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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10026

25 November 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/commission
Barroso tells Parliament he intends to use prerogatives on organisation of the Commission granted him by the Treaty

Brussels, 24/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - At European Commission President's questions, José Manuel Barroso was asked especially about the make-up of the new Commission. ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium) opened fire by expressing doubts over plans to split the environment and justice and home affairs portfolios. Barroso repeated his desire to create a cross-cutting portfolio devoted to climate change, to ensure the follow-up to the Copenhagen conference. He also repeated his...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Shadow boxing in the fight against world famine
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: All member states have proposed their commissioner - Netherlands confirm Neelie Kroes, Denmark chooses Connie Hedegaard
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Barroso tells Parliament he intends to use prerogatives on organisation of the Commission granted him by the Treaty
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Foreign Affairs Committee to quiz Catherine Ashton on 2 December - Greens say tough questions will be asked
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: MEPs back EU enlargement policy
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Lengthy “pause for reflection” in prospect for Union for Mediterranean?
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Action by various European bodies and organisations on children's rights
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: EP wants ambitious and binding deal to be struck in Copenhagen but this will require China and the United States coming on board
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: Parliament lifts final obstacle for Telecoms Package
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: New Greenland halibut recovery plan approved
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament calls for greater democratic control over Europol
(EU) EP/JHA:
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(EU) EP/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EU/JHA: United Kingdom takes part in Maltese pilot project for refugees
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Conservatives question immediate establishment of compensation in event of airline failure
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: What decisions directly affecting financial groups will European supervision authorities be able to take?
(EU) EU/ADMINISTRATION: Court considers creation of executive agencies was mainly driven by need to compensate for staff shortages at Commission
(EU) EU/ADMINISTRATION: Duration of personnel selection procedure must be reduced
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in European industry order books
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission suspects Czech energy giant ÈEZ of abusing dominant position
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LISBON II: Commission launches consultation on EU 2020 strategy
(EU) EUROGROUP:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: New international report on teachers' professional development
(EU) EU/SYRIA: €50 million loan for local infrastructure and local management programme in Syria
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Well managed, “cloud computing” offers many advantages, ENISA report says
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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