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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10033

4 December 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Rail passengers now enjoy new rights throughout European Union

Brussels, 03/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - With the entry into force, on Thursday 3 December, of EC Regulation No 1371/2007, rail passengers enjoy new rights protecting passengers and their personal belongings when travelling by rail anywhere in the European Union. Antonio Tajani, European Transport Commissioner, said: “These new rights protecting people travelling by rail promote reliable and high-quality rail passenger services”. He went on to say: “After establishing these rights for...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Farming and Europe: Key implications of recent developments
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Suspension of other chapters in accession talks would destroy Turkey's motivation to join EU, says Egemen Bagis
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Road to implementation of SAA interim agreement seems to be open - A decision at Monday's Council?
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Assembly calls for more democratic global governance giving developing countries more influence
(EU) EP/SYRIA: Commission has hope of rekindling cooperation, but Parliament has doubts
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) EP/INTERGROUPS: Political parties negotiate Intergroup membership
(EU) EU/CHRISTIANITY: COMECE says Lisbon Treaty paves the way for in-depth dialogue between religions and EU institutions
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Conundrum of Minarets in Switzerland
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB leaves interest rates unchanged but starts withdrawing special recovery stimulus measures
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Raised eyebrows at Swedish Presidency's management of good fiscal governance talks
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: No headway on VAT on postal services
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Political agreement in Council on revised directive on parental leave, due to come into force by 2012
(EU) EU/ADMINISTRATION: Discussions on increasing officials' salaries to continue next week
(EU) EU/TRADE: Political energy at 7th WTO ministerial summit feeds weak hope that Doha Deal might be done in 2010
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Rail passengers now enjoy new rights throughout European Union
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Road safety, a priority for next decade
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliamentarians and fishermen call for decentralisation and regionalisation of Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: End of abuse of dominant position investigation into GDF Suez
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth investigation into new tax-based funding system for Spanish public broadcaster RTVE
(EU) EU/COMPETTION:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Quizzing of three candidates for post of European Ombudsman
(EU) EU/RESTAURANTS:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/FTA: Go-ahead for negotiations on multilateral EU-EFTA-Mediterranean rules of origin regime
(EU) EU/EIB: €300 million for small businesses in Italy
(EU) EU/EIB/SOUTH AFRICA:
(EUI) EU/EIB/MONTENEGRO:
(EU) EU/EIB/BELGIUM:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Françoise Grossetête regrets failure of Council talks on crossborder care
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
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