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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9521
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/transport

Approval of “open skies” deal with USA

Brussels, 11/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - By giving its approval, on Thursday 11 October, to the report by Saïd El Khadraoui (PES, Belgium), the European Parliament has given the go-ahead to the “open skies” deal liberalising air traffic between the EU and US (EUROPE 9418 and 9392). The report was adopted by a very large majority: 513 votes for, 15 against, with 35 abstentions. In compliance with the Council of Ministers' agreement (22 March), this agreement will enter into force on 30...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Galileo project: Ministerial councils doing their work, summit will have to assume its responsibilities in December
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission is preparing regular reports to be published on 6 November - 'Enlargement strategy still viable'
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Benita Ferrero-Waldner to visit Kaliningrad
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: Javier Solana stresses importance of political dialogue with Central Asia
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/SEATS: EP approves Lamassoure/Severin proposal on seat assignment and awaits endorsement at Lisbon Summit
(EU) EP/CENTRAL AMERICA: Faced with the sheer number of women murdered in Central America, the EP urges the EU to take measures to combat feminicide
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: MEPs call for lifting of Gaza blockade
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Council will give European Commission a mandate on Monday for new negotiations with Libya
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission compels Distrigas to open up Belgian gas market to competition
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission's surprise inspections in freight sector
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Poland and Lithuania to sign a wide-reaching cooperation deal with GUAM to shake off dependence on Russia
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs hails Russian and Ukrainian reliability following signing of deal to end the recent gas dispute
(EU) EU/PUBLIC TENDERS: Commission to publish new draft directive on defence markets on 21 November
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Approval of “open skies” deal with USA
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: First draft of report on wine sector reform thrashed out in parliamentary committee
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP up 0.3% in eurozone and 0.5% in EU27 during second quarter 2007
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Environment committee more demanding than Council over reductions to air pollution caused by most minute particles
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EEA says air pollution could shorten average life expectancy by a year in Western and Central Europe
(EU) EU/ACP: Western Africa will not sign EPA this year - Commission resigns itself to six EPAs not being signed on time
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: MEPs have different views on hydrogen package
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission re-opens investigation into restructuring of Polish machinery producer, Huta Stalowa Wola
(EU) EP/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission endorses reform of Greek banking industry's supplementary pension system
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/JHA: Swift moves forward on protection of banking data but member states fall behind
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Danuta Hübner goes to Enschede-Gronau Euro-region to mark 50 years of cross-border cooperation
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Anti-terrorist provisions ban transfer of real estate to individuals linked to Al-Qaida
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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