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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9612

29 February 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy council
Appeal to explain guarantees of origin trade mechanisms and strict sustainability criteria for biofuels

Brussels, 28/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - During a lengthy political orientation debate on “renewable energies”, the European Council on Thursday 28 February in Brussels gave its support to an energy/climate package proposed by the European Commission on 23 January (EUROPE 9586). This will be for implementing objectives on fighting climate change as approved by the European Council of March 2007. the Slovenian minister of the economy and acting president of the Council, Andrej Vizjak...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Kosovo: respecting conditions for inevitable evolution
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: EP wants to play active role in treaty implementation preparatory work as from 1 January 2009
(EU) EP/CROATIA: MEPs call on Zagreb to step up efforts to finalise accession talks by early 2009 at latest
(EU) EP/FYROM: MEPs hope for progress in order to start membership talks by end of 2008
(EU) EP/IRAQ: Call for more active EU engagement in Iraq
(EU) EU/ESDP: European Defence Agency launches debate on outsourcing of logistical support for EU military operations
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commissioner Markos Kyprianou resigns
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Appeal to explain guarantees of origin trade mechanisms and strict sustainability criteria for biofuels
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: EU want political agreement on 3rd raft of measures on internal market liberalisation in June
(EU) EU/JHA: EU momentarily renounces battle against Czech republic over US security demands
(EU) EU/JHA: EU just misses compromise on transforming Europol into Community agency - SIS II is deferred
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Policy debate on climate-energy legislative package and contribution to Spring Summit on agenda on 3 March
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EPSCO Council to insist on need to complete single market with strengthened social agenda by mid-2008
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EPSCO Council to call on future EU Presidencies to strengthen European approach on situation of persons with disabilities through full social integration and fully equal opportunities
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European Finance Ministers to re-state priorities set out on financial stability
(EU) EU/EIB: Green energies and fight against climate change, new bank priorities
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission striving to impose idea of European telecoms authority - functional separation rejected by incumbents but approved by newcomers
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission approves aid programme for farmers in southern Finland
(EU) EU/COMMUNITY LAW: New series of infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Germany allowed to lower taxes on diesel fuel used for port handling activities
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(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/TRADE/DEVELOPMENT: Mandelson in Southern Africa to take Doha Round and negotiation of EPA
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2479: European Commission proposal on sovereign wealth funds
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