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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/animal diseases

Denmark hit by bluetongue disease

Brussels, 15/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Denmark is the seventh country in northern Europe to have had an outbreak of bluetongue in sheep. On Saturday 13 October, the European Commission explained that 'an outbreak of bluetongue in sheep' had been detected in a sheep herd near Sakskobing on the island of Lolland. The virus spreads rapidly and has already hit France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, not to mention the endemic bluetongue in southern Europe...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Stable Presidency of Summit: Mr Barroso opens the debate
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY: Pleased with having defined issues pending, presidency thinking about concluding IGC this week in Lisbon
(EU) EU/CHAD: Council green light to EUFOR deployment in Chad/RCA
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Javier Solana concerned by threat of national unity government shattering and calls on all parties to implement global peace plan
(EU) EU/MYANMAR:
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Carla del Ponte criticises lack of cooperation from Belgrade - Signature of SAA remains in suspense
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Negotiations may continue in Vienna on 22 October
(EU) EU/MONTENEGRO: Stabilisation and Association Agreement signed
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council specifies how EU's commitment in terms of aid to trade can be stepped up, together with figures and timetable
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Greens forced to cancel conference in Moscow
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Social policy and climate change on agenda of next EU/Latin America and Caribbean summit
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Piebalgs/Khristenko meeting on 16 October - Adoption of eighth energy dialogue progress report
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Seeking fair division of efforts for 20% of renewables, Commission to submit proposals on 5 December
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission recommends improvements to publication of financial information
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Inter-institutional Surveillance Group recommends CESR, CEBS and CEIOPS be given their own legal basis and tighter definition of consolidating/group/lead supervisor
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Towards a special legal framework for private investment?
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Definitive adoption of directive on payment services
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Council adopts its common position on proposed regulation modernising Community customs code
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production up in Europe
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Growing gap between leading broadband Member States and those making slower headway
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUALS/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/ANIMAL DISEASES: Denmark hit by bluetongue disease
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: A new chance for North Sea cod?
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/EQUALITY:
(EU) EU/JHA: Nine member states ready for Schengen area
(EU) EU/JHA: EU and Moldova sign agreements on visas and readmission
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/SESSION: Results from informal Lisbon summit, EU budget for 2008, pesticides and Turkish progress on accession at centre of October plenary in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/REGIONS: Committee of the Regions encourages cooperation between EU and Ukrainian local authorities
(EU) EU/EIB/CZECH REPUBLIC: Loan for priority projects in Pardubice Region
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Hungarian local company taxation is compatible with EU law
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese low-energy lightbulbs
(EU) EU/TRADE: Steel importers and users reject idea of anti-dumping duty on Chinese steel exports
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Major legislation published in the Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Investment:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 750
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