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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ep/development

Development cooperation instrument is adopted

Brussels, 15/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) has been formally adopted and will allow the EU to finance its development activities up to €40 billion for the period 2007-2013. By approving, on 12 December in Strasbourg, the provisional agreement reached earlier with the Council on the DCI regulation (EUROPE 9271), the European Parliament allowed this move which meets most of its demands. The regulation will replace thirteen existing regulations and...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: Member States reach 'new consensus' about future enlargement strategy with greater focus on EU's capacity to absorb new Member States
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN SUMMIT/JHA: EU moves towards concrete measures on immigration - Move to change voting procedures on police and legal cooperation blocked
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/CONSTITUTION: Angela Merkel calls on Heads of State and Government to appoint sherpas
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/INNOVATION: EU25 agrees on four strategic priorities to boost innovation
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ENERGY: 2007 spring summit to focus on energy policy
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/MIDDLE EAST: Call for peace process to be reactivated
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/LEBANON: Support for Fouad Siniora's government - Syria must play active role in stabilising country and region
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/IRAN: Council expresses concern about Iranian policy - No WMD in Middle East, Solana says after comments by Ehud Olmert
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/AFRICA: Sudan, DRC, Somalia, Côte d'Ivoire
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Formal adoption of REACH ends Finnish Presidency with a flourish - GMOs, marine strategy, climate and Euro V standards on agenda
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes legal action against three Member States over illegal bird hunting
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Legal action against Poland for violation of nature directives
(EU) EU/NORTHERN CYPRUS: EU earmarks aid of 38.1 million euros for Turkish Cypriot community
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Morgan report on Green Paper is adopted sending strong message to Parliament in favour of sustainable energy for Europe
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT: Development cooperation instrument is adopted
(EU) EP/JHA: EP endorses new cross-border dispute settlement procedure
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional approval for acquisition of Pfizer's consumer healthcare business by Johnson & Johnson
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears proposed acquisition of Altana Pharma by Nycomed
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT: Increase in Dutch aid for European Train Control System approved
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission suggests ending public intervention for maize despite protests from sector
(EU) EU/TRADE: Oxfam regrets lack of progress in reform one year after Hong Kong conference
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Professionals call for fishing days and cod quotas not to be reduced ahead of recovery plan reform
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/CONSUMERS: European chefs call for scientific advice on fish catches to be respected
(EU) EU/COURT: Court largely upholds Commission's decision imposing sanctions on series of cartel agreements of Austrian banking market (Lombard Club), but reduces one of fines
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in the Official Journal
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Major European events, 18 - 21 December 2006
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