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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10087

27 February 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

26/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 24 February, Spain received its first former inmate from the American prison at Guantanamo Bay, the Spanish defence minister announced. Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba added that this man, a Palestinian, was one of five prisoners accepted by the government of José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Spain agreed to receive the ex-prisoner on the condition that there would be no further legal proceedings against him in the United States and in Europe, Alfredo Perez...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EP's key role in shoring up institutional balance amidst changes to European council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/HAITI: Kristalina Georgieva in Haiti and Dominican Republic from 28 February to 4 March - Catherine Asthon to join her in Haiti on Tuesday 2 March
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: "Economic governance" of EU, European Councils should also create common positions to defend at international organisations, says Van Rompuy
(EU) EP/TREATY OF LISBON: Towards revision of Treaty without convention to raise number of MEPs from 736 to 754
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Tragic death of Cuban dissident undermines Spanish Presidency's policy of openness towards Havana
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: EP wants recommendations of Goldstone report on Gaza implemented - Opposition to Iran's candidacy at HRC
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AMERICA:
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: EP foreign affairs committee wants “strong and effective” security and defence policy to increase EU's strategic autonomy
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Agenda dominated by 2020 strategy and industrial policy
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Problems with victim protection order
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Draft mandate in March for accession to ECHR
(EU) EU/JHA: No dynamic duo between Reding and Malmström
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU commits to concrete measures to fight illegal immigration
(EU) EP/JHA: Study into - necessary - sharing of asylum-related burden between member states
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/2020 STRATEGY: Commission to unveil 2020 strategy on Wednesday 3 March
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Public consultation launched on fourth update of EU own capital rules for banks
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Christian Noyer opposes idea of an EU list of too-big-to-fails
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Andorra removed from OECD “grey list” of countries that do not provide tax information upon demand
(EU) EU/TRADE: Association and free trade agreement between EU, Colombia and Peru is close
(EU) EP/TRADE: In Parliament, WTO Head Pascal Lamy lauds multilateral system's resistance to crisis
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves merger of InnoLux, Chi Mei Optoelectronics and TPO
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bank of America and Barclays can purchase DSI International
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Searches carried out at car component suppliers suspected of forming cartel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Siim Kallas stresses that there is no link between liberalisation and safety of rail sector
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: Concerns over horses destined for slaughter
(EU) EP/EUROMED:
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Strategic goals of Beijing action programme not yet achieved, EP regrets
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2010: EP has additional needs, but contains spending
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Workshops, conferences and seminars on European issues in March 2010
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
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