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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9776

6 November 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade

05/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 4 November, the Council obtained a political agreement on a draft regulation to improve Community statistics on external trade with third countries and help meet the needs of new users. (E.H./trans/rh)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Will British public opinion follow the pro-European trend?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission presents annual reports and announces further measures to bring Balkan countries closer to EU
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission wants negotiations for an agreement pursued
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU hails election of Barack Obama - Barroso calls for Transatlantic New Deal - Solana says the world needs “change”
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Conference on citizenship and representation ahead of the upcoming european elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to strengthen the protection of animals used in scientific experiments
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Renewed firmness on safe pesticides
EU) EU/ECONOMY: Netherlands makes proposals on reform of international financial architecture
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Conclusions on EU statistics
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: IASB recommendations approved
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts strategic framework for EGNOS and Galileo
(EU) EU/TRADE: Pascal Lamy requests second mandate at head of WTO
(EU) EU/WTO: Germany and United Kingdom want round revived
(EU) EU/TRADE: 6% growth in 2007 world trade
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission green light to Spanish scheme to stabilise financial markets
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Danish liquidation aid for Roskilde Bank
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Inspections carried out at major cement companies
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: September fall in industrial producer prices in Eurozone and EU27
(EU) EU/JHA: Switzerland due to join Schengen area on 12 December
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs support European “blue card” project
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs want to sanction employers of illegal immigrants
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Interparliamentary meeting discusses future of European farming
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Emergency measures required to stem bee crisis
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: EUA adopts 'European University Charter for Lifelong Learning'
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Commission organises debate on translation
(EU) EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/MOROCCO/CUSTOMS COOPERATION:
(EU) EU/EIB/MEDITERRANEAN: FEMIP advocates integrated vision for the restoration of the medinas
(EU) EU/EIB: Millennium bcp and EIB launch credit lines for small businesses in Portugal
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: First debate on proposal to extend roaming regulation
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/EIB:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 05/11/2008: