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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9683

17 June 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Ireland and United Kingdom set up first Functional Airspace Block

Brussels, 16/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - At the Transport Council in Luxembourg on Friday 13 June, UK Secretary of State for Transport Rosie Winterton and Irish Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey announced the establishment of the first Functional Airspace Block (FAB) by the United Kingdom and Ireland. “Over 90% of air traffic on the North Atlantic flies over the UK and Ireland and this approach will enable us to enhance the safety and efficiency of the airspace management system to the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Ireland's choice must not block Community evolution
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: After referendum, Dublin calls on its partners for respect and solidarity and to collectively find solution to crisis - Ireland does not want to be marginalised in Europe
(EU) EU/FYROM: Greek reservations against opening of accession talks
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: SAA and interim agreement signed
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU prepared to envisage sanctions against those not cooperating with international criminal court
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission presents policy plan for finalising future European asylum regime
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network calls on EP not to pass “unacceptable” Returns Directive
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Facilitating trade on island
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to propose €90 million a year for distribution of fruit and vegetables to school children
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Poor inflation figures in May
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G8 looks at speculators' impact on oil prices
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves amendment to takeover bid of Endesa S.A. by ENEL and Acciona
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Kroes not very happy with Polish shipyard restructuring projects
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Volkswagen buyout of Scania
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy to propose governance of ratings agencies
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
(EU) EU/SPACE: Call for Galileo offers in July
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: “Green” transport and transport safety are main focuses of French Presidency
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Ireland and United Kingdom set up first Functional Airspace Block
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/COHESION: Fifth interim report on economic and social cohesion adopted on Wednesday
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Future of regional policy, communicating Europe in partnership, territorial cooperation (EGTC)
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/EIB/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/EIB/FINLAND:
(EU) EU/EIB/FINLAND:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) WRITTEN PRESS:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 783
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2493: Soaring oil prices: Commission's response
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