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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10071

5 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/session
Election of Barroso II Commission at heart of 8-11 February plenary

Brussels, 04/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - The central point of the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg from Monday 8 to Thursday 11 February inclusive will be the election of the Barroso II Commission. Also taking place will be joint debates on taxation (Monday) and tackling terrorism (Thursday). On Monday, after the session has been opened, the Commission will take stock of the GM/Opel situation. The Council and Commission will make joint statements on progress on Guantanamo...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial rules: indications on work of European Parliament
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Union “not going well”, Guy Verhofstadt says 11 February summit should confirm need for “more Europe and greater integration” - Paris and Berlin seek “politically strong Europe”
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Moratinos says summit with Obama is not urgent - Debate with MEPs
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: European Commission says dialogue resumed with Algiers
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: Rates remain appropriate, says Trichet, and he welcomes Greek deficit reduction efforts
(EU) EU/TRADE: China opens WTO complaints procedure against European anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoe imports
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs fine-tune draft financial supervision reports
(EU) EP/JHA: Civil Liberties Committee recommends rejection of agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: Presidency wants more resources for Frontex
(EU) EU/JHA: Switzerland to take in two Guantanamo inmates
(EU) EU/JHA: Dismantling of people smuggling network in Antwerp
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: EU considers national pledges under UN Copenhagen Accord are insufficient
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Member states back funding allocation rules for CCS and renewable energy demonstration projects
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: 17 cities apply to be European Green Capital for 2012 and 2013
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Nine of new EU states call for respect for solidarity principle
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Common agricultural policy “on the move” between 2004 and 2009, says Fischer Boel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission welcomes ENI solutions to increase competition on Italian energy market
(EU) EU/ENERGY: A fully functional internal energy market is the best defence against supply disruptions, says Alejo Vidal-Quadras
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Europe must take immediate action to bridge gap in skills deficiencies
(EU) EU/EU 2020 STRATEGY: Key conditions for success of strategy, according to AER and Eurochambres
(EU) EU/SOCIAL /UNITED NATIONS: Trinidad Jimenez reiterates EU commitment to integration and social cohesion policies through multilateral system
(EU) EP/SESSION: Election of Barroso II Commission at heart of 8-11 February plenary
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Constituent plenary session (2010-2015) - election of new president - priorities of Manuel Chavez Gonzalez
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Institutions fear shortage of interpreters
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
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