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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10032

3 December 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin council
Ministers agree with Commission's suggested deadlines for correcting budget deficits but change recommended trajectory

Brussels, 02/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - The ECOFIN Council on Wednesday 2 December 2009 continued working on the implementation of excess deficit proceedings against 14 member states (see EUROPE 10017). The decisions were taken by unanimous votes and call for extremely difficult decisions to be made in several member states, explained Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg after the meeting, aware of the problems of squaring the circle facing countries as they try to mesh short-term...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: “Barosso II” Commission: a few aspects to expound and clarify
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: At her first appearance as High Representative, Catherine Ashton not entirely convincing on substance, but promised more for January hearing
(EU) EP/ACP: Joint assembly seeks binding and fair climate agreement at Copenhagen, with sufficient funding for saving African forests
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes surge announced by Barack Obama and reaffirms aim to improve its own commitment
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY:
(EU) EP/EGYPT: Hearing of Foreign Affairs Minister
(EU) EP/MOROCCO: "Advanced status" constitutes "acknowledgement" of economic, social and political progress in Morocco
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Agreement in principle on new EU financial supervision rules
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers agree with Commission's suggested deadlines for correcting budget deficits but change recommended trajectory
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Euro still too strong
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Jean-Claude Juncker is only candidate for chair of Eurogroup for next two and a half years
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Conditional "yes" to training aid of €57 million for Ford Romania
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth investigation concerning Spanish modular housing company Habidite Alonsotegi
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light for French aid to farmers
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission warns of security risk of Christmas lights
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliamentarians reasonably satisfied with ICCAT measures to protect tuna - Unhappiness over Moroccan nets
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Commitment to conclude Round in 2010 confirmed
(EU) EU/TRADE: Definitive agreement on bananas likely by end of week - Washington's approval will be indispensable
(EU) EU/TRADE: 22 emerging countries led by Argentina, Brazil and India to create their own system of tariff preferences
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: European Commission suggests 15 month extension for measures against Chinese and Vietnamese footwear
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Transport sector fears environmental issue will override all else
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament demands say on Swift agreement soon
(EU) EU/JHA: Spain calls for proposal on cross-border divorce
(EU) EP/JHA: EP has right of veto on seven international agreements
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Personal thoughts paper by Pawe£ Samecki focuses on results of cohesion policy and asks for them to be debated at General Affairs Council
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Council gives go-ahead to Community's becoming party to UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: ICT skills are essential if Europe is to be leading innovation society
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European universities still largely dependent on public authorities, says EUA
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB-OECD cooperation agreement signed on sharing expertise to support sustainable growth
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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