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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9738

12 September 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Commission welcomes Google's decision to reduce time it holds personal data

Brussels, 11/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission, on Thursday 11 September, welcomed the announcement by Google that it was halving the length of time it retained Web user data. “This is a big step in the right direction,” said Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Jacques Barrot. Google has complied with EU demands and reduced from 18 to 9 months the length of time it will hold information and personal data (history, IP addresses, etc.) on users before “anonymizing”...

Contents

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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