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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9814

9 January 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
No improvement in economic situation

Brussels, 08/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The latest economic confidence indicators published on Thursday 8 January fell to their lowest level for over two decades. This worrying situation will, the European Commission hopes, be attenuated by implementation of the European Recovery Plan.

In December 2008, the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the eurozone continued to decline considerably in the EU and the euro area, reaching its lowest level since January 1985. This spectacular fall...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Czech Presidency must realise that EU is a political reality
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: Informal Prague Council becomes energy crisis management meeting - Statement on energy security
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU want close cooperation with incoming President from moment he takes office
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Czech Presidency undertakes to find “acceptable agreement” on legally guaranteed assurances for Ireland by June
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Czech Presidency hopes SAA will soon take effect
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Presidency reassures Moscow over “Eastern Partnership”
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Greens call for peacekeepers to be deployed in Gaza
(EU) EP/PALESTINE:
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Socialists call for immediate ceasefire
(EU) EP/NATO: Hans-Gert Pöttering visits NATO HQ
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Czech Presidency to convene extraordinary Energy Council on Monday in Brussels
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: Parliament will adopt second roaming regulation in April, promises Paul Rübig
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Czech Presidency wants adoption of roaming regulation in first half of year
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Worker mobility, employment and family policies, and social services at heart of Czech Presidency priorities
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: In Paris, John Monks calls for “new social deal”
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: In Franche-Comté, Danuta Hübner reiterates importance of innovation for relaunching competitiveness and creating jobs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Bulgarian and Romanian workers' free access to Greek, Spanish, Hungarian and Portuguese labour markets
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Priorities of new Czech presidency, Russian gas and Gaza on European Parliament's agenda
(EU) EU/EURO: Czech Republic to adopt Euro in 2013 at earliest
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: No improvement in economic situation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment up to 7.8% in eurozone
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 0.2% rise in GDP for third quarter 2008
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Greenpeace calls on Czech Presidency to make climate protection a priority in same way as energy security
(EU) EU/HEALTH: ECDC highlights importance of vaccinations against seasonal influenza
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 08/01/2009: