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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10089

3 March 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Bilateral free trade agreements with Peru and Colombia come under fire

Brussels, 02/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - At the European Parliament, only Daniel Caspary (EPP, Germany) welcomed the free trade agreement concluded on Saturday 27 February in Brussels between the EU, Colombia and Peru, as part of the association agreements. In a press release, he asserted that “this agreement is an important step towards new opportunities for our exporters in Latin America. I also hope that it will strengthen our links in the domain of culture and civil society”. The...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: More comment on renewed European Council and other subjects
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD: €5.7 billion to fund eastern and southern neighbourhood policy over next three years (2011-2013)
(EU) EU/BOSNIA:
(EU) EU/BURMA:
(EU) EU/HAITI: Commission deploys initial €100 million of aid for swift rehabilitation of Haitian state, half of which will go to budgetary support
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Structures of Union for Mediterranean to be put in place definitively in Barcelona on 4 March
(EU) EU/ARMENIA: Progress in relations with Yerevan
(EU) EU/AZERBAIJAN: Prospect of association agreement negotiated in parallel to that for Armenia
(EU) EU/UN:
(EU) EP/PRESIDENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission authorises cultivation of transgenic potato, Amflora de BASF, in Europe without waiting for new framework to be proposed by John Dalli this summer
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: EU wishes to encourage researcher mobility
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Contribution of industry ministers to strategy for growth and employment 2020
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: EU green vehicle strategy thrashed out against backdrop of electric car debate
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Pressure on laggard member states to transpose Services Directive
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: BusinessEurope and industry pressure groups call for new EU industrial policy
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Michel Barnier dos not support President Obama's moves to scale down banks
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Three stumbling blocks at Council over fund management
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Algirdas Šemeta promises green taxes
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Greece will have to do more to provide reassurances, particularly with regard to reaching its objective of a 4% budget reduction in 2010
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 0.9% rise in industrial producer prices
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU and Vietnam to negotiate bilateral agreement
(EU) EU/TRADE: Bilateral free trade agreements with Peru and Colombia come under fire
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Jörg Leichtfried's report recommends that member states fund certain airport safety measures
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Commission kick starts European e-skills week
(EU) EU/TELECOM: Consultation regarding universal service in digital era
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission welcomes Microsoft presentation of its multi-choice internet browser
(EU) EP/EU 2020 STRATEGY: S&D set out plan to create 10 million jobs by 2020
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Regions and cities join forces to secure EU funding for infrastructure, social and environmental projects
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Doctoral degrees must be promoted, says League of European Research Universities
(EU) EP/SPORT: Sophie Briard Auconie wants Commission to establish real strategy on sport
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Tribute is paid to Van Rompuy in Bruges by the Region of Venetia
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: General Court dismisses action brought by Arcelor challenging validity of emissions trading directive
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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