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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

Task force begins work - Problems over how to enhance budgetary discipline

Brussels, 21/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The task force chaired by Herman Van Rompuy which has been charged with reflection on how to beef up economic governance and improve budgetary discipline in the EU, got down to work in Brussels on Friday 21 May. This was the first meeting of the working group, which will meet again in June and deliver its conclusions in October.

EU finance ministers have been divided, in particular over how to enhance budgetary discipline. Germany wants to toughen the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Highly significant comments by Europe's leaders
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow wants “partnership for modernisation” between equal partners and focussing on competitiveness - Russian impatience on visas
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Spain, “unable to guarantee success”, postpones UfM “summit” until autumn
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Political crisis in Thailand, pre-election climate in Burma and lack of religious freedom in Pakistan
(EU) EU/THAILAND:
(EU) EP/SOUTH CAUCASUS: EU must play more active role to promote peace
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Parliament calls for ratification of Statute of International Criminal Court to be promoted
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Discussion about consumer rights and agreement in principle on construction products
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Little progress over past months in transposition of Services Directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Member States want OHiM to fight counterfeiting
(EU) EU/JHA: Expert group on improving contract law
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Task force begins work - Problems over how to enhance budgetary discipline
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Pervenche Berès suggests a break with the past to prevent future crises
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Likely release of skimmed milk powder and butter
(EU) EU/TRADE: China wants strong, stable euro
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: USA says outcome of Round depends on emerging economies
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Andris Piebalgs in Istanbul for conference on stability in Somalia, then in Indonesia to sign €200 million agreement for education
(EU) EU/GENERAL COURT: Court cancels Commission decision to classify statements by French authorities concerning their support for France Télécom as state aid
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU/Latin America civil aviation summit
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Rail sector calls for its carrying capacity to be taken more into account
(EU) EU/POVERTY:
(EU) EP/POVERY:
(EU) EU/EESC/EDUCATION: Economic and Social Council looks at education as an instrument for fighting social exclusion
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Stakeholders generally satisfied with Commission digital agenda initiative
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB:
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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