIRD 'FLU: EU imposes embargo on imports of chicks and eggs from the US until 23 March - Mr Byrne in Washington on 18 and 19 March .............................................................. 20 Síntesis de Información Periodística 2/32 Misión de México ante la Unión Europea miércoles, 25 de febrero de 2004 (EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: Development of information society focus of meeting on 8 and 9 March ......................................................................................................... 21 (EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/MILK: France calls for 1% decrease in EU quotas........................... 21 (EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Differences subsist on improving conditions for transport of livestock.................................................................................................................................. 21 (EU) EU/AGRICULTURE........................................................................................................... 22 (EU) EU/AGRICULTURE........................................................................................................... 22 (EU) EU/WTO/UNITED STATES............................................................................................... 22 (EU) EU/FISHERIES: Quotas for imports of fisheries products................................................. 22 (EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fifteen approve labelling rules and controls for organic produce.... 22 (EU) EU/AGRICULTURE........................................................................................................... 23 (EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING/BRAZIL.............................................................................................. 23 (EU) EU/COMPETITION: Monti says "nothing is impossible" in Microsoft dossier ................... 23 (EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP economic committee makes transparency rules of investment service directive more flexible (second reading 29 March) ..................................... 24 (EU) EU/COHESION: regional and local bodies support Commission proposals but want more funding for Objective 2 - issues about state aid coherency ....................................................... 24 (EU) EU/UN/DEVELOPMENT: European Commission and UNESCO strengthen cooperation in developing countries .................................................................................................................. 25 (EU) EU/TRADE: Toward establishment of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton bed linen from Pakistan.............................................................................................................. 25 (EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Consultation on directors' remuneration......................................... 25 (EU) EU/ILO/SOCIAL: Report on "fairer globalisation" from world committee on social dimension will serve a basis for Commission communication ................................................... 26 (EU) EU/EC-UN/EMU: United Nations supports lower interest rates and more flexibility to stability pact................................................................................................................................ 26 (EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Agreement between parliament and Council on environmental liability directive .......................................................................................................................... 26 (EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commission obtains