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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9747

25 September 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 25
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/financial services
Parliament asks Commission to act fast to ensure financial stability

Brussels, 24/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 23 September, the European Parliament endorsed without amendment the own-initiative reports by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (PES, Denmark) and Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED, Germany) on hedge funds and private equity (see EUROPE 9745). The reports call on the European Commission to take legislative measures by the end of 2008 with a view to ensuring greater transparency in the activity of financial operators. Going beyond the framework of hedge funds...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Any assessment of the financial crisis must take account of its positive side
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DIPLOMACY: On behalf of EU, Nicolas Sarkozy suggests extending UN Security Council and G8, and holding a summit on financial crisis
(EU) EU/USA: José Manuel Barroso describes his dream relationship with US president
(EU) EU/GEORGIA/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/EP/BURMA:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: MEPs fail to formulate common requests for Commission's 2009 work programme
(EU) EP/INDIA: On eve of Marseilles Summit, European Parliament calls on New Delhi to guarantee right of religious freedom
(EU) EU/INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople highlights contribution EU can make to peaceful co-existence
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: In two days' time, EU ministers will discuss fight against counterfeiting, ecological modes of production and space
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL CRISIS/ECB:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/BALTIC STATES:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Lively debate over EU response to global financial crisis
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Parliament asks Commission to act fast to ensure financial stability
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Parliament concludes first reading of Telecoms package - Council of Ministers to take position in November
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament confirms its position on third maritime package - Conciliation procedure to start on 7 October
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament encourages member states to keep their promises on development aid, failing which, MDG won't be reached
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/PHYTOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS:
(EU) EU/JHA: Frontex criticises ineffective European action in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/JHA: UNHCR calls on EU to give more protection to Iraqi refugees
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission launches citizenship information campaign in Romania
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission proposes strategy for improving cooperation with third countries
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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