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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9499

12 September 2007
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/treaty
Broad agreement among MEPs on future allocation of EP seats

Brussels, 11/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - The proposals by rapporteurs Alain Lamassoure (EPP-ED) and Adrian Severin (PES) on the allocation of seats in the European Parliament after the 2009 European elections (see EUROPE 9496) attracted broad support in the EP constitutional affairs committee on Tuesday 11 September. Everyone felt that the representation of citizens a the EP should be as balanced and fair as possible and that “degressive proportionality”, which forms the basis of Messrs...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Lessons to be drawn from European Parliament symposium on Altiero Spinelli's centenary and his European Constitution project
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TREATY: Broad agreement among MEPs on future allocation of EP seats
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: SAA negotiations could be suspended if police reform is not concluded by end of September
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Agreement on text and content of SAA - Olli Rehn again calls for negotiated solution in Kosovo
(EU) FRANCE/MEDITERRANEAN UNION: “Summit” in June 2008, says French ambassador to Tunis
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission revises 2007 growth forecasts downwards
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Almunia and Trichet call for caution in analysing and reacting to current financial crisis
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Mr McCreevy says financial markets crisis is mainly due to failure of regulated markets
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Mr McCreevy says review of internal market will not mean new raft of legislative proposals
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission welcomes preliminary results of first clinical trial of new avian influenza vaccine for humans
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIES: Adaptation to trade situation resulting from fight against foot and mouth disease
(EU) EP/AFRICA: Parliament prepares its contribution to the Europe-Africa Summit in Lisbon. Nothing should prevent its taking place, says Louis Michel
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Greens call on MEPs to resist alarmist siren call from manufacturers about C02 car emission reductions
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission bans two new companies
(EU) EU/JHA: EU launches new panel on technologies for strengthening security in Union
(EU) EU/EUROPOL/HUNGARY:
(EU) EU/JHA/EUROPOL:
(EU) EP/JHA/IMMIGRATION: Hélène Flautre relieved at release of Tunisian fishermen
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Pal Schmitt says more sports activities should be on school timetable
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Vladimir Spidla supports people working beyond 55
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Student mobility is low, Eurydice notes, in report on key data on higher education in Europe
(EU) EU/STANDARDS: Commission proposes not to do away with imperial measures
(EU) EU/XENOPHOBIA: At least two MEPs taken in for questioning at banned demonstration in Brussels
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: First meeting of High Level Group on Competitiveness of Chemicals Industry
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Committee of Regions highlights its role within EU institutional system
(EU) EU/INDIA:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: German legislation on deductibility of school fees from income tax is counter to Community law
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/09/2007: