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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10097

13 March 2010
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/foreign affairs
Barroso II backs “horizontal division” of responsibilities between EEAS and Commission

Brussels, 12/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - The College of European Commissioners, including High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Commission Vice-President (HRVP) Catherine Ashton, held a lengthy discussion on the new European External Action Service (EEAS), the new European diplomatic corps, on Thursday 11 March. According to those present, the meeting brought agreement on basic principles, such as avoiding any duplication of responsibilities between the EEAS, the Commission and the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Greece and the EU: Europe reacts well under crisis again
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Barroso II backs “horizontal division” of responsibilities between EEAS and Commission
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU supports Georgian strategy on occupied territories
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU sends observation mission for general elections in April
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Call for Gilad Shalit's immediate release
(EU) EP/MEXICO: EP condemns violence and death threats against women and human rights activists
(EU) EP/SOUTH KOREA: EP deplores decision to keep death penalty
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Tuesday's meeting to discuss Greek public deficit, draft compromise on hedge funds and 2020 Strategy
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Jean-Paul Gauzès wants to ban credit default swap speculation
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Crucial meeting to examine Greek aid package?
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Follow-up to Copenhagen, with Mexican minister, and preparation of spring summit will dominate Council
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EU endorses position for conference of parties to CITES Convention, which opens Saturday
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Political agreement on regulation for transparency of infrastructure investment projects
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament calls for sufficient funding for SET-Plan
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament will not compromise on GSP+
(EU) EU/JHA: COSI to focus on operational cooperation to deal with drug problem
(EU) EU/JHA: Call for applications for European Crystal Scales of Justice Prize
(EU) EU/ETHNIC MINORITIES: Conference on EU projects in support of Roma community
(EU) EU/TERRITORIAL POLICY: Informal ministerial meeting in Málaga to be devoted to multi-level governance in EU, subsidiarity and defining sustainable economic model
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Incumbent operators want to be fully involved in digital agenda and ask Commission for positive signal
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Conference on history of translation
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: UNECE adopts first international regulation on electric and hybrid car safety
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New research projects to combat influenza
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Green Paper on pensions soon
(EU) EU/ADMINISTRATION: New, updated staff selection procedures
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Member States may prohibit telecoms operators from forcing unwanted services on consumers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Plenary session of EuroMed Parliamentary Assembly in Jordan
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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