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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9597
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

EU27 ready to negotiate PNR with Australia

Brussels, 07/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 6 February EU ambassadors approved Commission guidelines for concluding an agreement with Australia on the transfer of Passenger Name Records (PNR) as part of the fight against terrorism, international crime and organised crime. EU interior ministers intended to give their definitive go-ahead to these guidelines at the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 28 February in Brussels. At the beginning of 2004, negotiations took place between the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Jean-Claude Juncker wants a Eurogroup with decision-making teeth and a uniform European market surveillance system
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Peru wants to move from Summits that are mere talking shops to genuine achievement
(EU) EU/CROATIA: New Accession Partnership ready
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: France becomes fifth country to ratify new Treaty
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Commission presents Community approach for promoting children's rights in third countries
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: Inflation and growth concerns
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy proposes autumn modification of prudential rules for banks
(EU) EU/TRADE: European Commission does not rule out lodging complaint at WTO over restrictions on foreign press agencies
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: European Commission may open anti-dumping investigation into imports of Chinese candles
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: Italian manufacturers accuse Commission of unwillingness to act on Chinese air compressor imports
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission recommends use of multi-annual contracts to finance rail infrastructure
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Belgium opens debate on introduction of “mega lorries”
(EU) EU/JHA: France sets out its European pact on immigration
(EU) EU/JHA: EU27 ready to negotiate PNR with Australia
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Numerous gaps in protection of financial interests
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Gunter Verheugen launches Enterprise Europe Network
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Commission and World Energy Council discuss sustainable energy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Sugar quotas reduced by 2.5 million tonnes in 2008
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Review of directive on toy safety is to be welcomed, but proposal on table does not sufficiently protect children's health, say BEUC and ANEC
(EU) EU/KENYA: Louis Michel travels to Kenya to back EU's search for political solution to head off having to cut EU aid
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Commission keeping close eye on new gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Luc Van den Brande, new committee of regions president - multilevel governance, regional and local presence globalisation priority
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/REGIONAL:
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