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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10212

11 September 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/minorities
Guy Verhofstadt says Commission must uphold EU treaties on Roma rights

Brussels, 10/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - Further to France's refusal to “immediately suspend all Roma expulsions” as required by the European Parliament in its resolution voted on Thursday 9 September in Strasbourg, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE, Belgium) affirmed on Friday 10 September that the “European Commission must uphold EU treaties on Roma rights”. The EP resolution will not be the end of the matter, Verhofstadt added. “The reaction from several French government ministers to our...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Is the Community method truly in danger? Comments about warning from European Parliament and Barroso's plans
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU “lacks coherence and consistency” on China, Ashton says - Start of “Gymnich”
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council on Monday 13 September to be entirely devoted to preparation of next two European Councils
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Thomas Hammarberg does some adjusting after polemic comment
(EU) EP/KENYA: Parliament denounces Nairobi's refusal to arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
(EU) EP/SYRIA: Damascus is urged to release human rights lawyer Haytham al-Maleh
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/GERMANY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ACP: Foreign Affairs Council prepared to give Commission more leeway in EPA negotiations
(EU) EU/TRADE: Progress towards signing of free trade deal with South Korea
(EU) EU/TRADE: Unambiguous EU27 deal on preferential access for Pakistani textile exports
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council of Ministers discusses foreign investment
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Wide support for draft conclusions on improvements to be brought to dairy sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Special Committee on Agriculture celebrates 50th anniversary
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: De-stocking of 1,700 tonnes of skimmed milk powder
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: 12% rise in RASFF notifications in 2009
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Commission launches public consultation as part of review of PSI directive
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: EP wants European Year of Combating Violence against Women
(EU) EU/MINORITIES: Guy Verhofstadt says Commission must uphold EU treaties on Roma rights
(EU) EP/JHA: EU must take action against US tax on travellers
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls for decent health care for older people
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Six-fold increase in requests to European Globalisation Fund in 2009
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs concerned about impact of liberalisation of postal services on universal services and workers' rights
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Building societies want to be treated separately
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European banks happy with financial supervision agreement
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Commission proposes integrated network on knowledge of marine enironment
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: EU strengthens academic cooperation with USA and Canada
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Member states confirm agreement on rail network for competitive freight
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission considers commissioners' current code of conduct works well
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Pilsen to be European Capital of Culture in 2015
(EU) EU/ECB/ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: General Court overturns Council measures freezing Stichting Al-Aqsa funds in EU
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
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