Press Release: General Affairs and External Relations Council (General Affairs), Brussels, 13 September 2004

Items debated include: EU Financial Framework for 2007-2013; Partnership with Croatia - principles, priorities and conditions; Association agreement with Bulgaria - Public aid in the steel sector; EU Annual Report on Human Rights, 2004; Textiles - Vietnam - EU Enlargement; India, Taiwan, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria and South Africa - Iron flat rolled products; India - Anti-dumping - Graphite electrode systems; South Africa - Development co-operation; Military operation in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Council conclusions; EU ESDP training concept; Participation of third states in ESDP operations; Rule of law mission in Georgia - Financial reference amount; European Defence Agency - Staff provisions and budget; External auditors - Banca d'Italia; Malta - pet control and rabies - EU enlargement; Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions - Linking Kyoto mechanisms with Community scheme; Iraq - Restrictions on economic and financial relations; Australia, China and Pakistan - Antidumping - polyethylene terephthalate; Thailand - anti-dumping - pipe fittings.