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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9782

14 November 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 29
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/greens

13/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - In a press release, the co-president of the Greens/EFA Group, Monica Frassoni, criticised the decision taken on Thursday 13 November by the Conference of Presidents of the political groups at the European Parliament, which appointed three representatives from the Parliament to the inter-institutional working group on interest groups. The three representatives are German Christian Democrat Ingo Friedrich, German Social Democrat Jo Leinen and British Liberal...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EU and the World Financial Summit: Real significance, modest ambitions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Nigel Farage of IND/DEM claims his group is “only voice of opposition” in European Parliament
(EU) EP/GREENS:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russia hopes to conclude sound agreement with EU, says Medvedev - Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia is “irreversible”
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: EU “really and dramatically risks being considered unreliable and untrustworthy”, says Luisa Morgantini
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Hans-Gert Pöttering suggests new stage on road to integrated European defence
(EU) EP/CZECH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/JEAN MONNET FOUNDATION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Commission proposes ambitious action plan for energy security and solidarity
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Plugging the holes of the gruyere cheese that is European savings taxation rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Dutch emergency recapitalisation of ING
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial production in eurozone and EU27 during September
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Inspections on biomedical analysis market in France
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Trialogue on climate/energy package to enter decisive phase on 17 November - Council must clarify
(EU) EU/TRADE: Moscow announces postponement of at least nine months on plan to increase duty on wood planned at beginning of 2009
(EU) EU/TRADE: Risk of fall in world trade in 2009
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Lille Informal Council to discuss wages and professional equality
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission calls for action to be stepped up on poverty-related diseases
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EIB/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Traditional operators call on member states to follow road taken by European Parliament on “telecoms package”
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: Commission awards Golden Stars for citizenship projects
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Financial crisis, violence in DRC, CAP health check and “blue card” on plenary session agenda
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Protests against dismantling of fruit and vegetables rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Reintroduction of private butter storage
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 13/11/2008: