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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10087

27 February 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Andorra removed from OECD “grey list” of countries that do not provide tax information upon demand

Brussels, 26/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 24 February, Andorra signed exchange of tax information deals meeting OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) requirements with Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, bringing to 17 the number of deals of this type it has signed (including with Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands). This means it can now be removed from the OECD's “grey list” of non-cooperative countries...

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
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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