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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9621

13 March 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid

12/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 11 March, the European Commission decided not to raise any objections to the financial support of €99 million granted by France to the “QUAERO” research-development programme. QUAERO, which involves a consortium of 23 partners headed by the Thomson group, is concerned with the automatic processing of digital multimedia content. (O.L.)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy: debate on creating genuine internal market makes headway, despite disadvantage of not having common external policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Lisbon strategy and energy/climate package at heart of Summit beginning on Thursday evening - European Parliament debate
(EU) EP/ANNIVERSARY: European Parliament blows out its fifty candles
(EU) EP/IRAQ: MEPs want EU to take on more active and visible role
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) FRANCE/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Union for Mediterranean invites itself to dinner
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Satisfaction after Cooperation Council
(EU) EU/ALBANIA:
(EU) EU/MALTA:
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Strategic energy partnership and preparations for “post oil” Algeria
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRIPARTITE SOCIAL SUMMIT: Scepticism and warnings from social partners on future of Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: EU and US ready to undo visa regime
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament advances with caution in Common Agricultural Policy Health Check
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission wants to create legal basis for Community funding of European regulatory committees
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: €162 million for UK following floods of summer 2007
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU calls on Ukrainian government and Gazprom to clarify relations on transit towards Europe
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: New proposal on Chinese compressors
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission orders reimbursement of €450 million in loans from Rome to aeronautical research
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens investigation on potential State aid to Ryanair by Bratislava airport
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises training aid of €3.5 million to Volvo Cars GHent
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: International removal firms in Belgium fined more than €32.7 million for complex cartel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Inspections in several airlines
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for proposed acquisition of CICA by ACE
(EU) EU/CHURCHES/EMPLOYMENT: Churches call on EU to adopt broader approach to employment policy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Major legislation published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 12/03/2008: