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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10211

10 September 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gmo
Commission to send team of experts to BASF next week for investigation into Amadea affair

Brussels, 09/09/2010 (Agence Europe) -The illegal presence of the genetically modified Amadea potato, produced by BASF in Amflora fields (a legally cultivated GMO) in Sweden was probably due to human error in seed handling. The German chemicals company gave this explanation on Wednesday 8 September in Brussels, during the meeting arranged by the Commission and attended by Swedish and Czech representatives involved in the affair (EUROPE 10208). To be certain about the matter, the Commission...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial supervision has made headway but main part remains to be done
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FYROM: José Manuel Barroso stresses it is high time Skopje and Athens resolved “Macedonia” name problem
(EU) EU/SERBIA: “Compromise” between Belgrade and EU27 on draft “joint” resolution on Kosovo at UN
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: ESMA could, in case of emergency, be given power to prohibit short selling of some assets
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission to send team of experts to BASF next week for investigation into Amadea affair
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission consults its services about draft decision establishing “benchmarking” rules for free allocation of post-2012 CO2 quotas
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Talks on Eurovignette resume
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/MINORITIES: Parliament wants Roma expulsions suspended
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Concern over future of potato starch sector
(EU) EP/MEDIA: European Union must communicate better, Parliament says
(EU) EP/FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Limits to freedom of expression in more than one country - Union's possibility of imposing penalties is limited
(EU) EP/TRADE: EP adopts critical declaration on ACTA
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Parliament urges member states to follow employment guidelines contained in EU 2020 strategy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Right to pensions and adequate social protection at heart of Belgian presidency conference
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Oettinger suggests linking regional policy budgets to buildings' energy performance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed acquisition by SC Johnson of Sara Lee insecticide unit to be assessed
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: HGI acquired by CD&F Fund VIII and Goldman Sachs
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court considers public monopoly of sporting bets and lotteries in Germany does not pursue objectives in consistent and systematic manner
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Increased fine on Deltafina for anticompetitive conduct on Spanish market from 1996 to 2001 is not justified
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Austrian legislation on operation of casinos is discriminatory and lacks transparency, especially with regard to operators from other member states
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: German measures restricting night-time overflying around Zurich Airport do not prevent exercise of traffic rights
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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