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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9502

15 September 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/2008 budget
Concern at delays in implementing Structural Funds

Brussels, 14/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 13 September, the European Parliament's Budget Committee examined a working document by Kyosti Virrankosi (ALDE, Finland) and Natalia Griesbeck (ADLE, France) on serious delays by the European Commission in implementing payments of the following Structural Funds - the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF), rural development funds and the European Fisheries Fund (EFF). The document focuses on the 2000-2006...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: France sets out guidelines and objectives for reform of EU agricultural policy but debate must be at European level
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EU TREATY: Dutch referendum very unlikely - Warsaw goes for opt-out on Charter - Prague concerned about ratification
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: “Europe of results” is working well and, Barroso says, will remain the Commission's leitmotiv until the end of its mandate
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Consensus at summit marked by electoral deadline
(EU) EP/SYRIA: During visit to Syria, delegation of MEPs discusses association agreement
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/FRANCE: Jean-Pierre Jouyet is willing to review obligation to submit any further enlargement to referendum in France
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Eurogroup reiterates its Berlin commitment to cut public deficits - France must follow suit
(EU) EU/EUROMED:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU on way to data protection agreement within framework of police and judicial cooperation
(EU) EU/JHA VISA RECIPROCITY: Commission not planning retaliatory measures against United States, Canada and Australia
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Future of Common Agricultural Policy and reform of wine-growing sector discussed at informal Porto gathering
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/2008 BUDGET: Concern at delays in implementing Structural Funds
(EU) EU/2007 BUDGET: Commission needs a further €208 million after the storms in January and February
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Barroso gives assurances that his idea of controlling foreign capital access to EU energy sector is not protectionism
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Despite recent reservations, Hungary now firmly backs Nabucco gas pipeline
(EU) EU/TRADE: Unequal progress in talks for bilateral free-trade agreements with ASEAN, South Korea and India
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION: President Barroso appoints Edmund Stoiber as chair of High Level Group on reducing red tape
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Environment committee wants carmakers to bring CO2 emissions down to 120 g/km in 2012 and 95 g/km in 2020
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Environment committee votes for tougher rules on authorisation of new pesticide products
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Cable Europe and ETNO call for stronger focus on infrastructure-based competition
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Heritage Days get under way in Belgrade on 20 September
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission should grant greater access to some of its documents
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT: Transport committee wants aviation included in ETS from 1 January 2012
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves five acquisitions
(EU) EU/TOURISM:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission requires car manufacturers to give independent garages access to repair information
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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