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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10025

24 November 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecoms
Council gives its approval to agreement on "telecoms package"

Brussels, 23/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 20 November, the Council of Ministers unanimously approved the compromise text on the "telecoms package". This decision comes further to the political agreement concluded on the night of Wednesday 4 November to Thursday 5 November between in the delegation of the European Parliament and the representatives of the member states meeting for the conciliation committee (see EUROPE 10013). The Parliament is expected to follow suit this Tuesday 24...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The most important thing about the new EU top jobs is coming up with big ideas on the world stage
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Ashton's “twin hats” from December annoys some MEPs - “Exchange of views” with FASE
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Three chapters to be closed in accession talks
(EU) EP/EUROMED: EuroMed Parliamentary Assembly meets in Cairo
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Call for justice system to be reworked to cater for young people
(EU) LITHUANIA/UNITED STATES: Vilnius demands proof that CIA had a secret prison in Lithuania
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Climate ministers want far-reaching agreement in Copenhagen with immediate effect - Ball now in court of United States and China
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Injunction issued against Italy for immediate cessation of hunting protected birds in Lombardy
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Sharon Bowles says it will take EP six months to conclude financial supervision talks
(EU) EU/PUBLIC TENDER: Europe's regions oppose idea of maximum payment deadlines for local communities
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: New raft of infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: 2009 "Employment in Europe" report focuses on dynamics of European employment market and takes in-depth look at impact of climate change on employment market
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Germany may grant limited aid to its farmers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes guide price reductions of 1%-6% for white fish and crustaceans
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council agrees on extending “high-grading” ban to all ICES zones
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission hopes to avoid subsidy race for Opel
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Council gives its approval to agreement on "telecoms package"
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Union to join IRENA
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Italy brought before Court of Justice over RES directive
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Four reasoned opinions for failure to transpose directive on Community licences for air-traffic controllers
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Reasoned opinions sent to UK and Denmark, case closed against Slovakia, Complaint against Estonia withdrawn and end of infringement proceedings against Spain, Slovakia and Malta
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Nigeria to receive €677 million EDF funding
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Third Juvenes Translatores
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main act published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) Energy:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 848
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