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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10055

14 January 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/space

13/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - Luxembourg company ASTRA, which is part of the SES group, announced on Tuesday 12 January that it had been awarded a second contract by the European Commission to provide hosted payload services to EGNOS (the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service). The new payload will operate in L-band and be located onboard the new ASTRA 5B satellite that was recently ordered from EADS ASTRIUM. The satellite is scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2013....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Limited prospects for Community resources call for greater re-think on future spending
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Mr Barroso reaffirms his "full confidence" in Rumiana Jeleva, who has assured President that her declaration of interest is correct
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Commission and Council called upon to improve targeting of pre-accession aid
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: MEPs are only partially satisfied with Rumiana Jeleva's answers
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Agreement on designation of UfM secretary general although competence and work programme are not specified - Another meeting in February
(EU) EU/STATE OF UNION: Barroso acknowledges Copenhagen failure but expresses optimism over benefits for EU of 2020 Strategy
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Janez Potoènik appears to have won MEPs over with his vision of low-resource society with genuine concern for biodiversity
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Andor says crisis is test for European social model - Action programme for next five years
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Spanish presidency wants to make this dialogue in public services official
(EU) EU/JHA: Reding confirms determination to launch strengthened cooperation on divorce
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission releases €3 million in emergency aid for Haiti after earthquake
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Polish and Baltic states' exporters concerned over increase in customs duties on pigs for Russia
(EU) EUWTO/DOHA: New American negotiators soon to be confirmed
(EU) EU/TRADE: Argentinian biodiesel exports in European producers' sights
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unreliable statistics, endemic illness in Greece
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Spain hones its plans on new EU economic strategy for after 2010
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission investigates compliance of Belgian aid scheme for fallen stock with European rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green-light to Danish insurance scheme against terrorist acts
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises public aid to Vaasa regional airport
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Thumbs up to Hungarian fiscal aid scheme promoting cleaner transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Rail sector calls for more realistic approach from Commission in environmental debate
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission welcomes continuity of gas supply this winter
(EU) EU/SPACE:
(EU) EU/EIB/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: 18 Commissioners-designate say nothing on communication to citizens
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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