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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10126

27 April 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council
Final EU fine-tuning before ECHR accession negotiations

Brussels, 26/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - Member states want to adopt a negotiating brief swiftly so that discussions can begin with the Council of Europe on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), Spanish Justice Minister Francisco Caamaño Domingez said on Friday 23 April. “EU accession to the ECHR is a priority. We hope to be in a position to be able to adopt a negotiating mandate in June with a view to opening negotiations rapidly...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: It would not be in Turkey's interests to insist on joining the EU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CSDP: EU defence ministers confirm their wish to have formal meetings
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Member states close to political agreement on EESC
(EU) EU/KYRGHYZSTAN: Concerned EU calls for return to public order
(EU) EU/BURMA: Restrictive measures against members of Burmese junta extended - Offer of dialogue
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Council welcomes peaceful elections albeit marked by irregularities that must be corrected - Call for preparations to gather pace for coming referendums
(EU) EU/EGYPT: Sixth session of Association Council in uneasy political context
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Greece might announce specific austerity measures at end of discussions with Commission and IMF
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2011: On Tuesday, Commission will adopt next year's draft budget focusing on economic recovery
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: International financial governance under debate
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: World's major finance ministries recognise importance of calibrating timing and scale of financial reform
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Visa Europe pledges to cut inter-bank fees for debit cards
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Millennium goals, food security and climate change central to transatlantic development dialogue
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Johannes Hahn sets out regional policy vision
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Commission urged to change justice and home affairs action plan
(EU) EU/JHA: Record number of new drugs reported in 2009
(EU) EU/JHA: Euro counterfeiters arrested in Poland
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Final EU fine-tuning before ECHR accession negotiations
(EU) EU/JHA: EU wants Erasmus scheme for police officers
(EU) EU/JAPAN: future bilateral relations on Tokyo summit agenda
(EU) EU/TRADE: Médecins Sans Frontières wants withdrawal of provisions in future EU/India FTA that block access to medicines
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Ministers meet to discuss Mediterranean Solar Energy Plan
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EU funding for a renewable energy efficiency programme in Egypt and Morocco
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Further step towards Nabucco gas pipeline
(EU) EU/EIB/POLAND: Funding for Zielona Góra municipal infrastructure
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Sport:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 868
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