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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9620

12 March 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture

11/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 11 March, the European Parliament approved, as such, the proposal that updates the regulation on the single CMO (common market organisation) in order to take into account reforms over the last few months in the fruit and vegetable, sugar and dairy sectors in particular (EUROPE 9611). (L.C.)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy: increasing importance of scientific aspects and political strategies
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ESTONIA: Ilves urges EU to prepare for tomorrow's challenges
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Debate on strategic priorities for 2009
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU calls on Israelis and Palestinians to continue peace talks
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: EU supports fight against terrorism headed by Rabat
(EU) EU/ADMINISTRATION: Pause in set up of regulatory agencies
(EU) EU/ACP: Kenya and Chad, EPA negotiations and regional integration on joint parliamentary assembly agenda
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Ministers to consider Commission proposals on reinforcing external borders
(EU) EU/JHA: EU to try to persuade United States to negotiate visa exemptions with it
(EU) EP/JHA: Commission determined that EU law will be upheld in visa discussions with Washington
(EU) EP/JHA: Google should respect data protection principles
(EU) EP/TECHNOLOGY: Parliament gives clearance to creation of European Institute of Innovation and Technology, which is to begin work this summer
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: European Parliament endorses agreement on common rules for safeguarding civil aviation
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: New bilateral EU/Guinea-Bissau agreement is approved
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Unilever restructuring plan illustrates need to revise European work committees directive
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of DoubleClick by Google
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears proposed acquisition of Galvex by ArcelorMittal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Swifter collection and exchange of information on intra-Community operations in order to combat VAT fraud
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission consults on reduced VAT rates
(EU) EU/INSURANCE:
(EU) EU/TRADE: European Commission launches investigation into US legislation on online gambling
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Council unanimity on need for more balanced negotiations does not hide internal divergences
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Non-child resistant and novelty lighters banned in EU
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU comes to aid of flood devastated Ecuador
(EU) EU/UN/HUMANITARIAN AID: Practical guidelines for humanitarian staff in coordinating with military actors during emergency response
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Peter Zangl is new ECHO Director General
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: It is not enough for Europe to respond to globalisation, it should format it, says Maria Joao Rodrigues
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Committee of the Regions calls on towns to be more actively involved in national reform programmes
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Transposition by Luxemburg of directive on equal treatment for men and women imminent
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of Justice reduces length of proceedings in 2007, unlike Court of First Instance
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: French merchant navy cannot ban other member states' nationals from posts of captain and first mate
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Disagreement over reform of system for paying parliamentary assistants
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2480: Fifty years ago … Year 1 of the European Community (2)
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