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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10141

19 May 2010
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/latin america
Latin American and Caribbean countries express concern for fate reserved for emigrants to Europe

Madrid, 18/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The 6th EU/Latin America and Caribbean Summit was still underway at the time of going to press on Tuesday 18 May. The 60 participant countries reiterated their determination to deepen their economic as well as political relations. Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner expressed at the opening of the meeting her great concern regarding the fate reserved for emigrants from Latin American and Caribbean countries to developed, and hence...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Preparatory work on economic governance of EU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: William Hague unveils (somewhat reassuring) guidelines of new government's future European policy
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Talks between EU and Mercosur resume early July with view to “ambitious and balanced” agreement
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Latin American and Caribbean countries express concern for fate reserved for emigrants to Europe
(EU) EP/ECONOMIE: With euro crisis, MEPs call for drastic measures to stabilise budgets and curb speculation
(EU) EP/UKRAINE: MEPs approve €500 million loan
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP and Council of Ministers divided over how to deal with hedge funds from outside the EU
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Finalisation of European financial stabilisation mechanism awaited
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Eurozone wants faster but differentiated budgetary consolidation
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Launch of public debate on economic governance
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL:
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Self-employed women should have same maternity leave rights as employees
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs want financial incentives for volunteer host countries
(EU) EP/JHA: EP extends mandate for setting up SIS II
(EU) EU/JHA: Turkish-Greek agreement on readmission
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission sets out priority measures to get most from bio-waste
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Republic of Congo and EU sign voluntary partnership agreement on legal felling and export to EU of Congolese timber
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission says drought and water shortages are increasingly prevalent in Europe
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission recommends harmonised consumer complaint classification system
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/SPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Ministers feel European agri-food model is not sufficiently recognised internationally
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU and Central America agree on trade chapter of new association agreement
(EU) EU/TRADE: De Gucht and Froman agree to give TEC fresh impetus but set no timetable
(EU) EU/TRADE: De Gucht wants negotiations “with no prior conditions” on Airbus-Boeing disputes
(EU) EU/TRADE: China's internet censorship is matter for WTO, Kroes says
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Greek-Turkish ITGI gas pipeline agreement
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General says member states may retain restrictions on certain commercial practices by regulated professions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: BEUC states consumers must be at heart of digital agenda
(EU) EU/EIB: €400 million for funding education infrastructure in Andalusia
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/05/2010: