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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10134

7 May 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/budget
EP delays Council budget discharge decision by two weeks - only other problem is with European Police College

Brussels, 06/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament decided in Brussels on Wednesday 5 May to grant discharge to the European Commission on the execution of the general budget of the European Union for the 2008 financial year. It did likewise for all the other institutions, consultative bodies and Community agencies, with the exceptions of the 2008 budgets of the Council and the European Police College.

Council. MEPs decided to delay the vote on the discharge of the 2008 Council...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Will eurozone summit kick-start “economic governance”?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Joe Biden reassures EU that transatlantic partnership remains more essential than ever - Assurance regarding Swift agreement
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL: Go-ahead to convening IGC without convention
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Security situation in West Bank is stable, says EU police mission chief
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Raising shared challenges of globalisation
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EURO AREA SUMMIT: France and Germany call for greater ambition on strengthening governance and stabilising euro
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB keeps rates unchanged and calls for decisive measures on public deficits
(EU) EU/EDUCATION-YOUTH-CULTURE COUNCIL: Ministers seek unanimity on quantified education objectives for EU 2020 strategy - First formal discussions on sport
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission seeking to strengthen protection of non-accompanied minors
(EU) EU/JHA: Three quarters of asylum requests rejected in 2009
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES: Commission wants to improve SMEs' access to financing
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Kiev to cautiously consider Russian proposal of merging Ukrainian Naftogaz and Russian Gazprom
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: Greece referred to Court of Justice for failing to transpose Euratom directive
(EU) EP/EU 2020 STRATEGY: Final adoption of strategy by June summit, says Diego Lopez Garrido - José Manuel Barroso speaks of coordinated reform - Political groups uncertain about success of strategy
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Piebalgs travels to Ethiopia for talks with Meles Zenawi and African Union Commission
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Commission establishes harmonised rules for 800MHz band
(EU) EP/CULTURE/DIGITAL: Parliament backs Europeana online library
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Transport committee reviews stances on priority given to rail freight
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament reaffirms its stance on funding civil aviation safety charges
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP delays Council budget discharge decision by two weeks - only other problem is with European Police College
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission may ask court to fine Ireland for failing to carry out Court decision
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission ratchets up pressure on member states infringing European legislation
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: New salvo of infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms liability of air transporters in cases involving loss, damage or delay of luggage - Compensation will be limited to €1,134.71 per passenger
(EU) EU/UN/HUMANITARIAN AID: Kristalina Georgieva and Filippo Grandi determined to work together on improving Gaza access
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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