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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10000

17 October 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Low-coast airlines discard idea of compensation fund in case of failure

Brussels, 16/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) took a stance on Wednesday 14 October in favour of strengthening mechanisms to prevent bankruptcy among airlines, rather than compensation measures after bankruptcy takes place. Speaking at the association's general meeting, ELFAA Secretary General John Hanlon called for a preventive mechanism to be established based on surveillance of the financial situation of airlines, mainly focusing on companies...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Commission suggests using new instruments to fulfil European Perspective despite differences over status
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Even when managing current affairs, Commission will take legislative initiatives necessary
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: NGOs are concerned about elections on 25 October
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: CoR constitutional meeting in Hungary focuses on implementation of citizens' rights at local and regional levels
(EU) EU/CFSP: Politicising development aid is recipe for failure, Eurostep warns
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Funding fight against climate change and financial supervision on finance ministers' agenda
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Prospects of return to budgetary consolidation from 2011
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Imminent launch of study on Community trademark system
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Draft directive introducing dynamic provisioning and limiting leverage ratio delayed
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Dairy crisis, monitoring fisheries activities and Baltic Sea fish quotas on agenda for Monday and Tuesday
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes significant fishing reductions for 2010 particularly for cod, lobster and haddock
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission called on to introduce pork meat refunds
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Strengthen internal market and support eco-performing innovations
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Ministerial confenrece on European research area
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Creation of EU-US Energy Council imminent
(EU) EU/TRADE: Italy still has reservations over EU-South Korea FTA
(EU) EU/TRADE: Ashton does not want Russia to rule out option of accession to WTO on its own
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Low-coast airlines discard idea of compensation fund in case of failure
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: UITP welcomes new definition of scope of regulation concerning maritime and inland navigation passengers
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Managing to combat hunger is a question of political will however wealthy a country is, ActionAid demonstrates
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: NGOs accuse Commission of wanting to reduce effort to ensure coherence in EU policies
(EU) EU/JHA: Morocco must be helped to combat illegal immigration
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Conference on employment and business opportunities of Baltic Sea region
(EU) EU/CULTURE/DIGITAL: Publications edited by EU Publications Office are placed online
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Challenges and opportunities of digital cinema
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Ofcom told to take firmer action on fixed termination rates
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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