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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9700

10 July 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 27
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty
Netherlands ratifies treaty

Brussels, 09/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 8 July, the Dutch Senate adopted the law for ratifying the Lisbon Treaty. The latter had already obtained the green light from the lower house at Parliament at the beginning of June. The Dutch people rejected the draft European constitution in June 2005 but the country now becomes the 19th member state to have entirely closed the ratification procedure. (Excluding Ireland) only Spain, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Czech Republic, Poland and Germany...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Whoever rejects Lisbon treaty must accept consequences
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: G8 puts pressure on security council to impose new sanctions on illegitimate Mugabe regime
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Netherlands ratifies treaty
(EU) EP/CHINA: MEPs criticise Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to attend Olympic Games opening ceremony
(EU) EP/NATO:
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) EP/PARLIAMENTARY REFORM: Parliament provides itself with stricter rules on written questions - fewer substantial debates in plenary sessions
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: EP codifies existing practice on Commission hearings and approval
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Progress, but much still to be done before Copenhagen, says Mr Barroso after "major economies" meeting
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: 23 Member States not observing air quality standards have until 30 September to request extra time, with good reason
(EU) EP/ENERGY: EP, which supports ownership unbundling in gas sector, supports alternative “ITO” model, subject to strict conditions
(EU) EP/TRADE: European Parliament calls on Commission and member states to be firm in disputes between Airbus and Boeing
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP to vote on Thursday on emergency aid for fishermen
(EU) EP/ECB: EP welcomes ECB financial crisis management and calls for caution on rates
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament prepares way for adoption of modernised legislation on additives, enzymes and flavourings
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009: Parliament criticises low levels of credits proposed
(EU) EP/GALILEO: Path clear for launch of programme
(EU) EP/SOCIAL SECURITY: Parliament takes position in favour of coordination, rather than harmonisation, of social security systems in Europe
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Renewed social agenda at heart of Chantilly discussions
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Letter from European social partners to Vladimir Spidla on childcare
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: MEPs will seek to specify a number of aspects of defence package proposed by European Commission
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Ahead of schedule, member states reach objective of 1% of directives not written into national law
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court finds against Commission and OLAF on treatment of two officials under investigation
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of First Instance upholds most of fines imposed on members of plaster cartel
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court upholds Commission decision on state aid for Alitalia between 1996 and 2000
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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