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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture

MEPs vote for simplified common agricultural policy

Brussels, 19/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The report by Richard Ashworth (ECR, United Kingdom) on simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was adopted by a show of hands by MEPs meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday 18 May. This simplification is expected to be combined with a simplified application of the CAP and a reduction in bureaucratic formalities, to make support measures “more efficient and less costly”, particularly in the field of rural development....

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Economic governance makes progress, despite obstacles and differences
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Summit sees readjustment of EU-Latin American relations
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: EU signs association agreement with Central America and free trade agreements with Colombia and Peru
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Prospect of first European citizens' initiative on taxation of financial transactions?
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY:
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(EU) EU/EUROMED: Euro-Mediterranean finance ministers take stock of economic prospects
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: MEPs want stronger economic governance
(EU) EP/2008 BUDGET: Discharge granted to Council's implementation of its 2008 budget
(EU) EP/2011 BUDGET: EP takes strict line on budget
(EU) EP/2010 BUDGET:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: MEPs vote for simplified common agricultural policy
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Agreement of specific agricultural measures to support Union's outermost regions
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Kallas announces crisis coordination unit
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Vote on draft working time directive for road hauliers
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Call for harmonised penalty system for serious infringements of social legislation in road sector
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Learning new skills is essential to adapt to increasingly demanding labour market requirements
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY: Move to make “Made in” labels compulsory on textiles
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament validates revised draft directives on energy performance of buildings and labelling
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission to present communication on 26 May and Environment Council to debate it on 11 June
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: 11% fall in industry CO2 emissions due mainly to crisis, Hedegaard says
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Hedegaard welcomes appointment of Christiana Figueres as UNFCCC Executive Secretary
(EU) EU/JHA: EDPS concerned over processing of personal data by FRONTEX
(EU) EU/JHA: United States to bring in visitor entry fee this summer
(EU) EU/JHA: People smuggling ring dismantled in France and Czech Republic
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joaquin Almunia sings praises of cartel settlement procedure
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: European solidarity to help Poland deal with severe flooding
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
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