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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10023

20 November 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
EU member states and energy community prepared for possible cuts in supply this winter

Brussels, 19/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - All 27 EU member states and the states belonging to the Energy Community (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) are well prepared for possible cuts in gas supplies this winter.

On 18 November, the Gas Coordination Group, which brings together member states' experts and industry and consumer representatives with the European Commission, went through in detail the state of...

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(EU) EU/GHANA: Voluntary partnership agreement on legal timber felling and export to EU signed
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Approval for state aid for purchase of low-carbon buses in England
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves state aid for Groningen airport runway extension
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2010: Complete agreement on next year's budget - €4bn for economic recovery and €300m for milk sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Standard & Poor's scrutinised by Commission for abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light for capital injections of almost €103 million in favour of Mortgage and Land Bank of Latvia
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(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission lays foundations for discussion on tackling problem of antimicrobial resistance
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: European Coalition on Homeopathic and Anthroposophic Medicinal Products calls on European decision-makers to set harmonised European environment in place
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Towards international convention to combat counterfeit medicines
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission and member states pledge to expand transparency and e-governance
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Sharm El Sheikh forum says Internet governance still dominated by United States
(EU) EU/CREATIVITY: The role of creative industries
(EU) EU/CREATIVITY: Twenty-four hour creativity challenge for young people
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES: Commission wants to recruit more French interpreters
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU member states and energy community prepared for possible cuts in supply this winter
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Most member states against extending duties on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: IATA promotes standardisation of air sector
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Trade mark “CANNABIS” cannot be registered for beverages containing hemp
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Just like those with cancelled flights, passengers whose flights are delayed may be entitled to compensation
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Špidla wants “Europe of women, for women, by women”
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
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