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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9759

11 October 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Most Member States reject idea of EU system for tracking cross-border traffic violations

Brussels, 10/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Council in Luxembourg on Thursday 9 October 2008, most EU transport ministers rejected the draft directive to facilitate the cross-border application of road safety legislation (see Europe 9626). The French Presidency of the Council was invited to prepare a draft compromise for the Transport Council on 9 December 2008.

After an initial policy debate, the Council disagreed on the question of the legal basis for the draft directive (Article 71...

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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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