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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9560

8 December 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) corrigendum

07/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - In bulletin 9559, p.12, in our article on Ecofin/VAT, please read “highly labour intensive catering services” and not “renovation and refurbishment services”. We apologise for this slip.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Mediterranean Union: The debate is open and could be useful, on condition that the project, poorly thought out at the start, is radically altered
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Preparation of European Council
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Angela Merkel clearly against Mediterranean Union but Nicolas Sarkozy seeking to reassure her
(EU) EP/EGYPT: Speaking before EP foreign affairs committee, Egyptian foreign minister highlights crucial role of his country in Middle East
(EU) UN/LEBANON: International inquiry into assassination of former prime minister
(EU) WEU/TURKEY: WEU Assembly calls on Member States to support Iraqi and Kurdish governments in containing PKK terrorism
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: EU unanimous over 'managed immigration' but no agreement yet on how to achieve this
(EU) EU/JHA: EU to test mobility partnerships with Cape Verde and Moldova
(EU) EU/JHA: EU finally gives go-ahead for an anti-death penalty day
(EU) EU/JHA: Council confirms deal with Parliament over Rome I
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Merkel and Sarkozy promise joint proposal on question of effective unbundling for end of January 2008
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission opinion in favour of controversial project for building nuclear plant in Belene, Bulgaria
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission hoping to present proposal on reduction in car CO2 emissions “by end of year”
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission increases Slovak National Allocation for CO2 by 1.7 million tonnes for 2008-12
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council and Parliament agree on certification of trains, but no progress on competence of European Rail Agency
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Decision on lifting safeguard clause with regard to Bulgarian airlines in 2008
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Commission recommends opening investigation into exports of Chinese raw steel
(EU) EU/TRADE: Peter Mandelson savaged by US Democrats after criticising Hillary Clinton's comments on free trade
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Access to public contracts must be improved first of all for micro enterprises, according to external report
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Control and aquaculture to be Borg's main priorities for next year
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement with Faroe Islands on 2008 fishing possibilities
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Borg confident over tuna
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Council Calls on Member States and Commission to step up fight against obesity
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General believes that assistance to SFMI-Chronopost by La Poste in France does not constitute state aid
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Remuneration of part-time workers must not constitute discrimination against women
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/SESSION: Modified agenda for December plenary in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Newspapers remain essential source of information
(EU) EU/MEDIA: 3rd annual European publishers' forum
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
TIMETABLE
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