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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9775

5 November 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
3rd European nuclear power forum in Bratislava

Brussels, 04/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 4 November in Bratislava, the Heads of the Slovak and Czech governments, Robert Fico and Mirek Topolánek, opened the 3rd European Nuclear Power Forum session, which brings together 200 participants (till 5 November) representing stakeholders in the sector to discuss risk, opportunities and questions of transparency. In his opening message, Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, confirmed that the European Commission would be presenting a...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Essential adjustment of British economic model behind Gordon Brown's new pro-European approach
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Lacklustre success for ministerial conference - End of Barcelona Process to benefit Union for the Mediterranean
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Lithuania and other countries oppose further negotiations on new agreement during Nice summit
(EU) EU/EU PRESIDENCY: Cooperation between Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian parliaments with view to “presidential trio” in 2010 and 2011
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/SAUDI ARABIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Beginning of official discussions for setting out European position at Washington summit
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers want more results from discussions on anti-fraud agreement with Liechtenstein
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Progress towards adoption of measures aimed at combating tax fraud
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Reform of reduced VAT rates deadlocked
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Slovenia blocks agreement on introducing electronic system for control of products subject to excise
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Eurogroup discusses national action to boost economic activity
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Juncker says he will do all he can to lift Europe out of crisis and backs support for car industry
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Consultation exercise on state funding for public broadcasters
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Negotiations opened on agri-food trade liberalisation
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: An integrated strategy for access to raw materials
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs states Nabucco's case to Ankara and Baku
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 3rd European nuclear power forum in Bratislava
(EU) EU/JHA: Brice Hortefeux announces “toolbox” to promote integration of immigrants in Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: 2000, including Frnacis Wurtz and Catherine Guy-Quint, demonstrate in Vichy against “fortress Europe”
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Nicolas Sarkozy hopes all European countries adopt an Alzheimer's plan by 2010 and coordinate their research
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Conference on Alzheimer's organised in Paris
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Alejandro Cercas gives firm warning against Council common position on adjustment of working hours
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: “VAR 2008”, a civil protection drill to test countries' response to terrorist attacks
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European Commission launches Comenius Regio to develop new regional cooperation in teaching
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Commission invites music industry to look at how music industry can be fostered in developing countries
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission launches public consultation exercise on future EU strategy for Baltic Sea Region
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Danuta Hübner calls on European Regional Legislative Assemblies to back strengthened cohesion policy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
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