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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10002

21 October 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 37
SUPPLEMENT / Europe/documents no. 2525
The overlapping stakes of security, defence and international responsibility in the field of convergent NBIC-type technologies

dossier by Patrice Cardot and Bertrand de Montluc

Bertrand de Montluc is a research associate at CERI (Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche Internationales) - Patrice Cardot works for the French General Council of Armament (the views expressed here are those of the author and do not engage the responsibility of the General Council of Armament)

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Firm ground amidst shifting sand for the new EU diplomatic corps
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Parliament on Tuesday holds first question time with Commission president, mainly expressing concerns about employment
(EU) EP/EEAS: Constitutional committee hopes European External Action Service will be part of Commission structure
(EU) EU/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Leaders of three communities reject reform package proposed by EU and USA
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana visits Israel and West Bank once again
(EU) EU/CHINA:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Mario Monti is entrusted with making proposals for re-launch of Single Market under “Barroso II” Commission
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Association agreement negotiation to begin soon, Carl Bildt announces
(EU) EP/S&D GROUP: Martin Schulz would like truly European EEAS
(EU) EP/GREENS/EFA GROUP: Greens would like to see Mary Robinson at head of EU
(EU) EP/ALDE GROUP:
(EU) EP/EPP GROUP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Eurozone countries confirm desire for budget consolidation in 2011
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Exasperation at Greece's new budget deficit statistics
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Euro area wants to be taken as a bloc in terms of multilateral supervision of G20
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: No breakthrough on climate change
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Agreement in principle of set up EU Crisis Management Committee to raise the alarm about financial crisis
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Austria and Luxembourg oppose over-hasty anti-fraud deal with Liechtenstein
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: New IAS 39 to be published in November
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council reaches political agreement on 2010 fisheries quotas in Baltic, with 16.5% reduction in western herring
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council compromise on tougher controls
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission threatens to impose visa requirements on Canadian diplomats
(EU) EU/JHA: Very mixed results on visa reciprocity
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants to strengthen asylum seekers' rights
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Parliament says generous aid to help developing countries tackle global warming is duty for EU and all rich countries
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Environment committee wants 40% emissions reduction by 2020
(EU) EU/GMO: EU27 experts fail to take stance for or against proposal to authorise MIR 604 genetically engineered maize
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: MEPs ask for more time to consider new exemption by category for car industry
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: round table on digital music online
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission tackles health inequalities in EU
(EU) EU/ASEM: First meeting of transport ministers
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Publication of radio spectrum rules
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2525: The overlapping stakes of security, defence and international responsibility in the field of convergent NBIC-type technologies
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