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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9544
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

Towards greater competition in airline tickets

Brussels, 15/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 15 November, the European Commission adopted a proposal to simplify and modernise the two-decade-old rules for computerised reservation systems (CRS), used by travel agents to book airline tickets on behalf of their customers. The revision of the 1999 Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems will bring more competition in the field of airline ticket distribution by reducing booking fees and pushing airlines to offer more travel...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Portuguese presidency consultations on precise mandate of “Committee of Wise” to be set up on 14 December
(EU) EP/POLAND: “Left and Democrat” coalition calls on Warsaw to quickly change stance on Charter of Fundamental Rights
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: Parliament would like to believe in strategic partnership with Moscow, as long as it is based on “common values”
(EU) EP/NEIGHBOURHOOD: EP calls for greater differentiation between Eastern European and Southern Mediterranean partner countries
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Extreme right group no longer exists
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ACP: Situation in DRC, EU/Africa summit, EPA and natural disasters in ACP countries on joint parliamentary assembly agenda in Kigali
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Association Council meeting on Monday 19 November, preceded by “open letter” from human rights NGOs
(EU) EU/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Quality education in foreign languages is fundamental in Europe, say Ministers
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Green light for European certification framework
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Towards greater competition in airline tickets
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Switzerland organises its defence in dispute with European Union on canton taxation question
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs visits Turkmenistan, which is opening its energy market to foreign investment
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(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs opens single energy market between Eire and Northern Ireland
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: EU and EFTA finance ministers discuss future struggle against climate change
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: In 2006 EU migrants sent €26bn to third countries
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission suggests giving Moldova extra autonomous preferences for exports to EU
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(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP tightens up areas of bluefin tuna recovery plan
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(EU) EP/JHA: Claudio Fava wants follow-up to investigation on alleged CIA prisons
(EU) EP/JHA: EP approves new comitology procedure in Schengen Borders Code
(EU) EU/JHA: MEPs give conditional backing to scrapping of time restrictions on EU money-laundering directive
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EP fleshes out rules for public health and health and safety at work statistics
(EU) EU/EP/NARCOTICS:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs discuss international accounting standards
(EU) EP FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Parliament requests regulatory and financial measures to strengthen earthquake damage prevention, reaction and repair measures
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: In Barcelona, Michel Delebarre appeals for greater cooperation between the Committee of the Regions and EU Regions with Legislative Powers
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Barroso tells AER “Regions are key to actively involve citizens in European construction”
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: With first time integration of new member state sites, Natura 2000 network broadens out
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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