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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9640

11 April 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/fisheries
Better management of licences in third countries

Brussels, 10/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - By adopting the report by Philippe Morillon (ALDE, France) on Thursday 10 April by 492 votes in favour, 107 against, with 44 abstentions, the European Parliament has amended the proposal to simplify and improve procedures for granting fishing permits to EU boats operating in the waters of third countries. Joe Borg, the European commissioner for fisheries, said that he was prepared to accept a certain number of EP amendments and pointed out that all...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TIBET: China must open dialogue with Dalai Lama without preconditions
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Respect of common values is “key to accession”, Barroso tells Turkish parliament
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission rejects link made by Polish President between European affairs and NATO membership
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Belgium wants future permanent president to have limited powers
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Austria ratifies new EU Treaty
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Further information on report by Andrea Canino
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Biodiversity, biomass and biofuels at heart of informal meeting on synergies between biodiversity and climate change
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: On second reading, environment committee reinstateS compulsory recycling targets in framework directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: “Volkswagen” continues polemic
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission makes recommendations on management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Debate on legal protection of innovation tackling climate change
(EU) EU/ECB: Level of inflation prevents any fall in rates
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 2.6% rise in euro area GDP in 2006 - 2.9% rise in EU27
(EU) EU/TRADE: Europeans and Americans to affirm commitment to promoting open investment
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission proposes amendment of “green line” regulation to facilitate trade in Cyprus
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009: Priority on controlling expenditure, ecology, information policy and statute for assistants
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Funding from globalisation fund for Portugal and Malta
(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Better management of licences in third countries
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament wants to know about impact of individual transferable quotas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Economic model to defend market regulation
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission boosts humanitarian aid for victims of SIDR cyclone by €12 million
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: International urban design competition opens for facelift to European quarter of Brussels
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission presents Europe-wide credit system in vocational education and training, ECVET
(EU) EU/MEDIA: “Television without borders” directive provisions on advertising upsets media programme partner, Switzerland
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: MAVISE launch, new database on channels and television companies in European Union
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY: EIT seat expected to be made known on 30 May
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission supports move to lower termination rates in Italy
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Commissioner Orban receives petition on use of German language in EU institutions
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/EIB/CENTRAL ASIA:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court upholds ruling against Deutsche Telekom for internet service prices
(EU) EU/COURT: Adidas sees its “three stripes” intellectual property get further court of justice backing
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/04/2008: