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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9740

16 September 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 33
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 15/09/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New ideas in Ireland but problems of timetable persist
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Council Green light to observation mission - aim to have presence throughout Georgia but priority on Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Netherlands continued to block interim SAA agreement
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU announces it will thaw relations with Minsk if its parliamentary elections are multi-party
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: EU invites Mauritanian authorities for political consultation to re-establish constitutional legality
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU27 gives positive but cautious welcome to forming government of national unity
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Council calls on EU to speed up plans for naval operation to fight piracy off Somali coast
(EU) EU/ECUADOR: EU sends electoral observation mission
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Louis Michel expresses concern about escalation of violence
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: EU finance ministers agree on four principles for facing up to disheartening growth
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Member states stick to positions in reduced VAT rates debate
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Finance Ministers agree on principles of supervision of cross-border financial groups
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission unveils proposed revision of WTO agreement on high tech products
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: Commission will not recommend duties on Chinese metallic-coated iron and rolled steel but continues investigation into other products
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB injects €30 billion to calm markets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in wage costs in Europe
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB seeks to increase and modernise its support for European SME
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission confirms receipt of restructuring plan for Polish shipyards
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission go-ahead for four mergers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Improving animal welfare at time of slaughter
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/WOMEN: European Women's Lobby launches campaign “50/50: No democracy without gender equality”
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Patients and health professionals support draft directive on cross-border care
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU must respect court ruling on freezing of terrorists' assets
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA/CORRIGENDUM:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 792
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