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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9444
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council

EU approves setting up bigger biometric database that could be ready in 2009 - Schengen IiI “success” - Europol and data protection suffer blockages

Luxembourg, 12/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - EU27 ministers of the interior finally gave their approval on Tuesday 12 June for the implementation of the “Visa Information System” (VIS), which is expected to create a huge database for information exchange between member states on visas granted for short stay and visa requests from third country nationals who want to enter the Schengen area. Such a system will help to prevent multiple requests for visas, known as “visa shopping”...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Press discovers Europe for citizens: telephone, TV, travel, health
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EU REFORM: Prodi and Adamkus don't want treaty on the cheap - Barroso calls on London and Warsaw to compromise
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: National and European parliamentarians make joint appeal for substance of constitutional treaty to be maintained - Strengthening subsidiarity and watchdog role of national parliaments
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU approves setting up bigger biometric database that could be ready in 2009 - Schengen IiI “success” - Europol and data protection suffer blockages
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Enlargement of Schengen area on right track
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation process on reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Not hesitating to tackle annoying subjects, Peter Mandelson continues to argue in favour of dialogue with Beijing
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Developing world united in run-up to G4 in Potsdam
(EU) EP/ECB: Accomodative monetary policy points to new rise in rates
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Reforms beginning to pay off, but there must be no deviation, Almunia says
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Political agreement on new organic agriculture rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission called on to swiftly bring forward concrete measures to simplify cross-compliance rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Unanimous compromise on reform of fruit and vegetables
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on cod recovery in Baltic
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council approves new agreement with Greenland
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission intends to promote eu consensus on humanitarian aid - College communication on 13 June
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission refuses to speculate on whether Commissioner Michel will be called back to Belgian political life after recently returning to his post
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of first instance grants BudejovickY Budvar exclusive right to use “Budvar” beer brand in Europe but not for “merchandising” products
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms wine and glasses are two distinct markets in context of Community brand registrations
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: In Berlin, Spidla announces communication on Commission handicap action plan for December
(EU) EU/ILO/SOCIAL: Core labour conventions signed by all member states, Spidla announces in Geneva
(EU) EU/EQUALITY:
(EU)EU/TERRITORIAL COOPERATION: Hübner and Delebarre tell member states to stop dragging their feet over implementation of European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB launches lending to local authorities in Greece with loan to Municipality of Kozani
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Two codes of conduct for costs of sport in EU
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Turbine erected at Schuman roundabout to launch first wind energy day
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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