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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9327
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/intellectual property

José Manuel Barroso suspends draft recommendation on private copy remuneration

Brussels, 13/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - It has been a bad day for the Directorate General of the Internal Market at the European Commission. After postponing its action plan on the future European patents policy (see EUROPE 9324) and being noted for its attitude that was seen as “biased” in this same dossier during the awarding of the “Worst Lobbying 2006” prize organised by the Corporate European Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, Lobby Control and Spinwatch, the DG was...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Jacques Delors thinks EMU should become area of “enhanced cooperation” with own budget and economic intervention fund
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Finnish Presidency expectations from Summit
(EU) EU/EP/ENLARGMENT: EP confirms belief in enlargement while calling for it to be built on institutional reform and accompanied by improvement in integration capacity
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council encourages countries of region to pursue reform with view to EU membership
(EU) EU/BERLIN DECLARATION: According to COMECE, “the human person must be at the heart of the European project”
(EU) EU/JHA: Franco Frattini criticises holding Conference on Holocaust in Tehran
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: commission hopes to facilitate movement of locomotives within Community territory
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council gives European Aviation Safety Agency new duties - A380 certified by EU and US
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission launches and pursues impressive range of infringement procedures
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Assessment of progress in implementing reform - “Improvement in economic prospects is opportunity to increase speed,” says Barroso
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: REACH sails through second reading - way ahead open to adoption of regulation on 18 December to enter into force in 2007
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Ground water directive formally adopted
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund should be operational by 1 January 2007
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Unenthusiastic approval of budget in prospect - Presidency says Council will stick to agreement on financial regulation
(EU) EP/CUSTOMS: MEPs specify criteria to be met for obtaining customs representative status
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: José Manuel Barroso suspends draft recommendation on private copy remuneration
(EU) EU/JHA: immigration and improvement of decision-making progress to be focus of Thursday evening's European Council
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA/BULGARIA:
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Commission presents action plan for relaunching emergency call (eCall)
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rejects case brought by Germany against tobacco advertising directive
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Principal legislative acts published in Official Journal
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