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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10079

17 February 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Commission rejects all responsibility in the rail disaster at Halle in Belgium

Brussels, 16/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Speaking to press on Tuesday 16 February, Helen Kearns, the spokeswoman for European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas, rejected all EU responsibility in the rail disaster at Halle in Belgium on Monday morning. The Belgian press, picking up on comments made by the head of the SNCB (Belgian National Railways), Marc Descheemaecker, suggested on Tuesday that the EU was responsible for delays in putting emergency braking systems in place in Belgium.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Comments regarding some contradictions and misunderstandings
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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GENERAL NEWS
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(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Measures taken by group of countries are satisfactory - New deadlines for Lithuania, Malta and Romania
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Vitor Constancio at ECB vice presidency
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Eurogroup will have to do more to tackle member state competitiveness disparities
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Millennium development goals and reconstruction in Haiti will dominate informal Granja Council
(EU) EU/ACP/PTOM: Council statement on court of auditors' audit of EDF resources in 2008 tax year
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Formal adoption of joint position on regulation establishing obligations of operators putting timber on market
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission rejects all responsibility in the rail disaster at Halle in Belgium
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Spanish Presidency opens debate on market management measures after 2013
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Draft conclusions on improving food supply chain well received by experts
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 21 member states expect to reach or exceed national renewable energy targets by 2020
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Negotiations on agriculture gather pace
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Switzerland signs agreement to take part in European youth and education programmes
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Portugal establishes new model for higher education
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of CIMPOR by CSN
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Investigation opened into way Commission conducted primates in research study
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danube Declaration and Danube River Basin Management Plan adopted at Vienna ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: AER President Michèle Sabban brings together Black Sea regions to prepare future and preserve environment
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
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