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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9573

5 January 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/legislation
Important legislation published in EU Official Journal

Brussels, 04/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - A selection of important legislation published in the EU Official Journal on 4 January 2008:

Agriculture (L01)

Council Regulation (1/2008) of 20 December 2007 temporarily suspending customs duties on imports of certain cereals for the 2007/2008 marketing year (see EUROPE 9571 on the Council's decision)

Health (L01)

Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Ratification of the new Treaty: partly contradictory signals
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Belgrade adopts sterner tone over ESDP mission to Kosovo, but remains optimistic about gaining candidate country status in 2008
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN:
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EU/POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EURO: Smooth changeover to euro in Malta and Cyprus
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission announces €30 million funding for joint research in metrology and the Baltic ecosystem
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Canberra to take more proactive line in trade talks
(EU) EU/TRADE: Three countries slash wheat exports
(EU) EU/BRAZIL:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/ACP: Greens/EFA express indignation at higher import tariffs for ACP countries not having signed Economic Partnership Agreements
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: Commission expresses concern about safety of humanitarian workers
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks nearly €370 million in aid to humanitarian hotspots around the globe for 2008, amounting to half of ECHO budget
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Next six months dominated by Council debate on Common Agricultural Policy health check
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Combating illegal fishing and review of cod recovery plan on Council agenda over next six months
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to improve sanitation and environmental conditions in Panama
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for construction of new aromatics complex in Poland
(EU) EU/EIB: Finansbank secures EIB loan to foster SME development
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: EDPS says privacy issues need to be addressed with more ambition regarding Radio Frequency Identification
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Liverpool and Stavanger to be European Culture Capitals 2008
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Launch of European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/01/2008: