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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9789

25 November 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Professional bodies say “health review” ratified by Council is undermining farmers' incomes

Brussels, 24/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - The Committee of Agricultural Organisations in the EU (COPA) and the General Committee of Agricultural Cooperatives in the EU (COGECA) are not at all happy with the political agreement reached by the Council on 20 November on the common agricultural policy (CAP) health review. The two organisations are “very disappointed” and consider that the measures decided will, in short, “weaken” farmers' incomes.

Jean-Michel Lemétayer, the COPA...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Preliminary considerations regarding European economic recovery plan
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD: Commission puts finishing touches to eastern partnership - "This is not antechamber to accession", stresses Mr Landaburu
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: European Parliament reiterates its request for ban on cluster munitions
(EU) EU/UFM: Tunis solicited to hold post of secretary general
(EU) EP/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Ministerial troika calls for faster progress and adequate funding of joint strategy and eight thematic partnerships
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2009: Full agreement on 2009 budget and “food facility” funding arrangements
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: France, Germany and coordination of national measures
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU ready to help Latvia
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Another fall in orders for European industry
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Presidency negotiates gradual reduction in CO2 emissions from cars between 2012 and 2015 with Parliament, with reasonable fines
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU reassured by Barack Obama's commitment to join fight against climate change
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission allows Bosnia Herzegovina access to 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: ITER Council hopes to avoid surge in cost of project
(EU) EU/ENERGY: First steps in EU/Brazil energy dialogue
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Swiss concerned about consequences of “Reach” directive on EU-Swiss trade
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Professional bodies say “health review” ratified by Council is undermining farmers' incomes
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: €83 million to improve administration and public governance in Morocco
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Neelie Kroes takes stock of State aid action plan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Netherlands creates dispute board for airline passengers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: Council of Europe promises increased cooperation with EU
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission proposes priorities for reducing crime
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliamentary committee adopts recast directive on European works councils, with amendments
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Eurofound's resource pack assesses geographic challenges and opportunities in the EU
(EU) EU/EESC: Interculturality key to combating xenophobia and racisim
(EU) EU/WOMEN: Ferrero-Waldner calls for UN resolution 1325 on eliminating violence against women to be fully applied
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY: First EIT seminar on KICS selection
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Closing Conference of European Year of Intercultural Dialogue in Paris
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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