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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9648

23 April 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/youth
Five MEPs present written declaration to support more proactive youth policy

Brussels, 22/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Marie-Hélène Descamps (EPP-ED, France), Ramona Nicole Manescu (ALDE, Romania), Marie Panayotopulos-Cassiotou (EPP-ED, Greece), Christa Prets (PES, Austria) and Bart Staes (Greens/EFA, Belgium) presented, on Tuesday 22 April in Strasbourg a written declaration calling on the European Commission and the member states to devote more attention to youth empowerment in EU policies. This initiative is a response to the request put forward by the European...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Examples of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation which are working
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TURKEY: MEPs urge Ankara to speed up reforms, especially those on human rights and fundamental freedoms
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Dutch parliament wants COSAC strengthened so that national MPs can make full use of increased powers
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
(EU) EU/HAITI:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission wants more harmonisation in policies governing video-games market
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission prepares European sky “defragmentation”
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Doha round, millennium objectives and climate change key subjects at 17th bilateral summit
(EU) EU/TRADE: Union continues to provide unequalled market access to exports from developing countries
(EU) EU/TRADE: Legislation on national security identified in report on US trade barriers
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission planning recommendation on back office withholding tax
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: US and Japanese accounting standards equivalent to IFRS used in EU
(EU) EP/ECB: Lucas Papademos presents ECB's 2007 annual report
(EU) EP/EIB: MEPs support setting up genuine regulatory controls of banks
(EU) EP/BUDGET: European Parliament grants Commission discharge on execution of 2006 budget
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Facilitating access to sensitive information
(EU) EU/EP/FOOD SHORTAGES: EU has to act by providing immediate aid and encouraging international community to rethink global agriculture
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Measures proposed by Parliament to fight organ shortages and “transplant tourism”
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Protac by Roxel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green Light for acquisition of Stork Food Systems by Marel
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission launches consultation exercise on emergency oil stocks
(EU) EU/CLIMATE:
(EU) EU/JHA: Rome reluctant to implement judgements in absentia - other results of JHA Council
(EU) EP/YOUTH: Five MEPs present written declaration to support more proactive youth policy
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Meeting of directors-general for youth, in Brdo
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Training seminar on interreligious dialogue for youth and business leaders
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EESC/PLENARY: Regional competitiveness, electricity/gas package, counter-terrorism and partnership Europe on agenda
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Danuta Hübner discusses future EU cooperation with Serbia
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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