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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9775

5 November 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/audiovisual
Commission invites music industry to look at how music industry can be fostered in developing countries

Brussels, 04/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 31 October 2008, the European Commission met representatives of the European music industry at the international world music exhibition, WOMEX, held in Seville, Spain on 29 October-2 November, in order to examine ways of boosting the music industry in developing countries. Three major themes were addressed - investment in culture to the end of development; creativity and innovation; and intercultural dialogue. At the meeting, the participants...

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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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