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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10122

21 April 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development
Wednesday's “April Package” to include 12-point action plan for reaching Millennium Development Goals and a report on taxation and development

Brussels, 20/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission is expected to publish two new strategic documents on EU development policy that will help the EU prepare its position ahead of the UN summit in New York in September 2010 revising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on the fringes of a sitting of the United Nations Assembly General.

The “April Package”, prepared by the department headed by EU Development Policy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, will contain a...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Diplomatic Service: Urgent need for Council and Parliament to make decisions, even if some ambiguities persist
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Barroso presents 2010 work programme to Parliament; several groups say it lacks ambition
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Benches emptier than usual
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RELIGIONS:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Ash from Iceland, budgetary fog and Middle Eastern uncertainty put a brake on establishment of Union for the Mediterranean
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: New Justice and Home Affairs action plan
(EU) EU/JHA: Schengen rules simplified for stranded passengers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Ministers approve progressive, coordinated opening of European airspace
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Partial re-opening of airspace gets warm welcome but security remains priority
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture helps limit climate change
(EU) EP/ANIMAL HEALTH: MEPs want to go further in protecting animal welfare
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Wednesday's “April Package” to include 12-point action plan for reaching Millennium Development Goals and a report on taxation and development
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Greece urged to spell out deficit-reduction measures for 2011 and 2012
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Ministers adopt Declaration of Grenada for true single digital market likely to bring Europe out of crisis
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Portal will improve exchange of information on safety of medical devices
(EU) EP/HEALTH: EP calls once again for member states to make breast cancer screening generally available
(EU) EU/TRADE: De Gucht backs dialogue with Beijing
(EU) EU/TRADE: Ash cloud from Iceland causing serious disruption to European trade, De Gucht says
(EU) EU/TRADE: De Gucht restates opposition to adjustment mechanism at border against third country carbon leaks
(EU) EU/TRADE: Public Services International and EPSU express concern about social and environmental impact of CETA between EU and Canada
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Michel Barnier more determined than ever to increase transparency on derivatives markets
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/G20 EMPLOYMENT: Better skills for quality jobs and fight against poverty are at the heart of Laszlo Andor's message in Washington
(EU) EU/EESC: Employers call for proactive enterprise policy in EU
(EU) EU/EIB: Presentation of guidebook on Mediterranean technopoles
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
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