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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9560

8 December 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/session
Modified agenda for December plenary in Strasbourg

Brussels, 07/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - Changes have been made to the preliminary draft agenda (EUROPE 9557) of the plenary session of the European Parliament, which will be held in Strasbourg from Monday 10 to Thursday 13 December.

The debate on the reports by Marie-Noëlle Lienneman (Community policy for the marine environment) and by Holger Krahmer (ambient air quality) have been moved from Tuesday to Monday. The following have been added to Monday: - declaration of the Commission on the...

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
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