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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10061

22 January 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 33
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/somalia
Sweden agrees to continue participating in operation Atalanta

Brussels, 21/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 21 January, the Swedish government took the decision to increase its commitment to Somalia by proposing to send the frigate HMS Carlscrona to join the EU naval operation, EU NAVFOR Atalanta, off the Somali coast. The vessel is scheduled to arrive in April and will operate for six months. During that period (until July), Sweden will assume command of the operation, taking over from Italy, and will provide the operation with a sea patrol...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few considerations regarding hearings of European Commissioners-designate Viviane Reding, Cecilia Malmström and Maros Šefèoviè
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Way (almost) open for 9 February approval of Barroso II
(EU) EP/MEPS: Council wants speedy IGC without prior Convention
(EU) EP/COMMUNICATION:
(EU) EP/WESTERN BALKANS:
(EU) EP/TUNISIa: Faced with excesses committed by President Ben Ali regime, Parliament is divided on whether to grant country advanced partnership status
(EU) EP/CHINA: Parliament denounces human rights violations
(EU) EP/PHILIPPINES: Parliament denounces political violence
(EU) EP/EGYPT: Parliament denounces attacks on Christians
(EU) EP/MEDIA:
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: European and national MPs returning from Gaza call for Israeli blockade to be lifted
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Sweden agrees to continue participating in operation Atalanta
(EU) EU/SYRIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: EU and United States call for strengthened security measures against terrorism but block on body scanners
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU will not change reduction target which it will submit to UN by 1 February
(EU) eu/ENVIRONMENT: European protection of biodiversity to be redefined
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: France wants 2020 strategy with strong and operational European pillar
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: United Kingdom wants clear objectives for strong, sustainable and balanced growth
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval for Oracle's takeover of Sun Microsystems
(EU) EP/GREECE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Agilent may acquire Varian on condition it divests chromatography instrument business
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to automotive sector in Romania
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Castex to chair public services intergroup
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: National one-stop shops set up under services directive now online
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES/BONUSES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Report criticises EU management of fish stocks
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court rejects actions for compensation by three cotton ginning companies
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: Violation of legislation on pig-breeding
(EU) Eu/TOURISM: tourism requires measures to help it grow again
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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