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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10062

23 January 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/medicines

22/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 21 January, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) recommended that marketing authorisations for weight-loss medicines containing sibutramine be suspended. Analysis of the data from the SCOUT (Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcome Trail) study revealed that patients treated with this product ran a higher risk of cardiovascular events. Since overweight and obese patients are already at a higher risk of cardiovascular events, the EMEA decided it would be...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: First Council to be chaired by Catherine Ashton to discuss EU aid for Haiti, Somalia, Iran and Afghanistan
(EU) EU/HAITI: Foreign ministers put finishing touches to European response to Haiti crisis after the emergency phase, in answer to UN call
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Creation of ARLEM, Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: New EU delegations have started work
(EU) EU/SERBIA: EU27 in “reflection stage” on request for membership
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: EU supports enhanced cooperation proposal on crossborder divorce
(EU) EU/JHA: EU wants internal security strategy
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU caught up in illegal immigration issues but wants to make progress on legal immigration and integration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission to examine deficit reduction plans of Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania and Malta
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: List of national aid centres under EU Services Directive
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission gives assurances that Opel Antwerp workers made redundant are eligible for Community aid
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for joint venture between German online marketing agencies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional approval of TLP's acquisition of Ermewa
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Speech in defence of new food and agricultural policy to address current problems
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Dakar Declaration announces creation in next six months of new group of regions on food safety issues
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Samecki to visit Zagreb to discuss Croatia's preparations for EU accession
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ACEA reports slight increase in demand for new cars in second half of 2009
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Germany broke law by preventing Polish companies from carrying out work within its territory
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court states scope of rules governing recognition of judgments on insolvency proceedings
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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