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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10264

26 November 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Progress on trafficking in human beings

Brussels, 25/11/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 November, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU member states (Coreper) paved the way for EU-wide minimum rules aimed at stepping up the fight against the trafficking in human beings. Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, immediately hailed the progress made. The draft directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protection of victims had been submitted by the Commission on 29...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-US: Façade and fact - EU as it stands is not understood by US president
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Against backdrop of crisis growth and jobs at core of summit
(EU) EP/UKRAINE: No abolition of visas without rule of law, EP insists
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Majority of young people favour “United States of Europe”
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Four-year austerity programme a good starting point
(EU) EU/BANKING: New stress tests in 2011
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Moving towards enhanced cooperation on patents?
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Council agrees to flexibility and ITER funding
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP sets out conditions for agreement on 2011 Budget
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Labour market segmentation, a future challenge
(EU) EP/TRADE: Support for principle of carbon adjustment mechanism
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Path to WTO accession open
(EU) EP/TRADE: Building CSR clauses into trade agreements
(EU) EP/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agreement in sight for coach and bus passengers' rights
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Scope of infringements under first rail package reduced for France, Portugal and Austria
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Traditional operators continue to invest
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Reasoned opinion to Luxembourg (consumer disputes)
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Lithuania and Romania taken to task for independent NRA
(EU) EP/RADIO BROADCASTING: Ensuring independence of public radio broadcasters
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Government control is biggest threat
(EU) EP/MOLDOVA: EP approves participation in EU programmes
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/JHA: Progress on trafficking in human beings
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Spain must amend VAT rate on medical items
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringements, Commission moves up a notch
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Action plan to counter high bee mortality rate
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Caution on lifting embargo on meat and bone meal
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: Five countries contravene animal welfare rules
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: France urged to ease counter scrapie rules
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: Improving welfare of dogs and cats
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Improving transfer of technology and know-how
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Discards banned in Baltic
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Compensation rights on EU working time law
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italian “pure chocolate” denomination infringes EU law
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