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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10098

16 March 2010
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east
From start of her tour, Catherine Ashton criticises Israel's colonisation policy

Brussels, 15/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Vice-President of the Commission (HRVP), started her tour of the Middle East with a visit to Egypt on Sunday 14 March. On the evening of Monday 15 March, she left for Damascus (Syria). Between now and 18 March, she will visit Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. On 19 March, Baroness Ashton will take part in the meeting of the Quartet on the Middle East in Moscow. On...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Importance of agriculture to Europe has now been recognised - CAP reforms must be defined and put into practice
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: What will be future role of foreign ministers? - Mini informal meeting in Finland
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: From start of her tour, Catherine Ashton criticises Israel's colonisation policy
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Jerzy Buzek calls upon Israelis and Palestinians to relaunch peace talks
(EU) EU/POLAND: Warsaw calls for extra competitions to fill quotas for European civil servants granted to Polish nationals
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Member states propose EU defines long-term vision for preservation of biodiversity, with mid-term 2020 objective
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Mexican environment minister wants operational decisions in Cancún, particularly on rapid transfer of funding for adaptation in poor countries
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Proposed soil framework directive still at deadlock - Presidency and Commission will continue to work towards agreement
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Discussions continue on support for Greece
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European venture capital industry warns of possible damaging consequences of future directive
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts position on novel foods
(EU) EU/BUDGET: First school competition on European funding
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Latest Indian Ocean Tuna Commission meeting makes strides forward
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Adjustment of 2010 quotas in light of EU-Norway agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: Reding says it is time for ambition in criminal justice and announces raft of forthcoming measures
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission promotes smart energy as crisis impacts severely on internal market
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU already negotiating with Singapore
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission opens fourth call for proposals for Marco Polo programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: international road transport union calls for bus and coach transport to be doubled by 2020
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Work of extraordinary meeting of Committee of the Regions' Bureau focuses on a green, competitive and connected economy
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Week of Innovative Regions in Europe to relate to use of structural funds as applied to R&D and to innovation
(EU) EU/COHESION POLICY: Claudio Martini (CPMR) calls on Commissioner Hahn and President Barroso to defend ambitious cohesion policy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Black & Decker by Stanley Works is approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/REGIONS:
(EU) EP/ROAD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans to Madrid region for funding infrastructure and research
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Hotels:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 862
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