 "Info-Prod Research (Middle East)")
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OIC CHIEF CALLS FOR REJECTION OF RELIGIOUS FANATICISM
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According to IINA, Dr. Abdul Wahed Belkeziz, secretary-general of
the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), has urged
the Muslim communities to hold fast to their Islamic ideology as well
to eschew religious fanaticism and reject extremism. He also
highlighted the continuous endeavors being made by OIC to support the
Muslim communities in non-OIC Member States to make them aware of the
fundamentals of Islam as well as its lofty ideals. Dr. Belkeziz said
this in his address to...
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Washington Transcript Service
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BUDGET: MEMBER STATES RELUCTANT TO COMPENSATE FOR THEIR CUSTOMS ERRORS.
European Report
; Most EU Member States are reluctant to offer individual compensation for errors by their customs administrations in the collection of EU budget own resources, it emerged during a discussion by the Committee of Member States' Permanent Representatives to the EU (Coreper). The representatives were
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AIR QUALITY : MEMBER STATES INVITED TO SIGNAL NORM OVERRUNS.
Europe Energy
; Twenty-three EU member states were invited, on 8 July, by the European Commission to present it, before 30 September, with the overruns of limit values for particulate matter (PM10) recorded in 2006 and the measure adopted to comply with the directive on air quality. All member states are involved,
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FARM COUNCIL: MEMBER STATES SEEK FLEXIBILITY ON RURAL SPENDING.
European Report
; Rural development The member states discussed the Commission's proposal for minimum spending rates for the three different axes of the rural development fund. The Commission is proposing to divide the fund as follows: 15% towards axis 1 on improving competitiveness, 25% towards axis 2 on
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ICT : MEMBER STATES GIVE CONDITIONAL NOD TO AAL PROGRAMME.
Tech Europe
; All in all, the EU's 27 member states support the draft decision concerning the Community's involvement in an R&D programme aimed at improving the quality of life of the elderly through recourse to new information and communication technologies ( Ambient Assisted Living' or AAL). They must now
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JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS : REPORT URGES MEMBER STATES TO MOVE ON ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS.
European Report
; A fresh report on which extend member states have implemented EU legislation on combating corruption has shown that although intentions are good, member states have not lived up to their end of the bargain. On 18 June, the European Commission presented a report on member states' progress on
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EU ENLARGEMENT: MEMBER STATES SIFT THE FINANCING PLAN FOR THE CANDIDATES.(agricultural policy in European Union)(Brief Article)
European Report
; Several Member States made clear that they are opposed to the principle of direct payments for agriculture, arguing that the 1999 Berlin agreement among Member States made no such provision, and that such payments by their nature compensation for income losses, and not part of the acquis
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ENERGY/CO2 TAX: HALF THE MEMBER STATES NOW SEEKING A SOLUTION
Europe Environment
; Summary: The Ministers of the Environment of eight EU Member States, meeting in The Hague on January 31 at the initiative of the Netherlands, called upon the European Commission and the Italian Council Presidency to re-open discussions on the proposed energy/CO2 tax. Those Member States claiming to
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ICT FOR THE ELDERLY : MEMBER STATES GIVE CONDITIONAL NOD TO AAL PROGRAMME.(information and communication technologies)(Ambient Assisted Living)
European Report
; All in all, the EU's 27 member states support the draft decision concerning the Community's involvement in an R&D programme aimed at improving the quality of life of the elderly through recourse to new information and communication technologies ( Ambient Assisted Living' or AAL). They must now
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LIBERALISATION: COMMISSION APPLIES PRESSURE TO MEMBER STATES.
Europe Energy
; At just a few days interval, on January 15 and 17, Energy Commissioner Loyola de Palacio and Commission President Romano Prodi threatened the Member States with intervention if they fail to agree on the further liberalisation of the electricity and gas sectors. The Commission has once again made
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