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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10932
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Partners against illegal timber trade

Brussels, 30/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 30 September, the European Union and Indonesia signed a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) in Brussels to guarantee that only timber legally harvested in Indonesia and products derived from this timber can be legally exported to the EU market in the future. This agreement, known as FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade), translates a common resolve to fight against deforestation. The two parties jointly commit to contributing to...

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INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) ITALY: Political crisis reignites fears over reform implementation
(AE) PORTUGAL: Bloody nose for prime minister's party in local elections
(AE) COHESION: Net contributors attach strings to EU Cohesion aid
(AE) COURT OF AUDITORS:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: Formal adoption of SSM on 10 October?
(AE) GREECE: Troika leaves Athens until after Eurogroup meeting
(AE) CYPRUS: Commission reminds Cyprus about BCC independence
(AE) SPAIN: Slump in lending to real economy
(AE) SPAIN:
(AE) ECONOMY:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: EP agriculture committee approves CAP reform agreement
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Intellectual property and added economic value
(AE) JHA: Greek authorities act against Golden Dawn
(AE) JHA: Expert meeting on Roma in Brussels
(AE) ENERGY: Low carbon footprint of wood pellets highlighted
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs reject revision of flight times
(AE) TRANSPORT: €4 million for sustainable urban mobility
(AE) TRANSPORT:
(AE) CLIMATE: Germany tries to turn back clock on CO2 from cars
(AE) SPORT/CULTURE: Sports economy to be focus of informal meeting
(AE) DIGITAL: Barroso tells European Council he wants strong digital economy
(AE) DIGITAL: October 2013 is first month of European cyber security
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) USA: EU asserts its position on free trade regulatory process
(AE) CENTRAL AMERICA: Free trade operational with five countries
(AE) SYRIA: EU welcomes adoption of resolution on Syria
(AE) RUSSIA: ALDE calls on EU leaders to boycott Olympic Games in Sochi
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: New call from Quartet on peace process
(AE) SERBIA: EU regrets another Gay Pride ban
(AE) KOSOVO:
(AE) EU/INDONESIA: Partners against illegal timber trade
(AE) NIGERIA: EU condemns horrific attack in a college
(AE) SIERRA LEONE: EU satisfied about confirmed sentencing of Charles Taylor
(AE) FIJI:
COURT OF JUSTICFE OF THE EU
(AE) VAT: Court rejects Commission action on special travel agents' VAT scheme
(AE) CJEU: AOI and Agroexpansion fines upheld for tobacco cartel in Spain
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European Library: No. 1018