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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10079

17 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regional
Danube Declaration and Danube River Basin Management Plan adopted at Vienna ministerial meeting

Brussels, 16/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Ministers and high-level representatives responsible for the water management in the Danube River Basin took part in a ministerial meeting of the states party to the Convention on the Protection of the Danube, in Vienna on Tuesday 16 February. The meeting was organised by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), which is chaired by Mitja Bricelj. The Danube River Basin Management Plan, to be implemented by 2015,...

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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
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU extends sanctions by one year until 20 February 2011
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Madrid does not want Union for the Mediterranean summit in June to misfire
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers keep pressure up on Greece
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: European response to US proposals on structure of banking sector does not appear very enthusiastic
(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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