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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9759

11 October 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

10/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - "Experts believe that by 2050, nearly 200 million people e- corresponding to around two-thirds of the population of the United States today - will be forced to leave their homes due to environmental problems", states a press release issued by the United Nations University in Bonn, Germany. Currently, the number of "environmental refugees" is believed to be between 25 and 27 million, said Janos Bogardi, the director of the university's director of the Institute...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: European Council, Georgia/Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe on agenda of Monday's Council
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Monday's 7th session of Association Council in Luxembourg is expected to confirm Morocco's “advanced status”
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Bernard Kouchner in Egypt
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Members of Parliamentary Assembly meet in Jordan
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Political agreement on 3rd liberalisation package
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Most Member States reject idea of EU system for tracking cross-border traffic violations
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU and Canada are close to signature on "Open Sky" agreement
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Antonio Tajani announces his intention of improving information system in event of air crashes
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Creating one database from another may constitute "extraction", even if done manually
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(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Silvio Berlusconi to suggest a 'pause for thought' on energy and climate package
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Italy remains convinced of utility of an EU bank bailout fund despite absence of EU consensus at this stage
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB fights on all fronts
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Mr McCreevy sees little point in limiting investment funds' capacity to borrow
(EU) EP/2009 BUDGET: All eyes on EU foreign action
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Formal request for Globalisation Fund money for Italian textile workers
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Avignon Forum discusses culture as a way of stimulating growth
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Connie Hedegaard says that in order to remain credible, the EU must keep its own house clean and stick to the climate and energy package targets
(EU) EU/JHA: EU reaffirms its commitment to fighting death penalty
(EU) EP/JHA: EU guilty of double standards on protection of fundamental rights, say MEPs
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(EU) EU/JHA: EU must back human rights activists
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(EU) EU/CUSTOMS UNION: Commission welcomes outcome of Customs 2007 programme and calls for it to be extended
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Important opinions on farm policy, the Union for the Mediterranean and changes to internal structures
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