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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9581

17 January 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial services

16/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The sixth European Financial Services Conference will be held this year in Brussels on Tuesday 29 January. The topic for debate is “Changing Financial Markets”. Three workshops will discuss: - new participants in fast-changing financial markets; - new risks and new regulatory challenges; - cross-border consolidation of trading and post-trading. Speakers will include Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, Slovenian Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Divergences and obstacles beset progress in financial market reform
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/SLOVENIAN PRESIDENCY: MEPs give support to Slovenian priorities
(EU) EP/KENYA: EP asks about opportunities for suspending budgetary aid but Louis Michel is against - support for African mediation
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN: New appeal for democratic and transparent general elections
(EU) EP/BUILDINGS: European Parliament press room to be named Anna Politkovskaïa room
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) EP/REFORM TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament gives green light to adoption of directive promoting informed consumer choice on integrated credit market
(EU) EP/JHA: EP wants stronger European child protection strategy
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls for better worker protection against occupational diseases and accidents at work
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Report on adult training is adopted
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: 67 airports expected to apply new system of airport fees
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament approves reduction of paper work for freight carriers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission prepares way for internalisation of external transport costs
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs to help promote SOLVIT
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Debate on sharing greenhouse gas emission reductions intensifies with approach of Commission proposals
(EU) EU/TRADE: SECOND hearing on European complaint against public subsidies for Boeing
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: European Parliament international trade committee submits demands on Lisbon Treaty
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: Disappointment for importers and retailers after indefinite delay of Commission's reform proposals
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs welcomes agreement between Italian energy provider ENI and Kazakh government on Kashagan project
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTIES: Bluetongue Vaccination to be co-funded from EU budget
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Discussions continue on EU/Mauritania protocol
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Major inquiry into pharmaceutical laboratories
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: EU must respect fundamental rights guaranteed by Community legal system when applying UN resolutions, says Advocate General
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/01/2008: