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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/foreign affairs

Parliament attacks Council agreement on European Diplomatic Corps

Brussels, 04/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament will not be swayed: the new European Diplomatic Corps (EEAS) must be “attached to the Commission in administrative, organisational and budgetary terms”. This demand, which is opposed by the member states, is top of the list of amendments which the Parliament's joint rapporteurs Elmar Brok (EPP) and Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE) put to the foreign affairs and constitutional affairs committee on Tuesday 4 May. The amendments, broadly...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few analogies between the Schuman declaration and current situation
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Parliament attacks Council agreement on European Diplomatic Corps
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: New Commission swears oath before Court
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/PRESS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council restates need for consolidated air traffic management in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Greek parliament to take stance by Thursday on national legislation relating to support mechanism
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero affirms that market speculation on eurozone is “groundless”
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: MEPS thinking of setting up “group of wise men” in tandem to economic governance taskforce
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: New rise in industrial production prices in March
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Obligation to pay for derivatives will not apply to non-financial companies
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP ideas on non-EU hedge funds is in tune with Council of Ministers' approach, according to Gauzès
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Martin Callanan, rapporteur on reducing light commercial vehicle emissions, wants lower targets
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Five more member states endorse deployment of eCall
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Neelie Kroes reminds business world how urgent it is to have European leadership
(EU) EU/CULTURE: EuroCine 27 festival on 9 May to celebrate European cinema
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: European Consumer Centres act to help passengers claim their rights after volcanic ash crisis
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Progress on governance and opposition from several countries to transferable quotas
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: ombudsman urges active European parliament participation in future citizen's initiative
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/JHA: Despite row between Council and Commission, Parliament makes victim protection priority
(EU) EU/ENERGY: With Covenant of Mayors, 1,600 towns in Europe undertake to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 20% by 2020
(EU) EU/INDIA: Free trade agreement suspended pending political decisions
(EU) EU/CANADA: Economy and climate on agenda of annual bilateral summit
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Member states must provide social security coverage to self-employed workers and assisting spouses and decide whether affiliation is compulsory or optional
(EU) EU/EESC: Proposals for improving common agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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