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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9582

18 January 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/poverty
ATD Quart Monde conference-debate on “persistant poverty: a challenge for Europe

Brussels, 17/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - The International ATD Quart Monde Movement (delegation to the European institutions) is organising a conference-debate on 30 January 2008 in Brussels on, “Persistent Poverty: a Challenge for Europe”. This conference-debate aims to explore and put forward ways of meeting the challenge for fighting poverty. Jéröme Vignon, director of the Protection and Social Integration union (DG Employment/Social affairs/Equal Opportunities) at the European...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: The Netherlands (and no doubt Belgium also) will block SAA pending Radko Mladic's arrest
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Boyden Gray becomes George W. Bush's “special envoy” for relations with European Union
(EU) EU/BELGIUM/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EP/NIGER: 70 MEPs sign appeal to support French journalists held in Niger
(EU) EP/VOTES: Good use of democratic procedures
(EU) EP/REFORM: Continued reflection by working group on how EP operates
(EU) EP/PLENARY:
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Parliament green light to Fundamental Rights Agency's multi-annual framework
(EU) EP/KENYA: Parliament criticises loss of credibility of Kenyan presidential elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Council to discuss Common Agricultural Policy “health check” and cross-compliance rules on Monday
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Resolution on internet governance
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament paves way for adoption of new regulation on implementation of Rotterdam convention on trade in dangerous products
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EP/JHA: European Parliament wants great control over future Community agency Europol
(EU) EU/TRADE: Bilateral agreement with EU on market access opens way for Ukraine WTO accession
(EU) EU/CLONING: European Group on Ethics does not think animal cloning to provide food can justified ethically
(EU) EP/EESC:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission opens three investigations into State aid
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Dominique Vlasto welcomes verdict on Erika oil-spill case
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission to present its proposal to harmonise CCCTB after summer break
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Ecofin Council to call on industry to redouble efforts for establishment of SEPA
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: First meeting of high level group working on reducing administrative charges
(EU) EU/ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: Six major consultancies support adoption of IFRS standards at international level
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: Commission consults NGOs
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Romania did not benefit from European structural fund in Nokia affair
(EU) EU/POVERTY: ATD Quart Monde conference-debate on “persistant poverty: a challenge for Europe
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Commission co-funds projects and pan-European simulation exercises to tune of €4.07
(EU) CLIMATE/UNIONS:
(EU) EU/EESC: Slovenian Labour Minister sets out priorities for plenary
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General's recommendations Adidas, the make with the “three stripes”
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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