EU-U.S. Summit: Vienna - June 21, 2006

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Austrian Chancellor and EU President Wolfgang Schussel and other leaders from the European Union will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush later this month for the annual EU-U.S. Summit. Topics on the agenda include energy security, economy and trade, and global challenges. MORE

EU Commissioner Frattini Confident of Resolution on EU-U.S. Passenger Name Record Agreement

Despite a European Court of Justice's ruling blocking the EU-U.S. agreement on transferring airline passengers' personal data, European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini said the EU will still be able to salvage the deal. MORE

EU Energy Policy

In an address to the Polish Parliament, EU Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs discussed the need for the EU to speak with one voice as the world's second largest energy market, with over 450 million consumers. The EU must tackle the new energy landscape and negotiate the best possible conditions for trade and investments in the energy field, while demonstrating solidarity on matters of energy security. MORE

EU Proposes €24 Billion in Aid to Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Islands

EU Development Ministers have proposed a €24 billion aid package for 77 "ACP countries" for 2008-2013, a 35 percent increase over the last round of EU Development Funding.
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EU, U.S. Renew Cooperation on Biotechnology Research

Janez Potocnik, EU Science and Research Commissioner, was in Washington last week to renew the EC (European Commission)-U.S. Task Force on Biotechnology Research, which has fostered transatlantic cooperation in life sciences and biotechnology research since 1990. MORE

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