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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9351

25 January 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission brings Spain before Court of Justice over laws on electricity and gas regulator

Brussels, 24/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 24 January, the European Commission decided to bring Spain before the European Court of Justice, because it believes that certain provisions of the Spanish law which extends the powers of the Comisión Nacional de Energía (CNE), the Spanish electricity and gas regulator, constitute unjustified restrictions to the free movement of capital and the right of establishment, in violation of the rules of the EC Treaty (articles 56 and 43...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: There is a recipe for saving the Doha Round of trade talks
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS: Ban Ki-moon welcomes “privileged partnership” with EU
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Steinmeier trusts Belgrade will understand signals sent by EU
(EU) EU/CHINA: EU “extremely concerned” by anti-satellite weapon testing
(EU) EU/GUINEA: Javier Solana appeals for dialogue to resolve crisis
(EU) EU/ARAB WORLD: Visit of Secretary General of League of Arab states
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Donors' Conference in Paris this Thursday against background of tension in country - Commission affirms support for Prime Minister under challenge from opposition, which questions legitimacy of government
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission adopts action programme aimed at reducing administrative burden of business by 25% by 2012
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts package for better airport management
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes “wide-ranging” reform of fruit and vegetable sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fines members of gas insulated switchgear cartel over €750 million
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission brings Spain before Court of Justice over laws on electricity and gas regulator
(EU) EU/ITALY/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TRADE: Peter Mandelson is “cautiously optimistic” about results of Doha negotiations and says spring will prove decisive
(EU) EP/TRADE: Christine Lagarde goes to Parliament to defend French position in renegotiation of WTO agreement on public procurement
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Commission to launch legislative initiative to increase minimum levels of excise duty on commercial diesel in mid-February
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: German Presidency wants better legislation, liberalisation of postal services and successful conclusion on roaming charges
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: German presidency argues for “reliable” and coherent CAP
(EU) EU/ENERGY: External Relations Council defined priorities for triennial action plan to be adopted by European Council in March
(EU) EU/GERMANY/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises German scheme to promote environmentally friendly heavy vehicles
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves 2007-13 regional aid maps for Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission closes infringement procedure in “Fazio” affair
(EU) EU/DENMARK/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/AUTOMOTIVE: As expected, NGOs press Commission to legislate to compel manufacturers to further reduce emissions from new cars
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT/AUTOMOTIVE: Public hearing on EU legislation on CO2 emissions from motor cars to be held on 31 January
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: UNICE rebrands itself as “BusinessEurope” - Declaration on future of Europe
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court decides that allowances in addition to French retirement pension have “non-contributory” character and calls on French authorities to carry out more detailed examination
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT:
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