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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/economy

EPP, S&D, ALDE and Greens call on European Council to favour Community method

Strasbourg, 15/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - At a joint press conference on the sidelines of the plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday 15 June, the leaders of the four main political groups in the European Parliament - Frenchman Joseph Daul for the EPP, German Martin Schulz for the S&D, Belgian Guy Verhofstadt for the ALDE, and German Rebecca Harms for the Greens - were united against overly inter-governmental handling by the European Council of economic issues, calling for the Community...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-Mediterranean Relations - broad consensus on need for review
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ICELAND: According to Moratinos, “principled agreement” exists among EU27 on opening acession negotiations
(EU) EU/IRAN: Question of further sanctions due to be decided by leaders at European Council (17 June)
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EUJUST LEX sets up in Iraq
(EU) EU/CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Council obtains general approach for agreement with Parliament in first reading
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: 5th Association Council session marked by mutual reassurance concerns
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Ambassador from Arab League feels “humiliated” by EU declaration on Gaza
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Measures taken by 12 member states are satisfactory - Cyprus, Denmark and Finland also involved in excessive deficit procedures
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rehn criticises decision to downgrade Greece's debt
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: EPP, S&D, ALDE and Greens call on European Council to favour Community method
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Merkel and Sarkozy call for European economic government
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission adopts draft EU/US Swift agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission open visa dialogue with Moldova
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission gives favourable opinion on scanning technology and emphasises need for common European detection standards
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: 50 million benefit from EU Food Facility
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Differences of opinion remain over inclusion or not of self-employed drivers in road transport working time directive
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2010: €12.2 million from Globalisation Adjustment Fund
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2011:
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Parliament wants to be sure of real enhancement of Eurostat powers
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Parliament ready to legislate as soon as possible on derivatives
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs want tight bankers' pay and bonus rules
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Unscheduled hospital care during a temporary stay in another member state reimbursed depending on scheme in place in state where care is administered
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms Italian subsidy for purchase or rental of digital terrestrial decoders constitutes state aid and must be recovered
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Greater safety for electric vehicles
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Information campaign on European marking
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission wants to simplify legislation on vehicle type-approval
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Increase in industrial production in Europe
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/UNITED KINGDOM:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/06/2010: