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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9746

24 September 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 29
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/seat
Next plenary session to be held in Strasbourg

Brussels, 23/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - All security conditions have now been met so that the European Parliament can again hold its plenary sessions in Strasbourg. The bureau of the Parliament endorsed, on Monday 22 September, the resumption of work by MEPs in the capital of Alsace, further to a report by experts. President of the EPP-ED Group, Joseph Daul, from Alsace, said on Tuesday 23 September that he was delighted by this decision based on security issues, glad that things had now...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Will “two-speed” Europe become inevitable?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/US: Suggestions for reflection and proposals from French presidency of EU on “updated transAtlantic partnership”
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: EP calls for Irish “no” campaign funding transparency
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Javier Solana welcomes maturity of South African democracy and pays tribute to Thabo Mbeki, who has resigned from presidential office
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Hu Jia is nominee for Sakharov Prize 2008
(EU) EP/SEAT: Next plenary session to be held in Strasbourg
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/EPP-ED GROUP: Values, financial crisis and immigration on agenda of EPP summer university
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Around 20 countries want strong and regulated common agricultural policy maintained after 2013
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Further Commission regulation on roaming market
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Quality of life is main urban priority, says Urban Audit 2008
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: European Day of Languages on 26 September
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Placing budget at service of true European priorities
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/HEALTH: Council to recommend more effort on neurodegenerative diseases
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission support for common positions on temporary work and working time amendment
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: If there is no specific legislation, fundamental rights do not apply between private entities
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: British law can permit compulsory retirement if measures are justified and proportionate
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to proposed acquisition of parts of GBI by Associated British Foods, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/STATISTICS:
(EU) EU/TRADE: In Beijing, Peter Mandelson hopes to encourage China to open its market to foreign investment
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Towards 6 October, registries of transactions on European carbon market will be out of action for 10 days
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament supports making incitement to terrorism a criminal offence, but without constraining freedom of expression
(EU) EP/JHA: EP wants to step up data protection in context of police and judicial cooperation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in industrial new orders in euro area and in EU27 during July
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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