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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9642

15 April 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/research
EP support SME involvement in research

Brussels, 14/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 10 April, MEPs voted on Community funding for the EUROSTARS programme that supports R&D-driven SMEs. MEPs support the programme, which approved the report of Paul Rübig (EPP-ED, Austria) by a very large majority (626 votes for, 14 against, 6 abstentions). MEPs called for transparent management of the programme, fewer SME participation costs and receipt criteria assessment. An agreement previously negotiated with the Council should...

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
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 14/04/2008: