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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9569

20 December 2007
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/latin america
First plenary session of EUROLAT Assembly lays foundation for Euro-Latin American parliamentary cooperation

Brussels, 18/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - “Officially founded one year ago”, the European-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (Eurolat) “will meet in plenary for the first time”, said Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, speaking to representatives of the European Parliament and of the regional and national parliaments of Latin America on Tuesday 18 December. This first plenary session of Eurolat since its constitution in November 2006 (see EUROPE 9304) marks...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: First plenary session of EUROLAT Assembly lays foundation for Euro-Latin American parliamentary cooperation
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Ali Babacan calls on EU to honour commitments regarding membership talks - Two new chapters are opened
(EU) EU/LATVIA/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE/AUTOMOTIVE: Commission proposes directive to require manufacturers to comply with target of average of 130g/km by 2012, with fines for failure to do so
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants to encourage public authorities to buy clean and energy efficient vehicles
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Still no agreement on air security package
(EU) EU/UNIONS/MIGRATION:
(EU) EU/JHA: Member states are not correctly applying legislation on confiscating proceeds of crime
(EU) EU/EUROJUST: Eurojust hooks up to Schengen database
(EU) EP/JHA: Faull says data protection framework decision is “satisfactory”
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Reasonable compromise on 2008 fishing quotas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Political agreement on reform of wine sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council reaches political agreement on pesticides
(EU) EP/BUDGETARY CONTROL: Lively debate at parliament on 4 billion in structural funds lost in 2006 - new Commission hearing in January
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Barroso Commission show health service limitations
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Non-tariff barriers and rules of origin remain main stumbling blocks in FTA negotiations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission bans MasterCard's intra-EEA Multilateral interchange fees
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/ECB: Risks to price stability persist
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-area economy temporary rebound in third quarter
(EU) EU/INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION: New agreement on cooperation between Committee of Regions and European Economic and Social Committee
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: Citizens remain positive towards EU, but are concerned about economic prospects of their countries
(EU) EU/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: EU invests €27.9 billion in Polish Operational Programme on environment and infrastructure
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/REGIONAL:
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/TRADE/KAZAKHSTAN:
(EU) EU/EIB: €530 million loan to finance priority transport projects in Czech Republic
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for co-funding environment, transport, education and RDI projects in Hungary
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2473-4274: Reflection on security as a driving force for political integration
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