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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9503

18 September 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/education
New EU-United States Atlantis programme paves way for innovative transatlantic degrees

Brussels, 17/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - One year after the signature of the new EU-US “Atlantis” education agreement, the European Commission, jointly with the US authorities, has launching 14 new transatlantic cooperation projects. The European Commission will invest a total of €3.8 million in these projects, with the US authorities matching this amount. The aim is to foster transatlantic academic cooperation through innovative student exchanges resulting in double degrees, joint...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The European Commission establishes a link between bolstering the internal energy market and keeping tabs on the investments of third countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Portuguese presidency thinks Euro-Mediterranean dialogue offers “opportunities that cannot be ignored”
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Béatrice Patrie (PES) asks why they don't have Mediterranean Union, if it proceeds with radically different logic
(EU) EU/GREECE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Commission shifts up a gear in the European satellite navigation system
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Court of First Instance upholds substance of Commission's condemnation of Microsoft in 2004
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: EU finance ministers and central bank governors reassure investors - EFC to report back on ways of enhancing financial transparency
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Finance ministers and central bank governors list nine common principles for financial crisis management
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Several countries ask for milk quotas to be increased
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/UNIONS:
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIUM/EMU:
(EU) EU/ACP: ACP countries rally to defend advantages of sugar protocol in future economic partnership agreements
(EU) EU/ICT/CARS: Drive for safer, greener and smarter cars
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission supports ARCEP's proposal to harmonise cuts in mobile rates in Europe
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Competition policy at centre of economic dialogue
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: External trade surplus in euro area - deficit for EU
(EU) EU/JHA: Appointment of new Anti-terrorism tsar imminent
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission calls on Ottawa to speed up progress in visa reciprocity
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Florenz report calls for fight against smoking to be stepped up
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: New EU-United States Atlantis programme paves way for innovative transatlantic degrees
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: EU to try to persuade partners to adopt ETS
(EU) EU/UNION RIGHTS: ITUC says that workers fundamental rights were again widely flouted throughout the world in 2006
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Speaking at UN, Mandelson highlights need, in terms of global economic gains, to conclude Round
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Third round of FTA talks
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislative acts published in Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Energy:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 746
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