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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9701

11 July 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid

10/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 10 July, the Court of Auditors published a special report giving a generally positive assessment of the rehabilitation aid granted by the European Commission after the tsunami (of 26 December 2004 in the Indian Ocean) and Hurricane Mitch (http: //ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/publications/auditreportsandopinions/specialreports). (L.C./transl.jl)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Union for Mediterranean: A birth marked by Ambiguity and misunderstanding
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Successful hearing for President Sarkozy who wants to get Europe moving again - José Manuel Barroso is his and President Pöttering's candidate to presidency of next Commission
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission wants student mobility to reach 50% by 2020 - slight progress in member states setting targets for improving their teaching systems
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission urges member states to implement hotline 116
(EU) EU/TRAINING: Events at Royal Institute for European Studies in Saragossa
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposing emergency measures to help sector cope with high fuel price crisis
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU and UN send expert mission to assess risk of ecological disaster after ferry capsizes in Philippines
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: €410.3 million in agricultural spending to be reimbursed by nine member states
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Electrical equipment on standby will have to use less energy by 2020
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament backs European Strategic Energy Technology Plan, and calls for appropriate funding
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Socialists welcome inclusion of consumer protection measures in draft gas directive
(EU) EP/ENERGY: With expansion of nuclear industry in France, Greens warn of risk of proliferation
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: No demonisation of, or naivety towards, sovereign wealth funds
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP endorses agreement on railway safety
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs call for transparency of air tickets - Travel operators want total non-discrimination
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Move toward integrated urban mobility policy
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Last chance for Polish shipyards
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Joint study by social partners on restructuring
(EU) EU/COMPANIES: Fairvalue Corporate/Ipsos study says French entrepreneurs have little knowledge of decision-making process in Europe
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Hübner reminds regions of opportunities for boosting SMEs offered by cohesion policy
(EU) EU/EESC: Martin Westlake appointed as new Secretary General
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/07/2008: