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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

Sugar manufacturers want changes to restructuring plan

Brussels, 11/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Committee of Sugar Manufacturers (CEFS) issued a press release on Thursday 10 May calling on member states to make several additions to the rules put forward by the European Commission to encourage the sugar industry to abandons more sugar quotas (see EUROPE 9421). CEFS represents the interests of all European sugar manufacturers and refiners. CEFS Director General Jean-Louis Barjol said its wish list can be split into four...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some disturbing changes in EU energy policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Foreign affairs, defence and development issues top busy agenda
(EU) EU/GAERC/DEVELOPMENT: On agenda of Council on 15 May: economic partnership agreements, development aid, EU/Africa strategy, coordination of European aid
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Council to give go-ahead to European police mission in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Defence ministers to adopt strategy paper on developing defence technological and industrial base
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU is cautiously pleased with progress on forming government in Serbia - Appeal to Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Sintra meeting - Commission seminar
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: Conclusions of “European Citizens' Consultation” project see emergence of call for Social Europe
(EU) EU/CHINA: As EU/China dialogue on human rights draws near, NGOs and victims of Chinese regime speak out
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EURO: Move towards green light to Cyprus and Malta's accession to eurozone
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission launches online information tool on taxation in EU member states
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Pascal Lamy considers gap is closing between European and American positions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens proceedings against gas suppliers RWE and ENI for suspected abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in-depth investigation into restructuring aid to Italian companies NGP and Simpe
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves €111 million aid to Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech for construction of factory
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Informal ministerial meeting of EU ministers for equal opportunities and family affairs
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs opens first Latvian agency of Intelligent Energy programme
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Plenary vote on Lulling report on excise rates for alcoholic drinks is to be postponed
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: European Parliament gives positive assessment of 50 years of Euratom, but wants extension of co-decision procedure
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Simplification of common organisations must remain a purely technical exercise, according to Niels Busk report
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls for social dialogue to be enhanced
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament finds compromise with Council on thresholds for direct award of public service contracts for passenger transport
(EU) EP/REGIONAL/INNOVATION:
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Trakatellis Report urges Council to provide more funding for healthcare action programme
(EU) EP/REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Parliament calls for reasonable cost good housing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Sugar manufacturers want changes to restructuring plan
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Young farmers want aid to be excluded from review of Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/JHA/EUROPEAN STUDIES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission begins consultation exercise on aquaculture
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises two acquisitions
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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