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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10015

10 November 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/plenary session
20th anniversary of democratic change in Central and Eastern Europe and mandates for new posts arising from Lisbon Treaty on plenary agenda for 11 and 12 November

Brussels, 09/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - There will be two main subjects on the agenda of the next European Parliament plenary session on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 November in Brussels - the formal sitting in the presence of Vaclav Havel devoted to the 20th anniversary of democratic change in Central and Eastern Europe, and a debate on the attributions of the president of the European Council and of the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy/vice-president of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Progress in devising new financial rules in EU, but bank behaviour raises further questions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Member states commemorate fall of Berlin Wall 20 years ago
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Member states seek agreement on nominations - Miliband rules himself out as Socialist candidate for post of High Representative
(EU) EU/BOLIVIA: EU deploys election observation mission for general elections and autonomy referendums
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Talks resume
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: Partnership and cooperation agreement is signed
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: E-PRTR, new European industrial emissions register, available online
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Marine Protected Area set up near South Orkney Islands
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Gordon Brown moots idea at G20 of taxing financial transactions - No agreement on how to fund the fight against climate change
(EU) EU/GAMBLING:
(EU) EU/TRADE/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: In a poll, 64% of Europeans say recession will lead to increase in ageism in workplace
(EU) EU/TRADE: Europeans and Indians hope for amicable resolution of their dispute over access to generic drugs
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Europeans and Russians hope for agreement in November on early warning mechanism for interruptions in supply
(EU) EU/ENERGY COMMUNITY: Ukraine hopes for accession green light at December ministerial in Zagreb
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Reservations over 2nd generation biofuels
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises joint control of Newco BilFinans by Volkswagen Financial Services and MoellerGruppen
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Sector welcomes telecoms package agreement reached in Conciliation Committee
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: 20th anniversary of democratic change in Central and Eastern Europe and mandates for new posts arising from Lisbon Treaty on plenary agenda for 11 and 12 November
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: International Road Transport Union undertakes to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Bruno Le Maire says plans to reduce agriculture budget of EU is "major mistake"
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Fight against illicit trafficking in cultural property
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Gender equality in Euro-Mediterranean region
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/DATA PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurochambres launches C20, business counterpart to G20
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Germany:
(EU) Mobile phones:
(EU) East Asia and Pacific:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 846
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 09/11/2009: