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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9532
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/reform of parliament

Adoption of first set of reforms

Brussels, 26/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 25 October, the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament adopted several recommendations from a working group on parliamentary reform chaired by Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (PES, Germany). The working group was set up on 15 February 2007 with the aim of finding ways to make the EP's work more effective and more attractive to the public. The first raft of measures, adopted on Thursday by the Conference of Presidents, aims to improve the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-ACP: Some clarification on short-term arrangements, difficulties confirmed for final partnership agreements with African countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Putin criticises proposals to restrict Russian investment in EU energy sector
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Ferrero-Waldner to visit region
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: Pöttering visits Algeria
(EU) EU/LIBYA:
(EU) EU/TAIWAN:
(EU) EP/SUDAN: European Parliament condemns attacks on members of AU peace keeping force
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN: European Parliament deplores attacks on democracy and rule of law, and calls for free elections in January 2008
(EU) EP/IRAN: Parliament condemns human rights abuses
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AFRICA: On eve of decisive session of negotiations, Central African civil society warns against hasty signing of EPA that is not in region's interests
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission approves Bulgaria and Romania's national carbon dioxide emission allocation plans for 2007 and 2008-2012, and agrees to change in Germany's plans
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Franco-British letter in favour of reduced rates for low energy products
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission consults on divergences between European rules on protection for retail investors
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament gives blessing to modification of TRIPS agreement
(EU) EP/COMPANY LAW: MEPs enter into conflict with Commission over legislative action on transferring company headquarters
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Parliament calls on Personnel Selection Office to avoid discrimination on linguistic grounds
(EU) EP/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/2008 BUDGET: EP introduces green measures and sticks to its expenditure threshold
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Commission suggests changes to electromagnetic fields legislation to protect MRI
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission expected to reduce 2008 growth forecasts
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Spain sent reasoned opinion over taxation of people employed by diplomatic service
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Western Europe risks lagging in information technology
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: ITER agreement comes into force
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears planned acquisition of Dade Behring by Siemens
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed acquisition of MAP by Antalis approved, subject to commitments
(EU) EU/ANTITRUST:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EP/JHA: Commission's initiatives on legal immigration are “first step in right direction”
(EU) EU/JHA: Industry representatives welcome “blue card”
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences, workshops and seminars on European integration issues in November 2007
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission proposes new health strategy approach to respond to Europe's ageing population
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB signs Corporate Governance Approach Statement
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EP/REFORM of Parliament: Adoption of first set of reforms
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