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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9749

27 September 2008
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east

26/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU ministerial troika met Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on 25 September. Talks centred on enhancing the role of the EU in the Israel-Palestine peace process. “This meeting, taking place as it did at an important time for the peace process and on the eve of the Quartet (United States, EU, Russia and UN) meeting, allowed us to discuss how the EU could play a larger role in the peace process...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Global world crisis and reflection on reform of international development architecture to dominate informal Bordeaux Council
(EU) ACP: 6th summit of ACP Heads of State to open in Accra to backdrop of world food crisis and threat that Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved
(EU) EU/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Commission defines strategic priorities of pre-accession aid for 2008-2010
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS:
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES: Cod recovery, fruit in schools and CAP health check
(EU) EU/FISHERIES COUNCIL: French Presidency convenes informal meeting on review of Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU not far from adopting proposed “blue card”
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Reflection is needed on sham marriages
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Council and Commission determined to maintain ambitious energy and climate package incorporating competitiveness concerns
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Ministers prioritise Small Business Act measures in light of economic slowdown
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Ministers adopt comprehensive plan to tackle counterfeiting and piracy
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission authorised to negotiate agreement with Norway on taxation of savings income
(EU) EU/SPACE: Timid progress in EU space policy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission not required to prove direct harm of abuse of dominant position, “likelihood” is enough
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Volkswagen Ireland by Volkswagen AG
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Siemen's subsidiary SHC by Arques
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament considers 2006 international agreement is not enough to protect tropical forests
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: MEPs discuss progress in reform of European School system
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Veneto Region: “ideas laboratory” and urban development pilot region, says Hübner
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: October 2008 workshops, conferences and seminars on EU integration
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