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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/health

Parliament recommends holistic approach on obesity

Brussels, 29/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - Excess weight, obesity and diet-related diseases were approaching epidemic proportions, said MEPs on Thursday 25 September in adopting the report by Alessandro Foglietta (UEN, Italy) by the overwhelming majority of 536 votes to 37, with 20 abstentions. Parliament recommended a multi-level, holistic approach to tackle obesity, and pointed out that there were many European research, health, education and life-long learning programmes that could help to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Car emissions: an example of European democracy in action
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INDIA: Broad areas of agreement between EU and India on international issues and global challenges
(EU) EU/BELARUS: after what OSCE calls “non democratic” general elections, EU reflects on future relations with Minsk
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU and its Quartet partners still hope for peace agreement by end of year
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission defines priorities for use of €4.471 billion in pre-accession aid for 2008-2010
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES COUNCIL: “Broad outlines” of Common fisheries policy reform
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Ecosystem approach in fisheries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Regulation on eradication of illegal fishing adopted
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU to make compensation payments for fishing in Mauritanian waters
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(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU continues developing European security model
(EU) COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: EU Continues efforts to create European Research Area
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Draft reform of consumers contract rights submitted to Competitiveness Council - College proposal on 8 October
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Financial crisis spreads into Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants to negotiate visa facilitation agreement with Georgia
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(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs ask Commission for clarification over Italian security measures
(EU) EP/JHA: EP hopes to make its voice heard in third-pillar affairs
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(EU) EP/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Parliament divided on social package and cross-border care directive
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament recommends holistic approach on obesity
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(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Fight against discrimination at heart of European summit on equality
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Mandelson maintains duties revision position on Chinese and Vietnamese footwear
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Falconer continues consultations on agriculture
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Commission opens public consultation on Web 3.0
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Should broadband become universal service?
(EU) EU/EIB/FRANCE: €175 million loan for Orléans tramway
(EU) EU/EIB: €150 million loan to EneMalta Corporation to support modernisation of Malta's energy sector
(EU) EU/EIB/CZECH REPUBLIC: Financing to upgrade infrastructure in Zlín region
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU): Investments
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 794
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