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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9756

8 October 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/business
Microsoft sets up European search technology centre

Brussels, 07/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced on Thursday 2 October that a European search technology centre was to be set up. The centre will be dedicated to internet search and will be located in three sites in Paris, London and Munich. The announcement was welcomed in Europe since Microsoft is responding to calls from the European Commission for public-private partnerships to attract investors and to boost European research and development (R&D), which only...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Adverse effects of delay in implementing Lisbon Treaty are already visible
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Andrew Duff's reform proposals for European election as from 2014 and creation of transnational list
(EU) EU/SERBIA: EU does not envisage partition of Kosovo - Netherlands continues to predicate pursuit of SAA on arrest of Mladic
(EU) EU/DRC: Solana concerned about political and humanitarian situation
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Reunification talks meet differences of opinion of level of autonomy for each entity
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers form bloc to protect banking system
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Agreement on raising European minimum savings deposit guarantee threshold from €20,000 to €50,000
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Two camps come forward on developing rules for supervision of pan-European insurance groups
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Reassurance needed to prevent collapse
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: Parliamentary internal market committee adopts Rühle and Graf Lambsdorff reports
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Environment committee vote on ETS revision keeps up fight against global warming without making concessions to industry
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission calls on France to discuss amendment 138 at next “telecoms” council
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Microsoft sets up European search technology centre
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council confirm Baroness Ashton in post of Trade Commissioner
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Energy dialogue at heart of Paris ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Overfishing of bluefin tuna in 2007 confirmed
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission hopes to facilitate family reunification of foreigners
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission asks member states to do more to tackle social exclusion and poverty
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Prospect of plenary adoption of Council common position on temporary workers
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EP/SPORT: FIFA President Joseph Blatter defends “6+5” rule before Parliament
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Spain proposes debate on publication of lists of airline passengers in event of accident
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Italy suggests “systematic monitoring” of trans-European transport network projects
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for proposed takeover of Hercules by Ashland
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Irish finance minister seeks to be reassuring about Dublin's project to grant bank guarantees
(EU) EU/EIB: Agreement between EIB and Galicia on terms of cooperation for JESSICA programme
(EU) EU/EIB: NSG UK first British company to receive loan under joint EC-EIB research facility
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES/GLOBALISATION:
(EU) EU/POST: Slovakia must abandon hybrid mail sector
(EU) EU/EESC: Mario Sepi, next president of European economic and social committee
(EU) EU/GCC: Creation of common forum of chambers of commerce
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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