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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9802

12 December 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research
Prospect of Community participation in metrology research programme by several member states

Brussels, 11/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission last week presented a proposal for a decision relating to Community participation in a metrology research programme conducted by several member states.

The EMRP (European Metrology Research Progreamme) will integrate national programmes of 22 participating states into a single joint research programme and support, in particular, the objectives of the European National Measurement Systems. The EMRP will accelerate the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: European Council agrees in principle on roadmap to solve Irish ratification problem
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: “Freedom requires regulation”, says Hans-Gert Pöttering, calling on 27 to allow EU to keep its leading role in facing challenge of climate and crisis
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN Council: Liberals say initial targets of energy and climate package must remain
(EU) EU/ICELAND: Commission expects Iceland to request to join the EU
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: 'Libertas' to campaign across EU to get 2009 European elections to be an 'anti-Lisbon Treaty referendum'
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Association Agreement to be initialled in Damascus on 14 December 2008
(EU) EU/ARMS: EU adopts common rules on arms exports and military equipment
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission approves development of freight first rail network
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(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement with Norway on 30% increase in North Sea cod quotas and on discard reduction measures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to recover €528.5 million of incorrectly spent money from member states
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Private storage aid for Irish pork farmers
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission announces €22 million investment in clean and renewable energy projects in Africa and Asia
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs takes firm line in new Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Fifth ministerial meeting of Energy Community
(EU) EU/JHA: Switzerland joins Schengen Area
(EU) EU/JHA: EU adopts “returns” directive
(EU) EP/JHA: Fingerprinting for passports from age 12
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(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission will decide soon on accounting standards
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: UNIFAB explains its ideas for a European Counterfeiting Monitoring Centre
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives go-ahead to proposed acquisition of Hägglunds Drives by Robert Bosch
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Public financing of the German JadeWeserPort p
roject approved
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth inquiry into proposed restructuring aid to Przêdzalnia Zawiercie
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Statement of objections sent to manufacturers of power transformers suspected of participation in cartel
(EU) EU/STATE AID: No to Italian aid for combating bird flu
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(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Next week's debates to focus on European Council, French Presidency and climate/energy problem
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Prospect of Community participation in metrology research programme by several member states
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Commission issues guidelines to encourage mobile TV
(EU) EU/CULTURE: European Book Prize goes to 'Postwar' by Tony Judi
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: PMOI tries to get struck off terror blacklist
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
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