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September 2006

29 Sep 2006

Sarkozy proposes single European asylum office and “the fusion of national policies into a single European policy”

28 Sep 2006

EU green card to be announced in 2007

27 Sep 2006

Bulgaria and Romania join EU as expected

26 Sep 2006

Romania Bulgaria accession to be approved today – UK Government will announce migration controls before end of October

25 Sep 2006

Bulgaria and Romania report will recommend 2007 entry date, with threat of sanctions

22 Sep 2006

Open Europe poll – 72% of voters opposed to giving up veto on crime, justice and policing – Frattini asks to be trusted: “I cannot misuse my powers, and I will not misuse QMV in case it is approved.”

21 Sep 2006

Britain set to give up justice and policing veto – Frattini: the veto must go

20 Sep 2006

Davis argues that giving up veto on justice tantamount to “slipping Constitution through the back door”

19 Sep 2006

Reid calls for “carefully managed” Bulgarian and Romanian immigration

18 Sep 2006

EU Working Time Directive blamed for mass hospital closures

15 Sep 2006

Frattini: “Shall we just sit around and wait for the next European terrorist bombs" before giving up veto?

14 Sep 2006

Court hears how Commission whistleblower was subjected to blackmail and harassment before being branded mentally unstable

13 Sep 2006

Digby Jones: Time to question the value the UK is getting from the EU

12 Sep 2006

Merkel and Zapatero to propose greater EU control over borders

11 Sep 2006

Brown announces new “British jobs for British workers” policy – backs call to restrict Bulgaria-Romanian immigration

08 Sep 2006

Sarkozy calls for ‘mini treaty’; Finnish Presidency plans “group of wise men”

07 Sep 2006

Frattini calls for harmonised EU immigration procedures

06 Sep 2006

Asda calls for UK to leave Common Fisheries Policy

05 Sep 2006

Cameron calls for EU-India free trade agreement

04 Sep 2006

Cameron visit to India: says global centre of gravity “moving away from Europe” and to the east

01 Sep 2006

Bruges Group: EU membership will cost Britain £100,000 a minute in 2007