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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9748

26 September 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
EU to get new anti-drugs body

Brussels, 25/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 24 September, the French Presidency of the EU inaugurated the centre for fighting drug trafficking in the Mediterranean (Centre de Coordination de la Lutte Anti-Drogue en Méditerranée - CECLAD-M). The creation of this new body aims at: improving the fight against drug trafficking in the Mediterranean and reducing the availability of narcotics; enhancing relations between northern and southern Mediterranean countries; implementing...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Future EU agriculture policy faced with reticence and misunderstanding
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Javier Solana telephones Alexander Lukashenko
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: No compulsory referendum on future revision of European Union treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Opposition supports EU accession plan
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EP/PIRACY: Council and Commission tell Parliament how they plan to tackle piracy
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU calls on Khartoum to cease military operations in Darfur aimed at sowing confusion in UN operations
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY OF EU: 2010-11 “trio-presidency” takes shape
(EU) EU/MYANMAR:
(EU) EU/EP/FINLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU adopts Immigration and Asylum Pact
(EU) EU/JHA: EU to get new anti-drugs body
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(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU puts off dossier on hosting Iraqi refugees to later
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission warns Italy against excessive security measures
(EU) EU/JHA: Eurojust and OLAF step up cooperation
(EU) EU/JHA: Ten EU member states are among least corrupt countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Member states back indicative target of 50% green public contracts
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Member states agree on how to speed up ways that standardisation can contribute to innovation
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Environment committee surprises hardened pessimists with vote demanding CO2 emission reductions from new cars
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament wants strong political commitment to control energy prices
(EU) EP/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: New call for directive on collective management of copyright for online music services
(EU) EP/TAXATION: EP supports legislative proposal specifying VAT exemption on financial services and insurance
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Vote is postponed until October on resolution concerning IASB governance
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls on Commission to draw up special strategy for mountain farming within six months
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU to ban imports of foods containing milk powder from China
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission proposes simplification of rules on mergers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of TNS by WPP approved, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/HEALTH: “Breakfast is Best” campaign wants decision makers to wake up to importance of breakfast for health and economy
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(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EP/PETITION:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission's draft regulation on roaming broadly welcomed
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Luc Chatel's reaction to parliament vote
(EU) EU/CULTURE: European heritage days organise their first European forum
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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