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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9656

7 May 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/budget
Commission proposes to stabilise EU budget while adjusting some expenditure

Brussels, 06/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 6 May, European Budget Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaité presented general budget proposal amounting to €134.4 in commitment appropriations and €116.7 billion in payment appropriations in 2009. This means no increase compared with the current financial year: €130.309 billion in commitments and €120.668 billion in payments.

According to a Commission press release, long-term economic progress and employment remain firmly at the top of...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CHAD/CAR: Javier Solana visits Chad and Central African Republic
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Georgia calls for EU support against Russia
(EU) EU/IRELAND:
(EU) PRESS:
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Expectations of Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Peter Mandelson of Lima Summit (16-17 May)
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: EU-Andean Community Association Agreement to incorporate banana trade
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: Several EuroLat Assembly members call for EP to review position on MRTA
(EU) EU/PRESS: RWB examines violence against journalists in Europe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission proposes to stabilise EU budget while adjusting some expenditure
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission launches debate on strengthening EMU
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slovakia set to become 16th eurozone country
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Another avalanche of infringement procedures
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues legal action against Italy over waste management in Campania and Lazio regions
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission warns nine Member States over incorrect application of “IPPC” directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/EP/CLIMATE: Chris Davies calls for obligatory use of capture and storage of geological carbon by 2020
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes multi-annual herring plan in West of Scotland
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU and ACP producer countries call for stabilisation of EU banana import regime
(EU) EP/FOOD CRISIS: Jeffrey Sachs appeals for aid to African farmers and immediate reduction in biofuels programmes
(EU) EU/JHA: 17 European countries to grant Serbs free visas
(EU) EP/JHA: Commission supports “Missing Children Europe” plans to combat sexual exploitation of children
(EU) EP/JHA: Greens call for Returns Directive to be rejected
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Vladimir Spidla announces legislative proposals on European works councils
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Social economy week (Brussels 13-16 May)
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves Operational Programmes 2007-2013 for Lazio, Calabria, Campania, Apuglia and Sicily regions
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Polish region of Lubelskie to receive €1.16 billion from ERDF for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Further session of agricultural discussions in Geneva
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Union, Turkey, Arab Mashreq countries and Iraq agree to step up cooperation
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gazprom clause annoys Moscow
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EIB offers support to micro-finance institutions in Mediterranean region and in Arab world - assessment session in Tunis
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/CHINA:
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