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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10599
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) mediterranean

Leading figures deliver harsh verdict on UfM

Brussels, 20/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - In the run-up to the first round of voting in the presidential election in France, a number of leading figures, including former Spanish foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and MEP Kader Arif (S&D, France), have delivered a severe judgment of the first years of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the brainchild of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. “Launched without prior consultation by Nicolas Sarkozy who promised to bring the various peoples...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial world continues its attack on the euro - Should the ECB be changed? - Is the euro too high?
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) TRADE: YPF/Repsol affair - European Parliament blames Argentina
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Parliament keenly awaits 7th EAP
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: CAP reform must help biodiversity
(AE) WOMEN: Taking account of gender in climate policies
(AE) BURMA/MYANMAR: Parliament supports European aid to Burma/Myanmar
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) ENERGY: Energy Efficiency Directive - EU challenged to reach agreement in June
(AE) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Action plan to go 100% electronic in 2016
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Local agriculture and low carbon footprints
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Only three countries comply with gestating sow rules
(AE) HEALTH: Chronic diseases and innovation on informal meeting agenda
(AE) TRANSPORT: Rail prepares to adapt to climate change
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: Cohesion package - partial in-principle agreement sought
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: 2014-2020 framework - Tuesday's debate on cohesion and agriculture
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SYRIA: Council could adopt further sanctions against Syria
(AE) TURKEY:
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: EBRD hopes to invest €2.25 billion in region
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Leading figures deliver harsh verdict on UfM
(AE) BELARUS: Possible return to Minsk of European ambassadors next week
ECONOMY
(AE) ECONOMY: François Hollande explains how ECB could stimulate growth
(AE) ECONOMY: Pervenche Beres - Five bits of fiscal compact need to change
(AE) ECONOMY: Ireland launches fiscal compact public information campaign
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - SPORT
(AE) SOCIAL: Response to Commission's employment package fairly positive
(AE) SOCIAL: Risk prevention at work campaign launched
(AE) SOCIAL: Youth unemployment at heart of informal EPSCO meeting
(AE) SPORT: Agreement on improved conditions for footballers
COURT OF JUSTICE OF EU
(AE) CJEU: Qualified ruling on employment discrimination
(AE) CJEU: Advocate General's opinion on “denied boarding”
EVENTS CALENDAR
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(AE) Other events 23-27 April: