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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9675
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/emu

Renewed green light for Slovakia to join eurozone

Brussels, 04/06/2008 (Agence Europe) -Adding their approval to that of the finance ministers, the MEPs of the committee on economic and monetary affairs of the European Parliament gave their approval, late in the afternoon of Tuesday 3 June, to Slovakia's accession to the eurozone on 1 January next year (EUROPE 9674). In their adoption of the report by David Casa (EPP-ED, Malta), the MEPs are expressing their agreement with the analysis of the Commission and of the European Central Bank...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Three results from Eurogroup meeting
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/FOREIGN POLICY: MEPs want to have their word about CFSP/ESDP development and implementation
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Irish farmers support "Yes" at referendum of 12 June
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Turkey criticises constitutional reform in France, which will make referendum on its accession to EU obligatory
(EU) EU/ESDP: French presidency to reopen work on European defence
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: European parliamentary mission says situation on ground is worsening and time is not right for upgrading relations with Israel
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: In its “non paper” discreetly being studied by Commission, Israel aims for quasi-member state status of EU
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Bernard Kouchner unveils logo and site for French presidency
(EU) EU/DENMARK:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Compromise reached on returns directive
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission to target US electronic travel authorisation system
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers reject tax measures to respond to high food and oil prices
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Member States critical of two elements of revision of VAT exemption for financial and insurance services
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Setting in place of electronic monitoring system for products subject to excise duty may be delayed
(EU) EP/EMU: Renewed green light for Slovakia to join eurozone
(EU) EP/ECB: Satisfecit and recommendations from MEPs on work of ECB
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission deems Hungarian state long-term power purchase agreements incompatible
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves restructuring of Sachsen LB
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal EP/Council/Commission compromise on review of “waste” framework directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Prizes 2008 awarded to four companies
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes simpler approach to technical measures
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Unhappy fishermen demonstrate outside Commission
(EU) EU/WTO: Informal ministerial meeting to be held in Paris on Thursday to try to restore balance on Doha ROUND negotiations
(EU) EP/WTO: Lamy says WTO is ready to “adjust” on post-Kyoto agreement
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Fiscal and social sustainability of countries at centre of public hearing on future of social security systems
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUISM: Language exchange programme between China and European Union
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/EIB: New EIB building inaugurated
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