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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10029

28 November 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/vietnam
Parliament criticises repression in Vietnam

Strasbourg, 27/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a joint resolution tabled by the EPP, S&D, ALDE, Greens/EFA and ECR groups adopted in plenary on Thursday 26 November, the European Parliament criticises repression in Vietnam against Vietnamese citizens exercising their freedom of speech, belief and congregation under international human rights and the Vietnamese constitution. The EP urges the Vietnamese government to respect its international obligations and recognise all religious communities...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: President Barroso distributes new Commission portfolios for 2010-2014
(EU) EP/SOMALIA: MEPs want to tackle causes of piracy
(EU) EP/NICARAGUA: European Parliament criticises Sandinista excesses
(EU) EP/VIETNAM: Parliament criticises repression in Vietnam
(EU) EP/LAOS: Laos must put its money where its mouth is on human rights
(EU) EP/CHINA: China's death penalty and abuses of minority rights slammed by MEPs
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: 1 December ceremony in Portuguese capital to celebrate entry into force of new treaty
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Human rights associations criticise Commission
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Civil society forum next March in Barcelona
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/MEDITERRANEAN: Inter-cultural dialogue
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA: Nanjing summit focuses on climate and yuan
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: 7th WTO ministerial conference will seek to take Round forward, with view to 2010 agreement
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Member states back French proposal on setting up committee of wise to settle problems related to digitisation of cultural works
(EU) EU/CULTURE COUNCIL: European Year of Volunteering 2011 given go-ahead
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Council recognises need to develop children's creativity and recommends better media education
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Council adopts recommendation on new, more ambitious European cooperation framework
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Turnover in languages sector set to increase by at least 10% annually in EU, report says
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers to discuss macroeconomics of financial supervision and good fiscal governance
(EU) EU/JHA Council: EU to scrap visa requirements for three Balkan States
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Lisbon II, parental leave, equality of treatment between self-employed men and women, tackling discrimination on Council agenda
(EU) EP/WOMEN's RIGHTS: EP calls for clear rules to help tackle violence against women
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EP/FOOD SECURITY: Parliament says common agricultural policy must remain cornerstone of food security
(EU) EP/SMOKING: While recommending more effective anti-smoking efforts, Parliament tries to maintain certain economic interests
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Airlines from Djibouti and Congo banned from European airspace
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Poland warned about application of asymmetric termination rates in favour of P4
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Second call for proposals in innovative medicines initiative
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Formal proposal on denunciation of EU-Guinea Agreement
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Spirits continue to lift a little
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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