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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9639

10 April 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research
Commission sponsors swift solar aircraft project

Brussels, 09/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 9 April, the European Commission announced that it was supporting the Swiss solar aircraft project, known as "Solar Impulse", at a seminar entitled "Towards More Sustainable Aviation", organised by the MEP Christine de Veyrac (EPP-ED, France) and held at the European Parliament in Brussels. The vice-president of the European Commission with responsibility for transport issues, Jacques Barrot, assured Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial crisis was “unavoidable” and may even turn out to be positive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LEBANON: Arab League Plan only way to bring country out of crisis, repeat Parliament, Council and Commission
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkey must prove it is a democracy, Barroso says before his visit - Ankara hopes to speed up political reforms
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Sanctions are extended for one year - review of sanctions may be possible if political prisoners are released, EU states
(EU) EP/APPOINTMENTS: Liberals call for one of key EU posts
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Elmar Brok's draft report appears to have support of main political groups
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission resolves to encourage member states to meet Millennium Development Goals
(EU) EP/FOOD: Parliament Creates "Slow Food Europe" to promote quality traditional foods
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/TRADE: First Agadir Agreement investment forum to breathe new life into regional integration on southern Mediterranean shores
(EU) EP/ASEAN: EP Trade Committee endorses conclusion of an FTA
(EU) EU/EP/INDUSTRY: Gunter Verheugen promises Small Business Act in June and sustainable development measures for industry in May
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Hedge funds seem to be weathering financial storm better than banks
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Piecyk Report recommends ambitious measures to tackle climate change
(EU) EU/JHA: EU27 agree on negotiations brief for transAtlantic agreement on visa system
(EU) EU/JHA: G29 gives opinion on search engines
(EU) EP/JHA: EP green light to mediation on cross-border legal disputes
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission will not suspend transfers of asylum seekers to Greece
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council clearance at opening of talks on air transport
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(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission sponsors swift solar aircraft project
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Committee on industry of EP supports hydrogen research project
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(EU) EU/ECONOMY: In 2005, Micro enterprises accounted for 30% of those employed in non-financial business economy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of AvtoVaz by Renault and Russian Technology
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Committee of the Regions PES group call for shaping of genuine Social Europe
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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