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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9547

21 November 2007
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/development
Ministers examine joint EU/AFrica strategy for adoption in Lisbon on 8 and 9 December

Brussels, 20/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Council looked on Tuesday 20 November at the preparations for the EU/Africa Summit which is to be held in Lisbon on 8 and 9 December. A joint Africa-European Union strategy and a first action plan (2008-2010), approved by the Africa-EU ministerial troika held in Accra (Ghana) on 31 October are due to be adopted at the summit. The development ministers held an orientation debate on the mobilisation of development cooperation instruments and resources...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy: developments in EU relations with third countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Portuguese presidency wants progress before end of year
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Solana says security council approval is not indispensable for agreement on Kosovo or EU civil police mission
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EU encourages Iraq's neighbours to contribute to its national reconciliation and political stability Policy
(EU) EU/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: EU expresses grave concern
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Ministers examine joint EU/AFrica strategy for adoption in Lisbon on 8 and 9 December
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Towards increased agricultural cooperation
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission unveils its vision of twentieth century Common Market
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission notes temporary adjustment in Polish excess deficit
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Jean-Claude Juncker to monitor inflation and exchange rates
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Sony, Fuji and Maxell fined almost €74 million for price fixing agreement on Betcam tapes
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Italy to recover around €80 million operating aid granted to ThyssenKrupp, Cementir and Terni Nuova Industrie Chimiche
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/BANGLADESH:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Debate launched over CAP health check - This does not mean that patient is ill, says Mariann Fischer Boel
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Implementation of blue-fin recovery plan continues - lack of moratorium provokes protest from ecologists
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council adopts conclusions on how to overcome obstacles to signing economic partnership agreements - France and Spain obtain assurances over bananas
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Parliamentary Assembly wants joint EU-Africa strategy in line with African sustainable development priorities, with parliamentary involvement
(EU) EU/ACP: ACP parliamentarians say joint parliamentary assembly is not right place for MEPs to criticise Chinese investment in Africa
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Singapore Summit - Little progress expected on FTA but adoption of global action plan to reinforce cooperation anticipated
(EU) EU/JHA: EU welcomes UN resolution on death penalty
(EU) EP/JHA: Approval without reservation for enlargement of Schengen area
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB: FEMIP support for Moroccan SMEs
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: Deepening trade deficit with China
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