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No plans by Commission to legislate on burqa

Brussels, 28/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission does not intend to bring in legislation to regulate the wearing of full body coverings, such as the burqa, in public places. “I do not see the need for a European law on the burqa,” said European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on Monday 28 June. The Spanish government is considering including a measure to restrict the wearing of full body coverings in public places in a forthcoming law on freedom of religion,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: G20 international trade and conclusion of Doha Round
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Turkey expected to open 13th chapter - Belgian Presidency refuses to commit on timetable for Croatia
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Liebermann invites EU ministers to visit Gaza
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission's annual report on European development aid in 2009 highlights increased efficiency
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY: Member state experts approve marketing of certain wild types of grass seeds
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Further avalanche of infringement procedures against member states but some procedures close
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Trialogue compromise on gas security draft regulation
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Backed by a dozen MEPs, international expert panel says ACTA jeopardises public interest
(EU) EU/TRADE: G20 commits to free-trade, saying they made the “right choice”
(EU) EU/G20: Little progress at G20 in Toronto
(EU) EU/TAXATION: publication of 2008 report on EU tax burden
(EU) EU/TAXATION: consultation on cross-border inheritance rights in EU
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Mutual recognition of European and Japanese businesses
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/POVERTY: ninth annual forum of people living in poverty calls for decent living-standards and social insertion
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission writes to five member states over gaps in implementation of regulation on fisheries in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Tighter bluefin tuna traceability
(EU) EU/JHA: EU and USA sign Swift agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: No plans by Commission to legislate on burqa
(EU) EU/JHA: Inheritance site launched
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Further cut in roaming charges
(EU) EP/INTERNET: Internet is a teaching aid to be handled with care
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Airlines are still calling for volcano crisis compensation
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and Intesa Sanpaolo agree on finance for SME, environmental protection and infrastructure
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FOOD: Food price levels range from one to two among member states
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in the Official Journal of the EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Cities:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 876
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