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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/tunisia

Catherine Ashton keeps close eye on human rights

Brussels, 17/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton seeks to reassure MEPs regarding the application of an amendment to the Criminal Code of Tunisia. According to Marie-Christine Vergiat (GUE/NGL, France), the amendment could criminalise relations between human rights defenders and the EU. In her response to the written question submitted by Vergiat on 12 November, Ashton passes on the guarantees given by the Tunisian government to the EU...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU Budget 2011: reasons for and disastrous consequences of an inadmissible failure
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY: Agreement with Commission on priorities
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Much expected of 22 November summit
(EU) EP/UfM: No throwing in of towel, says UfM rapporteur
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Catherine Ashton keeps close eye on human rights
(EU) EP/EXTREMISM: S&D urges institutions to tackle extremism
(EU)EU/CSDP:
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/BUDGET: Special ECOFIN Council meeting on 16 December
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: “Targetted” fact-finding about possible aid for Ireland
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Portugal is very different from Ireland, explains Rehn
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: No concern about aid to Greece
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: No Council agreement on two points discussed
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional yes to acquisition of activities of Sara Lee and Monsanto
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Report on transatlantic air alliances
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission adopts series of decisions
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Modernising EU infrastructure: costly challenge
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/CLIMATE: Poland stands alone against all others for Cancún
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU struggles over bluefin tuna quotas
(EU) EU/GMO: Council to decide on two dossiers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Improvements to Farm Advisory System hoped for
(EU) EU/FOOD:
(EU) EU/FOOD: Two jobs for High-Level Forum
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Siim Kallas turns up heat on Russia
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA: Tidy-up of table of travel documents in prospect
(EU) EU/JHA: Move towards closer monitoring of Schengen rules compliance
(EU) EU/COHESION: Bresso does not rule out going to Court
(EU) EU/COHESION: Regions give mixed reaction to fifth report
(EU) EU/ACP: €48.5 million to help 5 countries tackle crisis
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: €7 million for small farmers in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Promotion of sustainable development
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Demands for quality assurance increase
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Eleven authors receive European prize for literature
(EU) EU/MISSING CHILDREN: 14 Member States urged to make 116 000 hotline available
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