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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9668

27 May 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 29
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/esdp
Council decides to double deployment of police mission in Afghanistan

Brussels, 26/05/2008 (Agence Europe) -Meeting in Brussels on Monday 26 May, the Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers of the 27 decided to "considerably increase the efforts" of the EU police mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan), with the objective of "eventually doubling the number of experts initially taking part in the mission". Under the Presidency of the Slovenian Defence Minister Karl Erjavec, the defence ministers discussed the issue of the EU rapid reaction force (the use,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The French Presidency of the EU seen from the Elysée Palace
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: Poland and Sweden present joint proposal for “Eastern Partnership” to Council
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU says that Israeli-Palestinian talks should continue - Satisfaction following election of Lebanese President
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/ESDP: Council decides to double deployment of police mission in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU27 foreign ministers call for clean election 2nd round in presidential elections on 27 June
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council invites EU to bolster implementation of action plan on “basic products” and EU-Africa partnership in support of cotton
(EU) EU/BURMA: Louis Michel welcomes junta's opening up to international humanitarian aid workers
(EU) EU/EUROMED: In hushed voices partner countries support Commission against Paris but regret absence of genuine concertation
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Participants at the Hague congress say it's time to give Europe new boost of dynamism
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Mariann Fischer Boel defends idea of helping poor countries through EU agricultural aid that has not been spent
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENTREPRISE: "Small Business Act" relaunches Commission's initiative in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises
(EU) EU/ICT: Electronic awarding of contracts in EU paves way for cross-border trade
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Reform of rules governing investment funds will not tackle issue of European passport
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation on revision of decisions instituting three European committees of national regulators
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission launches in depth inquiry on aid granted by Germany to EverQ joint venture
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/FINLAND:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Claude Turmes, “renewables” directive rapporteur, wants to ensure stable legislative framework for investment
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Globalisation:
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Energy:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 780
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 26/05/2008: