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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9768

24 October 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 35
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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU's current triumphs confirm need for Lisbon Treaty
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ SAKHAROV PRIZE: 2008 Sakharov Prize goes to Hu Jia
(EU) EP/PIRACY: Parliament backs EU counter-piracy action but is not happy about not being consulted by the Council
(EU) EP/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: Bosnia's leaders urged to work together to achieve the reforms required to join the EU
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(EU) EU/French PRESIDENCY: Czech Republic has no intention of being “bypassed” by parallel Nicolas Sarkozy presidency
(EU) EU/ASEM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Political agreement wanted on Baltic and deep-sea fishing and arbitration on agricultural Health Check
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Commissioner Ashton's first visit to Geneva where technical discussions on agriculture and NAMA are gathering pace
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Formal adoption of new waste management Directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Directive clarifying applicable law for collection and recycling batteries and accumulators adopted
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Revised directive on quality of surface waters adopted
(EU) EU/EESC: Mario Sepi, new Committee President, is to place Committee's consultative function at a higher level on European scene
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Temporary agency work directive passed
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Challenges to collective agreements in EU
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Resolution on equivalence of international accounting standards and standards in third countries
(EU) EP/BUDGET: First reading completed but no decision on how to fund EU's external action
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament opposes body scanners plan in airports
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Vote to extend aid to fleet in outermost regions until end of 2011
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission plans to develop potential of outermost regions and to make them an asset for Europe
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court annuls PmOI inclusion on list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Greek rules on recognition of diplomas are contrary to Community legislation
(EU) EU/COURt of JUSTICE: Court of First Instance annuls Commission decision to outlaw aid for Danish public broadcaster TV2
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: new communication on remedies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Public consultation on review of exemptions for shipping companies
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Hungary must terminate indemnity for Erste Bank
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission highlights absence of competition on Belgian landline market
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: ESOA wants telecoms package to give satellite communications special attention
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Viviane Reding calls for more women to be trained in information technology and communications
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission recommends trilateral cooperation and dialogue between EU, Africa and China
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: French aid to ADNA personalised medicine programme approved
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: CERN inaugurates particle accelerator
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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