login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10005

24 October 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Brazil and India want to begin consultations with EU on access to generic medicines

Brussels, 23/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - According to diplomatic sources in Geneva quoted by Reuters, Brazil and India are about to initiate proceedings at the WTO against the EU over access to generic medicines. On Thursday 22 October, the Brazilian and Indian Ambassadors to the WTO announced their governments' intention to call for consultations with the EU at the WTO on this issue, the first step on the way to a formal complaint in the dispute settlement procedures. “We've taken the...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Presidency proposes opt-out on Charter of Fundamental Rights in attempt to satisfy Vaclav Klaus
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Member States ignore EP request for European diplomatic service to be integrated into Commission
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: preparation of European summit, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iran and Middle East on Council agenda Monday and Tuesday
(EU) EP/GUINEA: Parliament calls for sanctions against Guinean junta
(EU) EP/IRAN: Parliament calls on Iranian authorities to respect human rights
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA: Parliament calls on Sri Lanka to give NGOs free access to camps
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: EU invited to upgrade relations with Israel
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Annual meeting of foreign ministers officially postponed
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU gives suspects right to interpretation and translation in criminal cases
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU gives green light to transatlantic legal cooperation
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Towards European forensic laboratories
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU supports financial tracking of online child pornography
(EU) EP/JHA: EP concerned at delays with SIS II
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/CLIMATE: Parameters of agreement known
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Brazil and India want to begin consultations with EU on access to generic medicines
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Commission awaits agreement with IMF before finalising macro-economic aid to Moldova
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Combating climate change means combating poverty, says Fredrik Reinfeldt
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Chinese Yee Chong Lee receives Natali Prize for report on Sichuan earthquake one year after
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: 27 “Youth and Development” finalists will go to Africa to discover development cooperation first hand
(EU) EP/HEALTH/DEVELOPMENT: MEPS call on Union to help increase access of poorer countries to vaccinations
(EU) EP/HEALTH/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: JEREMIE and JESSICA, innovative financial instruments to help regions and cities - Brussels Conference, with Pawel Samecki
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Negative reaction from Assembly of the regions to Commission's draft budget review
(EU) UE/SOCIAL:
(EU) UE/ENVIRONMENT: Boost in race for European “green capital” 2012 - 2013
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Launch of civil society platform to promote multilingualism
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Conciliation procedure on “telecoms package” will formally begin on 4 november
(EU) EU/AQUACULTURE: Proposal allowing modern, closed facilities not to have to seek licences to introduce alien species
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into aid for German Nordbank
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to Cypriot state aid scheme for credit institutions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises proposed acquisition of Iberdrola's stake in SAGGAS by RREEF Fund
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Neelie Kroes says consumers get many benefits from functioning market
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed takeover of Baxi by Remeha approved
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
TIMETABLE
:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 23/10/2009: