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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10452

15 September 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/mediterranean
Major sustainable development challenge

Brussels, 14/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - In her concluding remarks at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) meeting on sustainable development in Rabat on 12-13 September (see EUROPE 10450) the Moroccan minister for energy and the environment, Amina Benkhadra, said that “the problem of urbanisation in the Mediterranean is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st-century”. This meeting is in preparation for the ministerial session on 9-10 November in Strasbourg. She explained that faced...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU is taking measures and making progress in important areas, but sometimes the general public is unaware of this - A few significant examples
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(AE) EU/SYRIA: Further tightening of sanctions against Syria
(AE) EP/LIBYA: European Parliament supports transition to democracy
(AE) EP/COMMISSION: 151 MEPs against Oettinger over indebted countries
(AE) EU/CROATIA: Treaty of accession to be signed in December, then ratifications
(AE) EP/UKRAINE: Vigenin wants rapid conclusion of partnership agreement
(AE) EP/NORWAY: No to ideology of intolerance
(AE) EP/PRESIDENCY: Martin Schulz is official candidate for EP Presidency
GENERAL NEWS
(AE) EP/STABILITY PACT: MEPs want more
(AE) EU/EURO: France and Germany oppose eurobond idea
(AE) EP/EURO: EU institutions discuss severity of currency crisis
(AE) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Resource efficiency roadmap expected on Tuesday
(AE) EU/ETS: Two agreements on award of public contracts for early auctions
(AE) EU/WTO/DOHA: Commission and Parliament reaffirm their commitment
(AE) EP/ENERGY: EU adopts regulation for integrity of wholesale markets
(AE) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: EU's Risk Capital Facility to bring employment benefits
(AE) EU/JHA: Goal of half of all legal practitioners trained in EU law
(AE) EP/JHA:
(AE) EU/SECULARISM: Humanists call for secular values to be respected
(AE) EU/ HEALTH: John Dalli paves way for anti-smoking campaign
(AE) EP/SPORT: Committee adopts Auconie report
(AE) EP/112: Facilitating access to emergency services for hard of hearing
(AE) EU/SOCIAL: Social Europe is the way ahead
(AE) EU/RESEARCH: Consultation on European Research Area
(AE) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Major sustainable development challenge
(AE) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Funding for audiovisual heritage project
(AE) EU/EIB/GERMANY:
(AE) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(AE) EU/CJEU: Advocate general on right of permanent residence in EU
(AE) EP/PETITIONS: Priority to citizens and environment