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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10131

4 May 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Airlines want fair compensation for costs of closure of European airspace

Brussels, 03/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - Ahead of the special meeting of EU transport ministers on Tuesday 3 May to discuss the fallout from the Icelandic volcanic ash crisis, European airlines are stepping up their calls for the introduction of an aid mechanism to compensate them for financial loss as a result of the volcanic ash crisis (see EUROPE 10130).

The International Air Carriers Association (IACA) issued a press release on Monday 3 May calling for the airline industry, already hit by...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Parliament moves towards realistic assessment of the Union for the Mediterranean
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Andrew Duff proposes fundamental reform of European elections with creation of pan-European lists
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL: Possible short IGC in June to increase number of MEPs
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: Jewish communities in Europe call for Israel to show reason
(EU) EU/TAIWAN:
(EU) EU/DEATH PENALTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: €110 billion and sacrifices for Greece
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB eases COLLATERAL rules for Greece
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs warn against changes to bank capital requirements that will damage real economy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Airlines want fair compensation for costs of closure of European airspace
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Heated debate on fisheries governance, stock management and traditional, small-scale fishing
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Greenpeace calls on Spain to protect traditional, small-scale fishermen rather than providing aid for industrial-scale fishing
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Alain Cadec advocates import regulation
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Over 500 cities to sign Covenant of Mayors
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Green MEP Michèle Rivasi accuses France of favouring EDF in monopoly on electricity generation in Corsica
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for upgrading and extension of electricity transmission network in Hungary
(EU) EU/JHA: Reding wants draft mandate on data protection to be presented at end of May
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission notes Malta's decision, not to take part in future Frontex operations
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Connie Hedegaard calls on bonn ministerial meeting participants to highlight substance over style
(EU) EU/EESC: Commission's 2010 work programme sharply criticised for lack of ambition
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Freezing of funds of persons suspected of Islamic terrorist links does not apply to certain social security benefits paid to their spouses
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Workshops, colloquies, conferences and seminars in May devoted to European integration
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Global economy:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Stock market:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 869
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