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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9580

16 January 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade defence
Peter Mandelson declaration explains indefinite postponement of his reform proposals

Brussels, 15/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a declaration sent out on Monday 14 January by his services, Peter Mandelson explained the reasons behind his indefinite postponement to the reform proposals for his EU trade defence mechanism (EUROPE 9579): lack of consensus among member states. The Commissioner for trade explained that “in 2006, we (Ed: the European Commission and the Council) agreed on the need for a review of Europe's trade defence instruments (TDIs). The intention of this...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Better, long-lasting distribution of fruits of growth must offset slowdown in economic expansion announced for current year
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/RELIGIONS: Grand Mufti of Syria calls for East/West dialogue
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN:
(EU) EP/SESSION:
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament moves towards adoption of multiannual framework for fundamental rights agency
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Slovenia's Mediterranean ambitions
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Euro-Mediterranean human rights associations deplore worsening of working conditions in Greece
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA:
(EU) EP/EPP/ED:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Select meeting to prepare next decisions - Rehn reacts to Serbian “action plan”
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Slovenian presidency says negotiations on new agreement could be completed by June
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: European Commission prepared to commit itself more to resolving Transnistria conflict
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY: European Parliament puts forward its demands for CARS 21 initiative to improve competitiveness of motor car sector
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Degree of harmonisation in “consumer credit” still at heart of debate - moves to conciliation procedure?
(EU) EP/SOCIAL SECURITY: Updating regulation for those who move about within the Union
(EU) EP/TAXATION: EP backs “targeted measures” on cross-border loss relief
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: MEPs question notation agency development
(EU) EU/EURO: Successful changeover to euro in Cyprus and Malta - New Commission recommendation on future operations of this kind
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: Peter Mandelson declaration explains indefinite postponement of his reform proposals
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft once again in Commission's sights
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council divided over rise in milk quotas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Questionnaire to 27 on CAP Health Check
(EU) EU/CLIMATE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: EGBA complaint against German regions gambling treaty
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: European Border Breakers Awards on 27 January
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Study reveals ambiguity of international trade negotiations in cultural industries
(EU) EU/KENYA: Commission makes €5.5 million in emergency aid available to those displaced by post-electoral violence
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/EESC:
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