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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10162

18 June 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 42
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/foreign affairs

17/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - The quadrologue meeting between Catherine Ashton, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Maroš Ševèoviè and the three EP rapporteurs, Guy Verhofstadt, Elmar Brok and Roberto Gualtieri, due to take place in Strasbourg on 16 June to conclude the political agreement with Parliament on setting up a European External Action Service (EEAS) has been postponed. It will now be held in Madrid on Monday 21 June. (H.B./transl.rt)

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Leaders agree to toughen budgetary discipline
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: “Stress tests” on soundness of European banks will be published by end of July
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Targets set for EU2020 Strategy
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU27 pledge to help achieve Millennium Development Goals
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU27 postpone until October 2010 decision on whether to increase EU climate change target from 20% to 30%
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU27 identify target-sectors for further autonomous EU sanctions against Iran
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Opening accession negotiations with Iceland gets go-ahead
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Jerzy Buzek appeals for truth, solidarity and responsiblity
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: David Cameron wants European agenda based on “substance, not institutions”
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: Parliament welcomes EU's broad approach towards Russia
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Cautious welcome to announcement of easing of Gaza blockade
(EU) EP/VICE-PRESIDENT:
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Association Council meeting in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Call for applications for experts in UfM General Secretariat
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Aid for Iraqi refugees in Syria
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: EU signs visa facilitation agreement with Georgia
(EU) EU/JHA: Member states not applying same standards of international protection
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU to provide additional €40 million to “cost” programme
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Science and technology, weapons to fight climate change
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament endorses strengthened catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament wants to strengthen aquaculture competitiveness
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Commission is determined to guarantee high level of international protection for whales
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Second reading compromise on draft regulation banning trade of illegally logged timber and wood products in EU
(EU) EP/JHA: Sofia and Bucharest on way to Schengen Area
(EU) EP/SPACE: Tosenovsky and Glante reports on Galileo and GMES adopted
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament approves EU accession to IRENA
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Parliament wants end to mistakes and half-hearted measures with budget data
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament proved right concerning establishment of one-stop shops for infrastructure capacity requests
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/MULTI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK: No review in sight but chairman of budgets committee not giving up
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Appeal for greater transparency in regional funds
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of RBS Sempra commodities by JP Morgan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves Premiumgas Spa joint venture
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Output falls in eurozone construction sector - Stability in EU27
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court upholds €249.6 million fine imposed by Commission on Lafarge in 2002 and upheld by Court of First instance in 2008
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court interprets qualification directive in relation to case of displaced Palestinian
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/RAW MATERIALS:
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