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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9475
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/china

Meglena Kuneva gives positive account of visit to China - Chinese authorities ready for enhanced partnership for safety of Chinese products exported to EU

Brussels, 24/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - Mission accomplished. By going to China, European Consumer Policy Commissioner Meglena Kuneva was able to engage in frank and constructive dialogue with the Chinese authorities on the safety of Chinese consumer products, other than food, exported to the EU (EUROPE 9470). This first visit to China allowed Ms Kuneva to give the messages that she had just delivered in Beijing to Li Changiang, the minister for quality supervision, inspection and quarantine,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU/CHINA: priority on product safety and consumers
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Release of Bulgarian nurses, “fruit of years of negotiations”, opens way for resumption of normal relations with Libya
(EU) EU/FYROM: EU to open membership negotiations as soon as possible
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU determined to play active role and give negotiators on future status of Kosovo a chance
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Council supports idea of international conference in autumn
(EU) EU/CHILE: Tuesday association council results
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: EU is pleased to find quality of cooperation “exemplary”
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA: Meglena Kuneva gives positive account of visit to China - Chinese authorities ready for enhanced partnership for safety of Chinese products exported to EU
(EU) EU/FRANCE/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: 2nd hearing in context of US complaint at WTO against state launch aid to Airbus - EU accuses Washington of inflating amount of European aid
(EU) EU/TRADE: Prospect of dual monitoring mechanism for exports of Chinese textiles
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: “de minimis” aid ceiling raised to €30,000
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Infringement proceedings against Sweden over income tax applied to non-resident taxpayers
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Continuation of infringement proceedings against the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden for VAT on postal services
(EU) EU/TAXATION: New infringement proceedings against Sweden for not having fully complied with a Court judgement regarding the rules on capital gains tax relief on dwelling sales
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Austria is invited to comply with free movement of goods in its measures to combat climate change
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Introduction of “mega-trucks” is counter to principle of modal shift, rail sector says
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/JHA/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/COHESION: Danuta Hübner thinks it “necessary to trace new map of regions in Europe and have made to measure policies”
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/AGRICULTURE: Request for protecting Gruyère cheese from Switzerland
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 13.6% growth in biogas production
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 2007 cereal crop affected by adverse weather conditions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Turkish au pairs should be considered as “duly registered as belonging to the labour force” but not students
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court upholds some of Commission's complaints against German legislation on posting of workers
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/MULTIMEDIA:
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