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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10091

5 March 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 31
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/foreign affairs
Catherine Ashton to brief EP party chiefs next week on her ideas for EU diplomatic corps

Brussels, 04/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - The preparations for opening the EU's very own diplomatic corps are gearing up and EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton is planning to unveil the legal details of the corps by the end of this month (the Commission has announced that it will be publishing budget proposals and changes to European officials' terms and conditions on 11 March 2010, see related article). The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU wants final...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Miguel Ángel Moratinos wants UfM to immediately get cracking - Call for creation of European Civil Protection Force
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Catherine Ashton to brief EP party chiefs next week on her ideas for EU diplomatic corps
(EU) EU/EU PRESIDENCIES:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Six union priorities for Mediterranean
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: €23 million for public sector wages and pensions
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: €66 million for UNRWA
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: ECB keeps interest rates unchanged and continues to withdraw emergency economic measures to ease credit crunch
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission quizzes regulators and financial industry about use and abuse of derivatives in Greek budget crisis
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission gives go-ahead to €2.3 billion for 43 electricity and gas projects
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission gives its support, at least in principle, to Russian pan-European gas pipeline project, South Stream
(EU) EU/TRADE: Karel De Gucht aims at agreement with India in October
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament holds debate with Commission on ACTA
(EU) EU/AFRICA: EU infrastructure trust fund for Africa “success story” in 2009 -11 major regional projects funded
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Guerrero Salom report calls for tax on financial transactions and moratorium on debt to help poor countries tackle crisis
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Socialist and Democrat party at EP calls for “large-scale reform of Common Agricultural Policy”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Publication of joint report on social protection and social inclusion 2010
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Laszlo Andor defends EU 2020 strategy and stresses importance of European Parliament/Commission partnership if it is to be successful
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Stavros Dimas, former environment minister, is awarded by NGOs for his exceptional work
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA publishes second series of opinions on 416 health claims
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission plans to unveil mid-term review of EU budget in September 2010
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Report on application of provisions relating to statistics on goods transport by inland waterways
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Minimum prices imposed by France, Austria and Ireland on cigarettes and some tobacco products are unlawful
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Ombudsman criticises Commission for failing to work sincerely with him
(EU) EP/SESSION: EU 2020 strategy, taxation of financial transactions, consumers, natural disasters in Europe and Chile, post-Copenhagen, CFSP and CubA are all on the agenda from 8 to 11 March
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants to avoid visa liberalisation in Balkan countries leading to abuses being committed
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU official journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/03/2010: