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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10108

30 March 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Kirk hits back on De Gucht's charges of US protectionsism

Brussels, 29/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - At their very first bilateral meeting, in Brussels on Friday 26 March, European Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and US Trade Representative and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk took stock of the trade policy issues that were of common interest to the EU and the US, from the multilateral Doha Round talks to bilateral issues and the Transatlantic Economic Council. Both highlighted the “strategic importance” of strengthening bilateral and...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Building for Euro-zone economic governance begins - new framework creating a lot of problems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LIBYA: EU welcomes end of visa crisis between Switzerland and Tripoli
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Accession talks progress depends on legislative reforms to be adopted by Turkish parliament
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Boris Tadic wants his country officially recognised as candidate for accession by end 2010/early 2011
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Moratinos and Berlusconi attend "Arab Summit", which returns low level of consensus between countries of region
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Commissioner Füle pays first working visit to Tunisia, candidate country for "advanced status"
(EU) EU/DISARMAMENT:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: New proposals to fight against trafficking in human beings and child sex abuse
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants dialogue with Malta after its refusal to accept Frontex operations
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No consensus at Council on ways of making food supply chain more efficient
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Need to keep market measures in future supported by majority of countries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Rejection of EU's position on bluefin tuna leads to ill-feeling
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: EU consumer markets scoreboard exposes obstacles to cross-border trade and decline in consumer conditions brought by crisis
(EU) EU/EMU: European federalists to join debate on economic governance
(EU) EU/SPORT: Eurobarometer survey reveals large disparities in attitudes to sport and physical exercise
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls for tax on financial transactions and moratorium on debt to mitigate impact of crisis on developing countries
(EU) EP/ROM: Commission must update comprehensive European strategy for Roma inclusion
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Green taxation, relaunch of single market and consolidation of public finances constitute tax priorities of Commission
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: consultation on revision of European customs rules regarding counterfeit goods
(EU) EU/TRADE: Kirk hits back on De Gucht's charges of US protectionsism
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Cool response form aviation sector on Open Skies agreement
(EU) EU/EIB/AUSTRIA: EIB continues to work with BAWAK P.S.K. on small businesses
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: “Baltic Max Feeder” scheme investigation closed
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Alstom and Schneider's acquisition of Areva T&D approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Takeover of Cégélec by Vinci group approved
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banks:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 864
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