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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10096

12 March 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

11/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - French Airline Air France announced on Thursday 11 March that, at the end of 2009, it had complained to the European Commission about its low-cost competitor Ryanair over public aid which it believes do not comply with European rules. Air France cites the fact that Ryanair makes its use of an airport conditional on its receiving aid from the public corporations operating the airport. French daily Le Figaro quoted an Air France estimate that this aid could amount...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Union for the Mediterranean must go beyond stage of unrealistic objectives and declarations of principle and focus on real perspectives
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CUBA: EP condemns political repression on island
(EU) EP/CHILE: With Kristalina Georgieva in Chile, EP welcomes European response to earthquake and calls for funds for rebuilding
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Parliament calls for enhanced European defence and calls on both European nuclear powers to commit to nuclear disarmament alongside United States
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: EP calls on members of UN Security Council to gradually give up production of fissile matter for military purposes
(EU) EP/BELARUS:
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: EP insists on implementing recommendations set out in Goldstone report on war in Gaza - Israel reacts bitterly
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: International court on Palestine set up and European Union policy in the region challenged
(EU) EP/ISLAM: Green MEP Malika Benarab-Attou denounces the “overly systematic stigmatising of Muslims”
(EU) EU/ISRAEL:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council wants firm airline management of passenger lists of crashed aircraft
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Final obstacle to alternative funds management deal is measures covering countries outside EU
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Highly speculative credit default swaps under spotlight
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Member States divided over air security charges
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Political agreement is awaited on regulation regarding transparency of energy infrastructure investment projects
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU on track to meet 20% renewables target by 2020
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament united against secrecy surrounding ACTA
(EU) EP/ARCTIC: Ashton confirms EU's political and economic interest in Arctic region
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/HURRICANE XYNTHIA: EP calls for urgent provision of EU aid
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/DANUBE STRATEGY:
(EU) EU/JHA: Council regrets new Commission proposal on suspects' rights
(EU) EU/JHA: Measures in support of victims of terrorism
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission calls for full visa reciprocity from Washington
(EU) EP/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EP/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EU agrees position for next meeting of parties to CITES
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU supports ban on trade in bluefin tuna
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Hedegaard invites China and India to cooperate to achieve progress in Cancun
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission critical of Lithuania's proposed definition of access network markets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Cable industry responding to Digital Agenda objectives: developing broadband internet and digital television
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EIB/FEMIP conference in Tunis on research, development and innovation in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/EIB: Framework agreement signed for basis of future EIB activity in Chile
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU official journal
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