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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10603

27 April 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 43
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / (ae) human rights
Paul Lemmens elected ECHR judge for Belgium

Brussels, 26/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - The Belgian lawyer, Paul Lemmens, has been elected as a judge for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for Belgium. He takes over from Françoise Tulkens and won an absolute majority of the votes, beating both André Alen and Pierre Vandernoot. Lemmens its specialist lawyer in international human rights law and a lecturer at the Katholieke Universiteit de Leuven (KUL). He has already been an ad hoc judge in four cases at the European Court of Human...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Quarrel between EU and Argentina gives clear indication of reciprocity necessary in trade relations with third countries
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) JHA: Schengen - Franco-German proposals receive cautious welcome
(AE) JHA: PNR - EU27 outline European system
(AE) JHA: Council adopts directive on suspects' right to information
(AE) JHA: A new drug is detected each week on European market
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Reform - Council wants optional support for young farmers
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Via Campesina against wave of land privatisation
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Waste - four member states threatened with heavy fines
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Two countries summoned to respect EU legislation
(AE) CLIMATE: Fluorinated gases - Italy and Malta continue to infringe
(AE) ENERGY: Greece, Poland and Portugal in dock over nuclear safety
(AE) ENERGY: Italy referred to Court over performance of buildings
(AE) ENERGY: Slowcoaches warned over internal market
(AE) HEALTH: BEUC says consumers are not guinea pigs for implants
(AE) TECHNOLOGY: EIT reaches final phase of HULT Global Case Challenge
(AE) TELECOMS:
(AE) COHESION: Good structural fund auditing marks for the Commission
(AE) COHESION: French low-spending line disappoints EP
(AE) REGIONS: EIB sets up Urban Development Funds in Moravia-Silesia
(AE) TRANSPORT:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Special summit may be convened
(AE) ECONOMY: Monti wants a growth stimulus
(AE) IRELAND: New aid instalment gets go-ahead
(AE) TAXATION: Spotlight on Spain, Belgium and Bulgaria
(AE) LITHUANIA: Deficit expected to fall below 3% of GDP in 2012
(AE) GREECE: Commission unhappy about golden share in OTE
(AE) STATE AID: Go-ahead for Danish state aid for Vestjysk Bank
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: Move to bring in common rules on seasonal workers
(AE) SOCIAL: EU could do more on youth unemployment
(AE) SOCIAL: Posted workers reform divides ministers
(AE) EDUCATION: Bologna Process progress report
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU concerned by Tymoshenko situation
(AE) SYRIA: Juppé speaks of use of force
(AE) ISRAEL: EU challenges decision to legalise settlements
(AE) BALKANS: Not a matter of whether they will join but when and how
(AE) BURMA:
(AE) ARAB SPRING:
(AE) BRUNEI: EU and Brunei to be linked by PCA
(AE) INDONESIA: Free trade - negotiations projected
(AE) TRADE: Argentina's Senate approves YPF nationalisation
(AE) TRADE: Council adopts regulation on top quality meat
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) SPORT: Assembly says greater ethics needed - FIFA in question
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Paul Lemmens elected ECHR judge for Belgium