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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10119

16 April 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research
Move towards strategy on neurodegenerative diseases

Brussels, 15/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - Leading researchers from across Europe gathered in Stockholm on Thursday 15 April to agree a European-wide research strategy to tackle neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. This is the first of the new European Union (EU) Joint Programming Initiatives designed to address “grand challenges” which cannot be tackled effectively and efficiently by any one member state acting alone. “Thanks to this Joint Programme,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Conditions for achieving a positive but limited result in Doha round
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Prospect of agreement between 27 member states on creation of European diplomatic service by end of month
(EU) EU/SPANISH PRESIDENCY: Priorities end April to end June are diplomatic service, Latin America, EU 2020 strategy and protection of victims of conjugal violence
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Ten western Mediterranean countries meet to “consolidate” Euro-Mediterranean cooperation
(EU) EP/ALBANIA: In Brussels, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha confirms his country's wish to enter European Union
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Spain launches debate on common fisheries policy reform -Commission report
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Greek crisis, economic governance and banking tax on agenda for informal meeting in Madrid
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission sounds out member states on network of national rescue funds
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Parliament and Council positions on financial supervision package still very far apart
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: How can coordination of economic policies be encouraged?
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Greece wants to discuss aid mechansim not activate it
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Tourism ministers adopt “Madrid declaration” and lay first foundations for genuine European policy in this area
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Sarkozy and Berlusconi call for conditions in which EU may set up border adjustment mechanism to be stipulated in June
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission allocates €10 million to preparing for disasters in Central America
(EU) EU/TRADE: Russia determined to join WTO
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU and Turkmenistan agree to look at legal issues on latter's involvement in Nabucco project
(EU) EU/JHA: Washington wants to conclude new Swift agreement soon
(EU) EU/JHA: Eu soon expected to scrap visas for Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: €21 million to tackle cancer
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Move towards strategy on neurodegenerative diseases
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Move to set up Parliamentary commission of enquiry into management of A(H1N1) flu in Europe
(EU) EP/LANGUAGES: Civil association “Queremos Galego” calls for EU support against Galician government
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Work of Committee of the Regions focuses on added value of territorial approach and development of macro-regions
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Addressing Committee of the Regions plenary, Johannes Hahn confirms usefulness and effectiveness of cohesion policy
(EU) EP/SESSION: Commission 2010 work programme, Swift and 2008 budget discharge procedures
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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