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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/elections

Conference on citizenship and representation ahead of the upcoming european elections

Brussels, 05/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - With the European elections on the horizon, DG Communications at the European Parliament and DG Research at the European Commission are holding a conference in Brussels on 12 November 2008 on “European Citizenship and Representation on the Eve of the 2009 EP Elections”, focussing on citizenship in the EU, how it impacts on involvement in elections and voter behaviour. The main aim of the conference, to be opened by the vice-president of the EP,...

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:
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