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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9513
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

01/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Sunday 30 September seven European countries set up an operational centre for fighting drug trafficking in the Atlantic. This trade is mainly cocaine from South America. The agreement creating the MAOC-N - maritime Analysis and Operations Center - Narcotics) was signed by minsters from seven European Union countries: Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. This centre which currently employs two agents per country, will be...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Budgetary and technical negotiations on “Galileo” project must not overshadow its strategic, economic and scientific significance
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CHAD: Javier Solana says preparations for deployment of European force in Chad are making good progress
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Defence ministers devote morning to Africa and Mediterranean
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Javier Solana considers EUPOL is doing all it can in Kabul
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Spanish defence minister wants to begin preparing structured cooperation
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/JAMAICA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU27 want to strengthen cooperation with Moscow to resolve “frozen conflicts” in common neighbourhood
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: EU is displeased with Silajdzic-Dodik agreement on police reform - SAA still pending
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Janez Jansa calls for status of candidate country for Serbia from beginning of 2008
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/POST: Political agreement at Council on liberalisation of postal services no later than end 2010 - 11 Member States get two extra years
(EU) EU/JHA: Franco Frattini confirms wish to block dangerous information on web
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission plans vast raft of measures in February for improving EU security
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Initiatives to be adopted on 10 October for creation of integrated European maritime policy
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Protection of cod, turbot and coral in north west Atlantic
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Potocnik says joint technological initiatives won't suffer same fate as Galileo
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs wants to stimulate investment in energy community
(EU) EU/INDIA: 2nd round of negotiations for free-trade agreement
(EU) EP/TRADE: EP delegation visits Singapore and Vietnam to assess prospects of EU/ASEAN free-trade agreement
(EU) EU/CHAD:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Formal anti-trust proceedings against Qualcomm, suspected exploitative practices
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Joaquin Almunia says Europe will not remain passive faced with monetary imbalances
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed acquisition of Actebis by Arques approved
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: European Parliament demands Member States guarantee professional equality between men and women
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: Parliament demands Member States transpose non-discrimination directive “as soon as possible”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/FRANCE: Union sociale pour l'habitat supports requests to annul European Commission decision to eliminate special rights linked to funding of social housing
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Cohesion policy is concrete demonstration of European solidarity - Conclusions of work of 4th European Forum
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission gives go-ahead to first Bulgarian operational programme
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Europeans affirm strong attachment to culture and want it to be more effectively promoted
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 748
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