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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10113

8 April 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/mediterranean
Paving the way for solar energy in the Mediterranean

Brussels, 07/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - EuropeAid has published a call for tender on paving the way for Mediterranean solar energy with a budget of €5 million. Details can be found under the heading “EuropeAid/129020/C/SER/MULTI”.

The aim is to improve conditions to encourage greater take-up of renewable energy in general, and solar energy in particular, in all non-EU southern Mediterranean countries that are EU partners by highlighting combined renewable energy sources that are cheap...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Euro is indispensable, no serious alternative exists
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs reiterate expectations for economic governance and 2020 strategy objectives
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Yes to treaty review for increasing number of MEPs from 736-754 but without convention
(EU) EP/ACP: Joint Parliamentary Assembly urges EU to increase financial aid to EU and ACP banana-growers to ward off Latin American competition
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: April Foreign Affairs Council to examine political situation in Madagascar
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament wants more guarantees on future Swift negotiations
(EU) EU/MINORITIES: Commission calls for structural funds to be used for social and economic integration of Roma
(EU) EU/MINORITIES: Conclusions from second European Roma summit to be sent to June EPSCO Council in Luxembourg - towards improvement in living conditions for 10 million Roma
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: New US attack against draft hedge fund directive
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Two VAT exceptions
(EU) EU/GAMBLING: Online gambling industry disappointed at details of opening up French market
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 4th quarter GDP unchanged in euro area and up 0.1% in EU27
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices up by 0.1%
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GREECE:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: ECIPE think tank says reform of EU trade defence mechanisms will take time
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger visits Russia for first time
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Perello Rodriguez and Mikolasik reports back organ donation and European transplant cooperation
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Conference on Mediterranean broadcasting and pooling resources to cope with pace of technological change
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Paving the way for solar energy in the Mediterranean
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/ANGOLA:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2532: The social and economic integration of the Roma
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 07/04/2010: