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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10159

15 June 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/research
ALDE wants risks of nanotechnology to be taken into account

Brussels, 14/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - MEPs of the ALDE Group want European policy on nanotechnology to be revised in a way that takes its health and environmental risks into account. This was one of the main conclusions of the seminar on “Opportunities and Risks of Nanotechnology”, held on Wednesday 9 June by the ALDE Group at the European Parliament. Speaking after the seminar, which was attended by some 150 people, Cristian Busoi (ALDE, Romania) said: “Nanotechnologies have an...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Put the Real economy first
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Member states hope for relaxation of Gaza blockade “in next few days” - EU, ready to play role, is examining “options”
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Serbia's SAA ratification process launched
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Political agreement on EEAS during quadrilateral meeting on Wednesday (16 June) in Strasbourg?
(EU) EU/CSDP: Council extends EUNAVFOR Atalanta by two years
(EU) EU/KYRGYZSTAN:
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EU confirms support for MDGs
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Tahar Sioud says current UfM set-up doesn't work
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation on naked short-selling
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: ESMA would have power to decide on derivatives to be cleared IN CCPs
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Stronger EU economy means keeping to rules, Van Rompuy says
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: EU27 to return to issue of 30% greeenhouse gas emissions reduction target by October at latest - Several members prepared to meet challenge
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EIB and Commission to explore climate finance initiatives
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: EU Vet Week 2010 focuses on traceability throughout the food chain
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission opens public consultation on protection of seabirds
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 333 organisations in Europe call for “healthy, sustainable, fair and mutually supportive common agriculture and food policy”
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: End of public debate on future of CAP
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission initials Swift agreement with Washington
(EU) EU/JHA: EU expected to bring forward visa liberalisation action plan for Ukraine in autumn
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/COHESION: Coucil adopts conclusions on implementation of Cohesion Policy
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Council adopts conclusions on outermost regions
(EU) EU/LABOUR:
(EU) EU/SPACE: Commission presents new action plan for development of satellite radionavigation applications
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: OTIF critical of Commission on railways
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: ALDE wants risks of nanotechnology to be taken into account
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 874
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