European Elections 10 – 13 June
http://www.elections2004.eu.int/ep-election/sites/en/results1306/graphical.html

Gypsies win EU seat
http://www.romea.cz/english/index.php?id=servis/monitoring/m_en_2004_0017

Whistleblower wins seat in Brussels with Eurocleaner pledge
(http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20040611-111020-6958r.htm)

The betrayal of democracy by Europe’s national political classes : 200 millions abstentionnists have rejected the national political offer of Euro-elections 2004 http://www.newropeans-magazine.org/edito/140604.htm

European Parliament: Legal Affairs Committee will hold an extraordinary meeting on 16 June to decide whether to recommends bringing a case to the European Court of Justice to challenge the EU-US agreement on transfer of air passenger data: Agenda of meeting (link) http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep/owa/p_calag.oj?ipid=0&imn=6899&ilg=EN&iorig=committees
Note: European Parliament members retain their status as MEPs until the Parliament formally reconvenes in Strasbourg on Tuesday 20 July.
StateWatch: http://www.statewatch.org

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EU-US free trade talks ahead ?
The EU-US summit (June 25-26, Dromoland Castle, Ireland) may result in a de facto launch of free trade negotiations between the EU and the US. Despite a complete absence of public debate and support, there is significant political momentum behind moving further towards a "barrier-free Transatlantic marketplace". Little-known but influential bodies like the Transatlantic Policy Network and the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, campaigning behind the scenes, are having an impact. http://www.corporateeurope.org/tpntabd.html

For an interactive version of the Lobbying Labyrinth map, please see:
http://www.corporateeurope.org/brussels_large.html
Corporate Europe Observatory http://www.corporateeurope.org/