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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10231

8 October 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 31
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/germany
EU commemorates 20th anniversary of German reunification with Lothar de Maizière and Jacques Delors

Brussels, 07/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - The undeniable link between German unity and European integration was underlined during the commemorations for the 20th anniversary of German reunification (3 October 1990), which took place on Thursday 7 October at the European Parliament in Brussels, attended by many important figures from that era, including the first democratically elected minister-president of the former Democratic German (GDR), Lothar de Maizière, and the former president of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Free trade agreements provoke more misgivings and distrust
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CHINA: Europe risks discomfiting China by showing firmness
(EU) EU/GERMANY: EU commemorates 20th anniversary of German reunification with Lothar de Maizière and Jacques Delors
(EU) EU/SWEDEN:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/CONGO: European Parliament and Catherine Ashton call for end to impunity for rape and other serious human rights violations in DRC
(EU) EU/AFRICA/PIRACY: In Mauritius, Catherine Ashton calls for a coherent regional strategy to combat piracy
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission blueprint for reform of common agricultural policy
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: United States confirms existence of terror threat in EU
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU endorses agreement with Pakistan on deportation of illegal immigrants
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Commission to provide funding for Member States for SIS II
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU harmonises laws on translation and interpreting services in criminal proceedings
(EU) EU/JHA Council: Agreement on lifting of visa requirement for Brazilians
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU to cooperate with Japan on criminal justice matters
(EU) EP/JHA: Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina, green light for scrapping visas
(EU) EU/MINORITIES: France to send full response to Commission to avoid proceedings for infringing free circulation rights
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission sets out ideas on taxation of the financial industry
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB keeps interest rates on hold
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: France moves towards EU passport for non-EU hedge funds
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission proposes liberalising 75 tariff lines on imports from Pakistan for three years
(EU) EU/TRADE: In addition to yuan, De Gucht blames European deficit on unfair Chinese practices
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament against moratorium on offshore drilling
(EU) EP/BIODIVERSITY: EU must be driver of success in Nagoya
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Committee of the Regions calls for European North Sea strategy
(EU) EP/RELIGION: According to MEPS Mauro and Szymanski, religious freedom must be integrated into EU external policies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission adjusts fines on prestressing steel cartel companies
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Aid paid to Danish and Spanish workers
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP rejects discharge for European Police College budget
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS: Two nominations approved
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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