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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9798
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/general affairs

Preparation for European Council, EU enlargement strategy and Doha Round (WTO) on Monday's Council agenda

Brussels, 05/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The final General Affairs/External Relations Council to be held under French Presidency, to be held in Brussels on Monday 8 December, will serve, in particular, to prepare for the European Council of 11-12 December, when a number of especially important issues will be on the agenda (see below). Foreign Ministers will also discuss the EU enlargement strategy and the Western Balkans, the Middle East and the situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Preparation for European Council, EU enlargement strategy and Doha Round (WTO) on Monday's Council agenda
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Alain Lamassoure continues to call for ratification of Lisbon Treaty before European elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Ministers will discuss energy security and solidarity packages and energy and climate programme
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Agreement in sight on renewables
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Council calls for improved environmental risk assessment and GMO authorisation procedures in EU
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: ETS may finance fight against deforestation but there are also other ways, Council says with view to Poznan
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission lays foundations for Community strategy to combat invasive species which threaten biodiversity
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: EU must push multilateral agreement forward to conclusion to cover risks of mercury for health and environment
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission earmarks over €1.7 billion for rail projects
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission hails 2009 as the European Year of Creativity and Innovation
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/JHA: New developments in CIA flights affair
(EU) EU/JHA: Racist acts on the rise in Union
(EU) EU/JHA: Sewers could soon reveal drug consumption
(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) EP/JHA: Asylum package is “a step in right direction”, says Martine Roure
(EU) EP/JHA: EP gives go-ahead to recovery of alimony in EU
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: One billion euro to face soaring food prices
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP backs multi-annual West of Scotland herring plan
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Call for cormorant management plan
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EP/TAXATION: EP supports idea of exchange of information to tackle VAT fraud
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: MEPs moot idea of Member States raising funds together in the eurozone
(EU) EP/ENTERPRISE: resolution on the Small Business Act for Europe
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission concerned about German telecom watchdog's failure to notify mobile termination rates
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: consultation on RWE's suggested commitments
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for three concentrations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EIB: First SME loan to Italian Monte dei Paschi di Siena group
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of First Instance once again removes PMOI from list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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