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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10241

22 October 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/trade
Parliament backs talks with Mercosur

Strasbourg, 21/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - While calling for vigilance on consumer protection, animal welfare and environmental protection standards, Parliament backed the resumption of negotiations on an EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.

The own initiative report by Helmut Scholz (GUE/NGL,Germany) on trade relations between the EU and Latin America, adopted by 414 votes to 76, with 23 abstentions, in Strasbourg on Thursday 21 October, calls unequivocally for the resumption of trade talks...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Setting up instruments and rules is crucial basis for action but does not constitute economic policy in itself
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ACP: EPA in hot seat at Friday's joint ministerial trade committee
(EU) EU/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas wins 2010 award
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EU calls Kiev to order on human rights
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU believes in multi-ethnic Bosnia with EU membership
(EU) EP/MOLDOVA: EU must play more robust role in Transnistria
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Buzek's eight mid-term priorities
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Ban Ki-moon criticised for silence on Ahmadinejad
(EU) EU/RACISM: Rasmussen invites Martens to leaders' debate
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Reform of Pact, sanctions procedure clarified
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Lithuanian and Romanian public deficits under control
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Air freight cartel faces fines
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Progress report on automatic tax information exchange
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Agricultural spending revised downwards by €346 million
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Flexibility demanded for ACP banana aid
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission budget plans worry COPA
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 11 countries go above wine enrichment limits
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Quarrels expected on bluefin tuna quotas
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament wants harmonised country of origin marking
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament backs talks with Mercosur
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament uncertainties about aid to Pakistan
(EU) EU/TRADE: India has assurances that EU will move on generics
(EU) EU/TRADE: Wine industry wants lower Indian customs duties
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Commission gives warning to Serbia and FYROM
(EU) EU/DRUGS: Commission calls for ban on mephedrone in EU
(EU) EU/JHA: European air police network set up
(EU) EU/COE/ROMA: 400 mediators to help travellers
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Ministers call for leaders to follow their opinion
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: 4.5% reduction in cost of air navigation
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Air traffic enjoys constant recovery, says ACI-Europe
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EU and DRC negotiate FLEGT agreement
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: High technological cooperation potential with Israel
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Application of private copying levy on digital equipment
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2541: Strengthening economic governance in the EU - Final report of the Task force to the European Council
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