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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/media

Croatia is the first candidate country to join media
2007 campaign

Brussels, 17/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Sunday 17 March, Croatia became the first candidate country to join the MEDIA 2007 programme. A memorandum of understanding was signed by Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, and Ambassador Branko Barièeviæ, Head of the Croatian Mission to the EU. Croatia is the 32nd country to join the MEDIA programme. As well as the EU27, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are also members of the programme. MEDIA 2007...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Lessons from the spring Summit
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Assembly intends to use ACP/EU partnership to serve peace, fight poverty and promote regional integration
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Olli Rehn says there must be separation of powers
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: European Council encourages relaunch of Israel-Palestine negotiations
(EU) EU/NEPAL: EU deploys Election Observation Mission to Nepal
(EU) EU/LEBANON/SYRIA:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: There must be an end to repression of Russian political opponents
(EU) EP/IRAN: Parliamentarians concerned about fate of asylum seeker
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: Parliament continues to call for adoption of legally binding code of conduct on arms exports
(EU) EU/CHAD/RCA:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Demetris Christofias rejects Annan Plan
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Given threats of opposition blocking, Polish government does not rule out ratification by referendum
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/SUBSIDIARITY:
(EU) EU/BELGIUM/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Guy Verhofstadt's contribution to European integration
(EU) EU/REGIONS/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Cities and regions are central to Lisbon Strategy and strengthening of Mediterranean policy, says Luc Van Den Brande
(EU) EU/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts conclusions on CAP “health check”
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 52% of European citizens are in favour of common agricultural policy reform
(EU) EU/SPORT: Informal meeting of sports ministers in Brdo
(EU) EU/SPORT/CARS: FIA promises formula 1 will be more environmentally friendly
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Croatia is the first candidate country to join media
2007 campaign
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission endorses addition of DVB-H to EU List of Official Standards
(EU) EU/JHA: Minister Mate says EU will still have to wait for replacing visas with electronic system
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Efforts to combat VAT fraud stepped up
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Industry recommends European framework for open-ended real estate funds
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: ERDF contributing up to €95 million for new 2007-13 Flanders and Netherlands cooperation programme
(EU) EU/HORN OF AFRICA: Commission allocates €30 million decision for drought preparedness
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Rolls Royce State aid in Germany gets go-ahead
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Air France/Alitalia merger takes shape
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of €200 million for A 19, France's biggest road building project
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank receives best project prize 2007 in five categories of operations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro area annual inflation up to 3.3% in February - EU stable on 3.4%
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in labour costs
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Privatisation:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 770
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2482: EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF 13 AND 14 MARCH 2008. Conclusions
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