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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9527
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

Private storage aid for pork

Brussels, 19/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Pig farmers in various countries in the EU are experiencing troubled times due to the hike in the price of animal fodder (a 35% rise from September 2006 to September 2007) and a slump in the price of pig products ('pigmeat' in the EU jargon) on the market. Their cry for help has been heard, in part, by the European Union, whose Management Committee for Pigmeat agreed, in the evening of Thursday 18 October, on a European Commission proposal to introduce...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: approval of new Treaty marks the start of difficult phase of ratifications and implementation - A few comments
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: “Lisbon Treaty” approved to everybody's satisfaction - Having overcome its institutional crisis, EU can now “concentrate on its real priorities”, say Presidency and Commission
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: After agreement on Treaty, Europe wants to move on and tackle the challenge of globalisation
(EU) EU/TREATY: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing welcomes agreement on new treaty, but regrets loss of objective of political union
(EU) EU/SOCIAL SUMMIT: Jose Manuel Barroso and Vladimir Spidla welcome social partners' agreement on flexicurity
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: Solana condemns terrorists' attempts to kill Benazir Bhutto
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT:
(EU) EP/TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COUNCIL: Debate on 22-23 October to be dominated by reforming wine industry and Baltic Sea fishing quotas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Private storage aid for pork
(EU) EU/JHA: Idea of new European security strategy makes its way at European level and begins to turn towards internal security
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: New Greens/EFA study shows that only strict and binding upper emissions limits for cars will enable EU to meet overall climate targets
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Luxembourg and Belgium face fines if they fail to abide by Waste Water Treatment Directive
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission moves to higher gear in range of infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Commission gives cautious welcome to good will shown by South Africa, Brazil and India in Pretoria
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Social memorandum for Energy Community
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Infringement proceedings against member states which have failed to submit their energy efficiency action plans
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Legal action taken against Paris and Riga for failure to notify on implementation of measures required by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court clarifies definition of “teleshopping” but does not rule on Austrian programme “Quiz-Express”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: SkyTeam alliance undertakes to free up slots at airports - Commission consults market players
(EU) EU/REGIONAL AFFAIRS: CPMR concerned at Common Agricultural Policy's impact in the regions and adjusting to climate change
(EU) EU/EUROMED: 6th Meeting of EuroMediterranean Trade Ministers
(EU) EU/TAXATION: New infringement proceedings initiated
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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