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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9600
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eesc

February plenary, attended by Neelie Kroes, to discuss competition policy, energy, consumer issues, fishing quotas and finance

Brussels, 12/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will be meeting in the Charlemagne Building in Brussels on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 February, chaired by Dimitris Dimitriadis. EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes will talk on competition policy in 2006 to the plenary at 15.00 hrs on Wednesday, against the backdrop of the adoption of an opinion by Franco Chiriaco (Workers' Group Italy) on the European Commission's report on competition policy in...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy is emerging as a political weapon and the EU has to take this on board
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPE OF RESULTS: EU must lead overall effort to combat climate change, says Anna Diamantopoulou
(EU) EU/CHAD: Louis Michel expresses concern about arrest of Chadian opposition members
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: CFSP/ESDP to be strengthened but much will depend upon implementation of new treaty and those holding key posts
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN: EPP-ED groups wants EuroMed overhaul
(EU) EU/ESDP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission presents package of measures to improve external border security
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Member states must meet their budget commitments by 2010 if the economic situation allows
(EU) EU/ECOFIN:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers give their views on eleven member states' budgets
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council gives OK for Commission's budget for 2006
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: Council at loggerheads over Chinese air compressors
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Close look at revised agricultural compromise
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Extra payments idea gains ground
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: First international congress of dairy producers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/GMO/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: €41 billion paid out in 2007 for all Cohesion Policy funds, says Danuta Hübner
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Commission consultation on European rules governing some audiovisual services
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Mixed results on cinema attendance in 2007, according to European Audiovisual Observatory estimates
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Celebration of Safer Internet Day for protection of minors online
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Reding threatens to take on SMS and mobile internet roaming charges which she believes to be too high
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Irish risk equalisation scheme on private medical insurance market is justified, says Court of First Instance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: DG Competition carries out surprise inspection on central processing unit manufacturer
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/EESC: February plenary, attended by Neelie Kroes, to discuss competition policy, energy, consumer issues, fishing quotas and finance
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Customs cooperation with Japan
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
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