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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10163

19 June 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development
NGOs disappointed by Council's wait-and-see attitude on climate and millennium goals

Brussels, 18/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Council of 17 June disappointed development NGOs which had been hoping to hear more on both the EU's 2020 climate target and on pledges on realising the Millennium Development Goals (MDOs) (see EUROPE 10162).

In a press release published on Thursday, Oxfam International criticises EU heads of state and government for failing to put new commitments on the table on achieving their public aid for development targets by 2015, when, in 2010,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European Council decides on economic and financial matters and policies that would have seemed unrealistic a few months ago
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Parliament unhappy at lack of progress
(EU) EU/DRC: Parliament condemns murder of human rights activist Floribert Chebeya Bahizire
(EU) EP/NEPAL: Call for national unity against political instability
(EU) EP/LIBYA: Libya criticised over death penalty
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Member states' savings guarantee schemes may be required to have 1.5% of eligible deposits at hand by 2020
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission accepts virtual unbundling of Austria Telekom network
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission, ECB and IMF experts satisfied with implementation of Greek programme
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Some original ideas from Jacques Delors
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU and United States formalise cooperation between SESAR and NextGen programmes
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission to appeal against WTO ruling against EU in Airbus/Boeing affair
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Funding for ITER to be discussed in July
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: NGOs disappointed by Council's wait-and-see attitude on climate and millennium goals
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: Figueiredo report on European equality strategy adopted
(EU) EP/EQUALITY:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament wants strong backing for human rights defenders
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Solidarity fund money must be delivered as fast as possible
(EU) EP/JHA: EP wants better European training for legal professions
(EU) EP/SPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU grants asylum to nearly 79,000 people in 2009
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Member states are criticised for expulsions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Creation of “New Eurostar” joint venture authorised subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Norfolk by DFDS approved subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France broke EU rules on lower-rate VAT for lawyers receiving state aid for legal aid work
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2535 Conclusions of the European Council: (Brussels, 17 June 2010)
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