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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9490

30 August 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/imf

29/08/2007 (Agence Europe) - Although he has been appointed head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, will probably be the last director of European origin of the institution, explained Jean-Claude Juncker in an interview to the Financial Times Deutschland on 29 August. The Luxembourg prime minister and president of Eurogroup affirmed, “In the Euro group and among EU finance ministers, everyone is aware that Strauss-Kahn will probably be the last European to...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
: Note to READERS: during the month of August, the Bulletin Quotidien Europe will appear in a reduced version
(EU) EP/EU TREATY: Commission and Parliament confirm timetable for future Treaty and identify points in need of clarification
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Confident in new President's commitment to democracy, European leaders congratulate Abdullah Gül on his election
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: International Civil Society conference in support of peace between Israel and Palestine at European Parliament
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: José Manuel Barroso denies accusations of illegal funding of his party in a letter to Hans-Gert Pöttering
(EU) EU/MACAU: Commission welcomes political stability in former Portuguese enclave, whilst voicing concerns at tense social situation
(EU) EP/LEBANON/SYRIA:
(EU) EU/BURMA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission discusses international financial crisis
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks € 2 million emergency response to flood victims in North Korea
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Re-examination of internal market strategy, “Better Regulation”, transport of dangerous goods, presentation of 2008 budget at centre of first plenary session since summer break
(EU) EP/PLENARY:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/GROUPS:
(EU) EP/STATE AID: Francis Wurtz wants debate on restructuring of Gdansk shipyard
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission sends request for information to Italian authorities over aid to Catholic church
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Flextronics' proposed acquisition of Solectron
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight fall in Euro zone industrial production
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial new orders
(EU) EU/IMF:
(EU) EU/GREECE/FOREST FIRES: Commission to assess scale of damages in view of European solidarity fund intervention
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: Move to year-long extension of antidumping measures applicable to energy efficient bulbs from China
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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