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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9587

25 January 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib

24/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - Spain has agreed to contribute €25 million to the Green Carbon Fund, which is part of the Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF) sponsored by both the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). The MCCF, which was launched in December 2006, consists of the Project Carbon Fund, and the Green Carbon Fund. The former has commitments of €150 million from six countries and six companies, including a €35...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: How should negative repercussions from current differences between EU and several African countries be tackled? Climate remains tense
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Kosovo counting down days to independence
(EU) EU/FYRM: Commission to set benchmarks prior to opening of accession negotiations
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Francis Wurtz calls for debate on Gaza situation with Javier Solana
(EU) EU/MAGHREB: Benita Ferrero-Waldner calls for enhanced regional cooperation especially with Morocco which already has “advanced status”
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Good mark for donors but concern regarding disastrous economic situation
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: EP committee on constitutional affairs approves new treaty but with some regret
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Suitability of carbon tax to be assessed in 2011
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: In Davos, Kamal Nath of India accuses Europe of entering a “new phase of protectionism”
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Slovenian EU Presidency will seek to obtain agreement in first reading on “free movement of goods” package
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European chambers of commerce take stock of transposition of “services” directive
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Top priority of Slovenian EU Presidency is to step up fight against illegal fishing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Michel Barnier hopes to launch debate on post 2013 CAP as quickly as possible
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Galileo project, Balkans and road safety are Slovenian Presidency priorities
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: MEPs give guarded welcome to energy-climate package
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Positive response to energy-climate package contrasts with previous concern and lobbying - indication of balance?
(EU) EU/JHA: Slovenian presidency dismisses any correlation between the arrival of illegal immigrants and Schengen expansion
(EU) EU/COURT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Council of Europe parliamentary assembly contests UN and EU “black lists”
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: EP to draft report on “terrorist profiling”
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Rapid upsurge in flu throughout Union - new ECDC recommendations
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Zofija Mazej Kukovic presents Slovenian health priorities to MEPs
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner says structural fund cash is not lost
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Castex report proposes raft of measures to prepare for demographic change
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Bono report draws attention to cultural industries' potential for European economy
(EU) EP/EDUCATION/CULTURE: MEPs' respond to presidency priorities
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission pleased that Comenius programme re-motivates pupils and teachers
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/EIB:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 24/01/2008: