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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10029

28 November 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty
1 December ceremony in Portuguese capital to celebrate entry into force of new treaty

Brussels, 27/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - A ceremony is to be held next Tuesday in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon to celebrate the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009. The ceremony will be attended by the presidents of the three EU institutions: - Fredrik Reinfeldt (European Council), José Manuel Barroso (Commission) and Jerzy Buzek (European Parliament). The future permanent president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the future high representative for...

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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
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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