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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9758

10 October 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/wto/doha
EP insists on stabilising nature of agreement

Brussels, 09/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a common resolution adopted by the EPP-ED, PES, ADLE and UEN groups by 567 votes in favour, 37 against, with 47 abstentions on Thursday 9 October in a plenary session, the European Parliament expressed its “deep concern” at the blockage in Doha negotiations resulting from the failure of last July's ministerial meeting in Geneva last July (EUROPE 9714). The EP highlighted its “total support” for the multilateral approach in trade policy, in...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Europe's role and usefulness in tackling financial crisis
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: EPP-ED group wants Lisbon Treaty in force before European elections
(EU) EP/BELARUS: Parliament recommends “selective” re-examination of relations with Minsk and partial lifting of sanctions
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Member states agree minimum maritime safety scheme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council go-ahead to development phase of modernisation programme for air traffic control infrastructure
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council confirms inclusion of aviation in greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Towards a political agreement on 3rd internal market liberalisation package for electricity and gas
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Keeping EU-Russia energy dialogue open
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP discusses creation of entities playing a role of mediation in event of disagreement within supervisory bodies
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Resolution of governance of international organisation in charge of elaborating international accounting standards
(EU) EP/WTO/DOHA: EP insists on stabilising nature of agreement
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Holistic approach to tackling poverty
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Call for fight against undeclared work to be stepped up
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/JHA: European immigration and asylum pact debate
(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Big increase in National support measures to banks
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G20 meeting counts on curbing crisis
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: High-level conference on benefits to economy and consumers of competition policy
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light for joint UK-Irish project to provide telecommunications connectivity in North West region of Ireland
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of sole control over Metro-Group by Haniel and Gesellschaftgerstamm Schmidt-Ruthenbeck approved
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Call for more flexibility on feed labelling rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: MEPs call for all coal-fired power plants to be equipped with carbon capture and storage facilities by 2015
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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