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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10153

5 June 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/equal treatment
Commission decisions in cases concerning Belgium, Italy and Slovakia

Brussels, 04/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 3 June, the European Commission took a stance on three cases, two of which pertain to equal treatment in the employment field (Belgium and Slovakia) and the other to equal pay (Italy). Thus:

(1) The Commission decided to close the case against Belgium for failing to communicate national measures to implement European Union rules against gender discrimination in employment (Directive 2006/54/EC - recast). The proceedings had been opened in...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Fleshing out Financial Europe - Memories of Lorenzo Natali
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: Summit adopts five-year engagement plan for implementing new strategic dialogue launched in 2009
(EU) EU/ICELAND: Coreper looks at candidature for accession
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Fourth meeting between European Commission and African Union Commission
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU makes real progress on divorce, ECHR and rights of suspected and accused persons despite imbroglio over protection of victims
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Malmström mentions Swift deal in passing
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: No relaxation of visa rules for Albania and Bosnia Herzegovina
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU and United States on same page over terrorism
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: New EU anti-drugs deal
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Preparing for European summit and taskforce meeting
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Council reaffirms need for each country to tighten its belt as appropriate
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Council adopts regulation to facilitate access to structural funds
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Ruling specifies criteria governing revocation of .eu top level domain names registered in speculative or abusive manner
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Member states can introduce tighter rules than EU directive on judicial review of unfair contract terms
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Pursuit of infringement procedures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Public debate on future of CAP extended
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament wants to outlaw dangerous chemical substances in electric and electronic waste
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission tackles several member states for failure to comply with legislation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Parliamentary committee calls for European Youth Guarantee and European Quality Charter on Traineeships
(EU) EU/EQUAL TREATMENT: Commission decisions in cases concerning Belgium, Italy and Slovakia
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Kallas announces imminent review of first rail package
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EIB: EBRD-EIB carbon credit fund launches second transaction in Russia
(EU) EU/EIB: First JESSICA fund loan agreement signed with Šiauliø bankas
(EU) EU/EIB: €300 million for SMEs in Belgium
(EU) EP/ITER: Jean-Pierre Audy wants parliamentary initiative on ITER project
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Angeles Rodriguez Peña is new CSO president
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Public consultation exercise on use of ICT for elderly
(EU) EU/SCIENCE: Commission launches Scientix, new online community for science education
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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