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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9642

15 April 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research
Kick-off for high level group on research

Brussels, 14/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission announced the nomination on 11 April of 22 figures who will make up the European Research Area Board (ERAB). These figures, who come from the scientific community, universities and industry, will provide independent advice to the Commission on the European policy on research and science with a view to the creation of a European Research Area (ERA). “I count on the new ERAB to advise me and the Commission services on how we can...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EU and sovereign wealth funds: do not underestimate the dangers
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Slovenian presidency prepares European Council report for June but all decisions required for treaty implementation will probably be taken in second half of 2008
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Member states have problems with proposal for toughening fight against illegal fisheries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council reduces Poland's cod quotas
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission puts forward ecosystem-based approach to marine management
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France pleads for “European food safety initiative”
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Updating common market organisation in agriculture
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Pascal Lamy campaigning for agreement
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Seillière warns BusinessEurope support for round depends on agreement on fair trade
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal Council establishes combating deforestation and sustainability of biofuels as priority - proposals from Council working group on 7 May
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: "Ambient Air Quality" adopted
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Ministers to work on growth of innovative SMEs at informal Council on Tuesday and Wednesday
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Kick-off for high level group on research
(EU) RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: EP wants to develop clean coal technologies
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: EP support SME involvement in research
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Paolo Costa and Dirk Sterckx criticise Council position on maritime package
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Discussions continue on creation of legal body responsible for settling patent disputes
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: G7 and IMF call for banking transparency and harden line on exchanges
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Increase in industrial production in Europe
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament calls for improved cancer control
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: For regulation to be binding, it must have all its annexes in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Principle of “unjustified enrichment” can justify refusal to reimburse VAT if there is equality of treatment
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: European employers call on Spidla not to legislate on European works councils
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Mergers and acquisitions:
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Reinsurance:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 774
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