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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9738

12 September 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial services
Short step policy in reform of cross-border financial institution oversight framework

Brussels, 11/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - Supervision of pan-European financial institutions was one of the much-discussed issues at the conference held by French think tank EUROFI in Nice on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September. It is a very relevant issue since it features on the agenda of the informal Ecofin Council meeting to be held shortly in the same city (see EUROPE 9736) and is the subject of a European Parliament own initiative report, with the Parliamentary committee voting taking...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Despite some clarification in Ireland, difficulties and uncertainties persist
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Lack of information is main reason for Irish rejection of treaty - Dublin is still seeking a solution
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SPORT: TV advert to promote tolerance through languages during football season 2008-2009
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Energy committee wants to provide renewables directive with stable legislative investment framework
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission calls on notaries to work towards building European legal area
(EU) EU/EURO: Poland hopes to join euro in 2011
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Parliamentary committee backs revision of European statistics rules
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Short step policy in reform of cross-border financial institution oversight framework
(EU) EU/WTO: Fresh attempts to relaunch Doha Round
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Harmonisation of rules on maximum pesticide residues welcomed by farmers
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU Chamber of Commerce in China complains of ever more sophisticated trade and investment barriers
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission prepares “Arctic” action plan
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY: Environment committee to take stance on regulation for reducing CO2 emissions from vehicles on 25 September
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Martin Hirsch's meetings, methods and principles for seriously and sustainably reducing poverty in Union
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: CEC says managerial staff should be involved in recasting directive on European Works Councils
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission proposes more interventions from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Zimmer report recommends comprehensive approach to eradicate poverty
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Spanish Basque country may impose different taxes to national state as long as they are not discriminatory
(EU) EU/COURT: Non-suit to Commission's appeal against German law on pharmacies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Pharmaceutical industry believes Commission's sectoral probe unnecessary
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint venture between Sodexo and Sofinco agreed
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/JHA: Further step on way to setting up European asylum regime
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission welcomes Google's decision to reduce time it holds personal data
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts in Official Journal of EU
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