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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9824

23 January 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/energy

22/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament energy committee adopted on Wednesday 21 January, the reports of Herbert Reul (EPP-ED, Germany) on the challenges of oil supply and from Andras Gyurk (EPP-ED, Hungary) on national action plans on energy efficiency. EUROPE will return to this subject. (E.H./trans/tfl)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Europe must take UN study on agricultural trade into account
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Dispute foreseen between European Parliament and Council on procedures for appointing future Commission president
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Prague refuses any kind of “pressure”
(EU) EP/GUANTANAMO: MEPs call on EU to take in prisoners
(EU) EP/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: EU insists on improving humanitarian aid to Gaza
(EU) EU/GAZA: Consternation of human rights NGOs
(EU) EU/EUROMED/EMPA: EMPA committee meeting postponed
(EU) EU/ESDP: Parliament foreign affairs committee backs SAFE initiative and wants White Paper on security and defence
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: EU records substantial progress in 2008
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: European Research Area is more attractive, but EU R&D is not growing
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Androulla Vassiliou calls on member states to invest more in cancer screening
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/JHA: Frontex action in central Mediterranean is not convincing
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission adopts 23 national programmes for management of external borders, returns and integration of foreigners
(EU) EP/JHA: EU to penalise those employing illegal immigrants
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/ACP: Parliament prepares assent procedure for EU-Cariforum EPA and for vote on seven other interim EPAs
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission proposes authorisation of BT11 and 1507 maize and lifting of national safeguard measures against MON 810 maize
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: SMEs' finance access difficulties persist
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Call for better protection for whales
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Aquaculture heads Czech Presidency priorities
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/ENERGY POLICY: Energy committee sketches Community strategy for future based on Laperrouze report
(EU) EP/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Compromise on telecoms package will be difficult to reach, says Czech Presidency
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Petr Necas firmly intends to get working time directive through - No progress in sight on anti-discrimination directive
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves aid of €6.7 billion for German bank insurance company
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Sick leave must not deprive workers of paid leave - reactions
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 22/01/2009: