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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9525
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

Commission wants to strengthen freight in Europe

Brussels, 17/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 18 October the European Commission is expected to adopt a European freight transport agenda. “Boosting the efficiency, integration and sustainability of freight transport in Europe”. This logistical package is calling for a series of simultaneous initiatives in rail transport (communication on freight priority rail network), maritime (communication on ports and working document on European barrier-free maritime area, EUROPE 9524) and...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Presidency and Commission optimistic about treaty approval - several problems still to settle
(EU) EP/TREATY: European Parliament still has concerns and several demands
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Modernisation of social protection systems at heart of Tripartite Social Summit - Expectations of European social partners
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Green MEPs may go to Moscow after all
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants to strengthen freight in Europe
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes closing EU's doors off to products of illegal fishing
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes to protect deep-water ecosystems from effects of bottom trawling
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission wants Austria to show that massive influx of foreign students endangers its health system
(EU) EU/JHA: EU must open doors to Iraqi asylum seekers, says HCR
(EU) EU/JHA/UNITED STATES: American unions concerned over recent agreement on transfer of air passenger data
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: French Groupement des Cartes Bancaires restricts competition
(EU) EU/COMMUNITY LAW: Commission decides to open or pursue proceedings in 550 cases of infringements
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: New avalanche of infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: United Kingdom summoned to comply with court ruling - Ireland taken to court for infringement of directive on “environmental impact assessment”
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to participate in fifth ministerial conference in Warsaw on forest protection
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Technical progress but no political impetus in negotiations on services
(EU) EU/EIB: €350 million for eco-efficiency in public buildings In France
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB about to fund telecommunications project in Angola
(EU) EU/EIB/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
SUPPLEMENTS
EUROPE/DOCUMENTS N° 2468-2469: An integrated maritime policy for the European Union
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