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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9421

8 May 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 33
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 07/05/2007

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Nicolas Sarkozy must respect his commitments to European construction
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRANCE: “France is back in Europe” announces new president, Nicolas Sarkozy, positive reactions from European leaders
(EU) EU/GULFCC: 17th session of joint cooperation Council in Riyadh
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission raises growth predictions for 2007 and 2008
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes to improve sugar restructuring scheme
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Political agreement on chickens for human consumption
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council calls for clarity and subsidiarity on cross-compliance rules
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Delayed negotiations on the protection of eels and bluefin tuna
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Netherlands is first member state to give assurance on spending EU funds
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Nine Member States asked for information on discriminatory taxation of pension funds on basis of nationality
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Stavros Dimas to take part in ministerial meeting of Commission on Sustainable Development - Climate conference opens in Bonn at same time
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives green light to three mergers
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Negotiations on free-trade agreement launched - First table round this week in Seoul
(EU) EU/GALILEO: EU plans to increase share of public funding in construction phase of Galileo
(EU) EU/JHA: Presidency organises ministerial meeting on integration
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Council calls on Commission to present amendments targeted on UCITS
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Protasiewicz report on working time slammed by EP socialist group
(EU) EP/SPACE: Developing European space policy while taking account of needs of ESPD
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Problem resolution network SOLVIT maintains its course, but suffers from lack of support at national level
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Life-long education and training programme launched for period 2007/2013
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/UNIONS: ETUC warns against policy mistakes that would squeeze economy in the eurozone
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/POVERTY: Results of 6th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty - EU responses an “important breakthrough”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of MyTravel Group by KarstadtQuelle
(EU) EU/EP/WORLD BANK: Graham Watson says that Paul Wolfowitz should be treated as “persona non grata” in European institutions
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/G8: High level Dresden meeting calls on G8 Employment Ministers to give priority to social dimension of globalisation
(EU) EU/EIB/ENVIRONMENT: Access for SMEs to European emissions trading scheme - EIB and KfW launch €100 million programme for purchase of carbon emission credits
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of first instance throws out Spanish appeal against Commission's fishing fleet regulation
(EU) EU LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 732
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