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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10001

20 October 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/health

19/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - EULAR, the European organisation dedicated to rheumatic diseases, has announced that an intergroup on rheumatic diseases, which affect more than 100 million people of all ages in Europe, has been launched at the European Parliament. The intergroup will be chaired by Portuguese Socialist Edite Estrela. (O.J./transl.rt)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU diplomatic corps preparatory document gives plenty of details of how EU foreign policy should operate in the future
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Bratislava calls for same “guarantees” as Prague - Vaclav Klaus says he will sign treaty
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Preparations for Stockholm summit move forward
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Council of Europe wants closer ties with European Union
(EU) UE/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Thomas Hammarberg puts pressure on Hungarian government to step up fight against discrimination against Roma minority
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Signing of association agreement is delayed again
(EU) EU-EUROMED: November's ministerial conference may be compromised
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission agrees to make emergency aid of €280 million available to milk producers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Intervention for butter extended
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Tricky but possible agreement over reinforcement of controls
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: It is for member states to refine EU position for Copenhagen climate talks, if necessary with European Council arbitration
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: Commission wants solution so that orphan books can be digitised quickly
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight upturn in SME confidence despite fall in jobs and investment
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission warns Germany about conditions attached to Opel take-over
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Simplifying procedures for claiming cross-border withholding tax relief on securities income
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Six Member States to miss 1 November 2009 deadline for applying EU payment services directive
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Moving towards creation of EP 'Intergroup' on services of general interest
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission wants to negotiate bilateral free trade agreements with some ASEAN countries
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Global services industry becoming impatient
(EU) EU/JHA: EU wants to create post of European coordinator against people smuggling
(EU) EU/JHA: Madrid is ready to take in Guantanamo detainees
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Conference on social dialogue interaction in Europe highlights relative over-shadowing of Commission and extreme diversity of players
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: First ITUC World Women's Conference
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/HEALTH: New campaign to safeguard future of magnetic resonance imaging
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Despite economic crisis, nine out of ten Europeans continue to support development aid
(EU) EU/EIB/FRANCE: Loan for renovation of schools in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/FRENCH POLYNESIA:
(EU) Hotel and catering:
(EU) Cars:
(EU) Steel:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 843
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 19/10/2009: