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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9563

13 December 2007
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/treaty
Parliament, Commission and Council solemnly proclaim and sign charter of fundamental rights

Strasbourg, 12/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - The presidents of the three Community institutions, José Manuel Socrates for the Council, José Manuel Barroso for the Commission and Hans-Gert Pöttering for the European Parliament for the second time made a solemn proclamation and signed the Charter of Fundamental Rights on Wednesday 12 December at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The charter will be binding from the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, probably on 1 January 2009. This...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Positive atmosphere for signing of Lisbon treaty (it's almost becoming clear) - three partial shortcomings corrected
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY: Parliament, Commission and Council solemnly proclaim and sign charter of fundamental rights
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Satisfaction over signing of Treaty, hope for ratification, questions over status of Kosovo
(EU) EP/JORDAN: King Abdullah II calls on Europeans to create a climate of confidence for Middle East peace process
(EU) EP/CHINA: Ahead of Olympic Games this summer, MEPs decry Beijing's failure to respect its human rights commitments
(EU) EU/GREECE: Dispute over name “Macedonia” may block FYROM's accession to NATO and EU
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/LISBON STRATEGY: Danuta Hübner announces innovation boost in Europe
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2008: Galileo financing will not harm other policies, MEPs are pleased to say before adopting budget
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament extends EASA powers
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: EP/Council agreement on directive to get member state action guaranteeing good ecological status for marine environment to 2020
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Parliament wants to grant manufacturers five years before removing monopoly on spare parts
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament enshrines its opinion on wine reform
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: lifting of Russian embargo on Polish meat Imminent
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission wantS to increase milk quotas by 2%
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: €7,500 rise per beneficiary and three year ceilings for “de minimis” aid
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU urges industrialised countries to set example to gain confidence of emerging countries and ensure that Bali can launch negotiations on post-2012
(EU) EU/ENERGY: President Barroso confident that EU27 will reach solution on effective unbundling of activities in June 2008
(EU) EP/LISBON STRATEGY: PES says heads of state and government “have duty to go beyond Commission's reform proposals”
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Diana Wallis slams further delay on UK Ombudsman's report on Equitable Life scandal
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Commissioner Orban meets delegation from Region of Venetia
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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