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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9509
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) multilingualism

Commission celebrates European languages day on 26 September

Brussels, 25/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 26 September, Europe celebrates its linguistic diversity with “European Languages Day”. This joint European Commission and Council of Europe event is celebrated every seven years as an extension of the European Languages Year of 2001. This European Day has two aims: raising public awareness about the importance of learning languages, making languages better known and appreciated, and encouraging the learning of languages throughout...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-ACP relations: A poisoned dossier on which light should be shed as a matter of urgency
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: MEPs keep up pressure on Council to adopt moratorium on capital punishment and criticise Polish attitude
(EU) EU/MYANMAR: Concern over situation in Burma
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Salih Mahmoud Osman, Anna Politkovskaya, and Zeng Jinyan and Hu Jia are three finalists for Sakharov Prize
(EU) EP/SEATS: Ingo Friedrich makes counter-proposal concerning method for distributing number of MEP seats
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission poses questions about European urban mobility framework
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament approves compromise resulting from conciliation on 3rd rail package
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament sets out requirements for roadmap for renewable energy
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament strongly criticises CE marking and Commission's delay in revising Toys directive - support for Kuneva's firmness
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Quick vote on suspending set aside in 2008
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Green light for restructuring of sugar sector
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Reding proposal to improve telecom competitiveness to be presented 13 November
(EU) EU/JHA/SCHENGEN:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Energy efficiency focus of first exchange of views between Piebalgs and new IEA director Nobuo Tanaka
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/SECURITY: De Vries returns to European scene at head of ESRIF
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: First hearing in European complaint over public subsidies to Boeing
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY: EU joints international designs treaty
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Flexibility over fishing quotas divides industry
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves creation of joint venture between DSB and First for operation of Øresund Bridge
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial new orders
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIUMS/COMPETITION:
(EU) MULTILINGUALISM: Commission celebrates European languages day on 26 September
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: German and Luxembourg labour markets to open up to central and eastern European nationals soon
(EU) EU/EESC: Patient rights, financial markets and biofuels at centre of September plenary session
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: 4th European Cohesion Forum to focus on direction cohesion policy should take post-2013
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for Madrid-Segovia-Valladolid high-speed train line
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TOURISM: European heritage days in Belgrade underline need for sustainable tourism policy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislative acts published in Official Journal
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