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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9465

11 July 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha/visas/united states
EU asks US to clarify changes to its Visa Waiver Programme

Brussels, 10/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - Official EU sources explain that the European Union has asked the United States to provide it with information about the planned amendments to the future Visa Waiver Programme (VWP). In a letter to US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on 29 June 2007, EU Commissioner Franco Frattini and German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble called for 'clarifications' to the amendments unveiled in March by the US Senate, and particularly on how the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU economic policies: Opposing views in France and Great Britain
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/REFORM OF EU: Commission supports convening IGC but stresses compliance with mandate
(EU) EP/REFORM OF EU: Constitutional affairs committee gives go-ahead to IGC - Plenary vote on Wednesday
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS: Ban Ki-Moon urges EU to remain united over Kosovo and to continue to exert leadership
(EU) EP/CALENDAR: Parliament publishes 2008 timetable on Wednesday
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) EP/VICE-PRESIDENT:
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: France's budget under surveillance
(EU) EU/EMU: Cyprus and Malta to join the euro on 1 January 2008
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Italy may not be able to balance books by 2010
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Dominique Strauss-Kahn is EU's candidate for head of IMF
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP/ECB:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Czech Republic has not done enough to correct its excessive deficit - Hungarian measures felt to be satisfactory
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Charlie McCreevy wants EU to 'create global benchmark' for supervision of insurance markets
(EU) EU/CANADA/TRADE: Jean Charest, Prime minister of Quebec, recommends removing transatlantic trade barriers
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New import quotas for certain fishery products
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New conditions for granting aid to fishing fleet
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Aid to promote agricultural products
(EU) EP/POSTAL SERVICES: Debate on postal services confirms committee compromise - McCreevy still believes liberalisation is possible in 2009
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament endorses Council common position on banning sales of measuring devices containing mercury
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP calls for ban on feeding fishmeal to ruminants to be lifted
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs express serious concerns over EU-US PNR agreement
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European parliament approves draft regulation implementing a new EU-US Energy Star agreement
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament takes clear position in favour of ownership unbundling between energy operators' activity
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2007:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS/UNITED STATES: EU asks US to clarify changes to its Visa Waiver Programme
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Franco Frattini wants to make Frontex permanent
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION: EU asks Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco to join Frontex patrols
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth investigation into training aid to Vauxhall Motors
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens investigation into Danish Aid scheme for dredging and cable-laying companies
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation opened into potential state aid to Flughafen Schönefeld GmbH and air carriers operating from Berlin Schönefeld airport
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission launches investigation into possible state aid for Lübeck airport
(EU) EU/EESC/JULY PLENARY: Barroso, Vieira da Silva and Hübner to speak - Lisbon Strategy and social policy at centre of discussions
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General says Italy has to apply public tender procedures to purchase of helicopters used by the government
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Part time workers' overtime pay rates may discriminate against women
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Commission welcomes varied French list of sports events to be broadcast on free-to-air TV
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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