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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9688

24 June 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regional policy
Committee of Regions calls for high-level group to be set up - Support from Günter Verheugen

Brussels, 23/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - At its plenary session, attended by Enterprise and Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen, in Brussels on Thursday 19 June, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted an opinion, “Clusters and Cluster Policy”, by Director General of European Affairs of the Autonomous Region of Madrid Antonio Gonzalez Terol (EPP, Spain). The CoR was of the opinion that the EU must do more to promote clusters - which may be defined as a geographic concentration of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Suggestions for a useful reading of European Council “conclusions”
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MONTENEGRO: Accession request before end of year
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU understands Tsvangirai's reasons for withdrawing from presidential elections, which had become “travesty of democracy”
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Survey on reasons for Irish “No” vote
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EP/MYANMAR: Parliament condemns detention of political prisoners
(EU) EP/SOMALIA: Parliament speaks out against routine killing of civilians
(EU) EP/IRAN: Parliament condemns execution of minors
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Council reaches political agreement on plant protection marketing rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts reform of aid for cotton producers
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Initial outline of French Presidency's priorities
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: European lobby register open since Monday
(EU) EP/CIVIL PROTECTION: Parliament instructs Commission to present binding legislative proposals to improve disaster response capacity
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls on EU to work towards sustainable management of forests and fish stocks in West Africa
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament endorses compromise negotiated with Council and Commission on safety of EU road infrastructure
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs enshrine informal agreement with Council on fitting of brake assist systems in cars
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs deem launch of “intelligent vehicles” too slow in view of existing potential
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs clear way for final adoption of directive on inland transport of dangerous goods
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: EP calls for disparities between regions to be reduced
(EU) EU/REGIONS: CPMR wants transitional measures for fishermen
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Committee of Regions calls for high-level group to be set up - Support from Günter Verheugen
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission suggests boosting European judicial network
(EU) EU/JHA: EU to explain its case in attempt to answer critics of Returns Directive
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: NGOs denounce Parliament's decision over “returns” directive
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 5th EU-OPEC ministerial dialogue meeting
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs invites oil producer and consumer countries to bring barrel prices down
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Franco-Saudi agreement on Jaubial refinery
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs in favour of aid to poorest
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: More than half of Europeans' spending went on food and housing in 2005
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission carries out several inspections in consumer detergents sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EIB: Three loans to Institut Català de Finances
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Developing countries:
(EU) Shipyards:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2496-2497: Council of the European Union (Brussels, 19-20 June 2008)
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