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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10025

24 November 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/croatia
Three chapters to be closed in accession talks

Brussels, 23/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - Croatia is expected to take a further step towards EU membership at the next meeting of (“deputy-level”) negotiators in Brussels on Friday 27 November. It is highly likely that three more chapters - energy, financial services and consumer protection - will be provisionally closed. This decision is expected to be confirmed this week by the working group and COREPER. On 2 October, Zagreb opened six new chapters (free movement of capital, agriculture,...

Contents

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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