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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9731

3 September 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/french presidency
Nicolas Sarkozy invites trade unions to make European social dialogue a pitch for proposals and a spur to reform - Trade union memorandum is submitted

Brussels, 02/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The president of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, received on Monday 1 September a delegation from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) headed by its president, Wanja Lundby-Wedin, and its general secretary, John Monks, who handed over to him the “Trade Union Memorandum to the French Presidency of the European Union”. The meeting was also attended by the leaders of French trade unions belonging to ETUC: Bernard Thibault (CGT),...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some thoughts on outcome of European Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: Criticising both Russian interventionism and Georgina nationalism, Parliament calls for enhanced Neighbourhood Policy
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Measured Russian reaction to European Council conclusions
(EU) EU/EU PRESIDENCY: Russo-Georgian crisis will affect Czech Presidency programme in first half of 2009, says Vondra
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Accession negotiations likely to be finalised in second half of 2009, say forthcoming Czech and Swedish EU Presidencies
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Direct talks aimed at reuniting the island to start on Wednesday
(EU) EP/SEAT OF PARLIAMENT: Greens seize opportunity provided by collapse of Strasbourg parliament ceiling to rekindle debate
(EU) EP/CAUCASUS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Member states stick to positions on maritime package but are closer to agreement on Eurovignette
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: finding answers to the current economic situation
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Improving dialogue between fishermen and scientists
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Use of European logo on organic produce delayed
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009: Parliament criticises Council's lack of ambition regarding volume of funding for next year
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2008:
(EU) EP/TAXATION: EP supports taxing intra-Community supplies in attempt to step up fight against VAT fraud
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Parliament opposes new legislative initiatives in two automobile-related areas
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament appeals for increased legal cooperation
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Nicolas Sarkozy invites trade unions to make European social dialogue a pitch for proposals and a spur to reform - Trade union memorandum is submitted
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: First European summit on Roma (Brussels 16 September)
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: July Industrial production price rise in Eurozone and EU27
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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