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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10123
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/jha

Spanish Presidency committed to adopting negotiating brief for Swift

Brussels, 21/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 April, the Spanish presidency of the EU made a commitment to the European Parliament to adopt a negotiating brief on Friday for launching discussions on the conclusion of the so-called “Swift” agreement with the US on the transfer of banking data for fighting terrorism. EU 27 home affairs ministers will give their views during the one-day Justice and Home Affairs Council, on Friday, 23 April in Brussels, indicated Diego López...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Developments in northern Cyprus complicate unification of island and Turkey's accession negotiations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Special European Council in September
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: Parliament backs conclusion of negotiations with Central America and resumption of discussions with Mercosur
(EU) EU/CUBA:
(EU) EP/KYRGYZSTAN: MEPs recommend caution - Greater EU presence in Central Asia
(EU) EP/SOMALIA:
(EU) EP/CANADA: Many concerns before next summit
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Progress but no deal yet on new foreign service
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Low-key negotiations to smooth ruffled feathers ahead of the UfM 'summit' in June?
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: “April package” is strong incentive to increase EU contribution to millennium goals and make it more effective
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission considering country-by-country disclosure by multinationals operating in developing countries
(EU) EU/TRADE: Draft consolidated text on ACTA published
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Lamy rules out any revision of agenda
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Will current crisis speed up introduction of Single European Sky?
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European railways boost capacity
(EU) EU/SPORT: Sports ministers in Madrid sketch out new European strategy in line with Commission proposals
(EU) EP/COHESION: EP supports proposal aimed at simplifying structural fund rules with view to facilitating access
(EU) EP/JHA: Spanish Presidency committed to adopting negotiating brief for Swift
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2008: Despite certain progress, improvements for managing Community funding and discharge procedure are required
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: President Barroso replies regarding aid to Greece, airspace and jobs
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Bulgaria and Austria aid to agricultural sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: New rules for goods and services distribution
(EU) EU/G20 EMPLOYMENT: In Washington, Corbacho calls on governments to put employment at heart of future economic and political strategies
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Conference on consequences and results of restructuring and social dialogue in time of crisis
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
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