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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9707
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Improved legislation on public broadcasters on the cards

Brussels, 18/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - Current legislation governing public broadcasters should be strengthened, Neelie Kroes says, in order to prevent the distortion of competition on the online market. “We should modernise the Broadcasting Communication” the Competition Commissioner said at a conference on public broadcasting on 17 July in Strasbourg. She added that “I do not mean a revolution”, but rather she would like to see the existing rule applied more rigorously. The aim is...

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: Our offices will be closed on Belgium's National Day, Monday 21 July. Issue 9708 of EUROPE will be dated Wednesday 23 July 2008.
Meditteranean: differing standpoints on new Union in Southern Mediterranean
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN RELATIONS: Council on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine's 'European prospects', Africa, the Middle East and Iran
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Phasing in a plan to grant Morocco “advanced status”
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Barcelona is ready to host Union for the Mediterranean secretariat to be housed at Pedralbes Palace
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: EU27 calls for new balance in world trade talks
(EU) EP/WTO/DOHA:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Energy/climate package - cornerstone of French Presidency priorities presented to Parliament by Jean-Louis Borloo
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: European Fisheries Office opens up in Vigo (Spain)
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU shipowners satisfied with EU emergency measures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Greece to improve its system of identifying farm land
(EU) EU/FOOD CRISIS: Commission wants to provide a billion euros to help farmers in the developing world
(EU) EU/ACP/WTO: ACP group expresses concern that Pascal Lamy's suggested banana compromise could ruin ACP banana growers and calls for a fair deal
(EU) EU/EURO: Slovakia is expected to adjust practical plan for adopting euro
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB's priority objective is to bring inflation down to 2%, says Jean-Claude Trichet
(EU) EU/CULTURE/AUDIOVISUAL: Informal meeting in Versailles to examine ways to enhance and protect European cultural heritage and to discuss audiovisual-related aspects of Telecoms Package
(EU) EU/JHA: EU must remain land of asylum, says Antonio Guterres
(EU) EU/JHA: Legal professionals and experts examine difficulties encountered in setting up Joint Investigation Teams
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs want to strengthen protection of personal data in police/judicial cooperation
(EU) EU/JHA: EU may reduce aid to Bulgaria because of corruption
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs want framework for criminalisation of incitement to terrorism
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead given subject to conditions for acquisition of V&S Vin & Sprit by Pernod Ricard
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves €150 cash injection for France Télévisions
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises state aid for Latvian and Sardinian film industries
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Second statement of objections sent to Intel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Improved legislation on public broadcasters on the cards
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italian VAT amnesty infringes VAT rules
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA publishes two opinions on BSE tests on cattle
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Construction industry grew in May 2008
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Major European events 22-25 July 2008
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