EU General Affairs Council Conclusions

PRESS RELEASE: 2775th Council Meeting, General Affairs and External Relations, GENERAL AFFAIRS, Brussels, 22 January 2007

* The 2776th meeting on External Relations is the subject of a separate press release (05463/07).

Main Results of the Council

The Council called for work to resume without delay on a proposal aimed at supporting the development of the Turkish Cypriot community regarding special conditions for trade.

CONTENTS: ITEMS DEBATED

LISBON STRATEGY FOR JOBS AND GROWTH

OTHER BUSINESS
- Pursuing reform: the Constitutional Treaty

OTHER ITEMS APPROVED

GENERAL AFFAIRS
- Economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community- Council conclusions
- Proceedings in the Council's different configurations

TRADE
- Textiles - EU enlargement
- Textiles - Agreements with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Ukraine

DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
- International coffee agreement
- ACP countries - Resources for emergency aid

ATOMIC QUESTIONS
- Nuclear safety and the management of nuclear waste
- Guidelines on cooperation at international conventions

DECISIONS TAKEN BY WRITTEN PROCEDURE
- Anti-dumping - China and Korea - Silicon

APPOINTMENTS
- Committee of the Regions

For details, see the complete General Affairs Council Conclusions .

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