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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9831

3 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social
Barcelona Objectives on early childcare to be main business of informal meeting of family affairs ministers

Brussels, 02/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - At the invitation of the Czech Presidency of the European Union, ministers responsible for family policy will meet informally in Prague on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 February to discuss the Barcelona Objectives on childcare and educational provision, to be achieved by 2012. Czech Labour and Social Affairs Minister Petr Necas will chair the meeting at which the European Commission will be represented by Vladimir Spidla. The Czech Presidency wants to...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few lessons to be learned from Mr Barroso's interview to Agence Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ICELAND: New government sets up parliamentary committee to assess impact of future EU accession
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU welcomes prospect of government of national unity but remains cautious
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EU welcomes democratic nature of elections
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes measures to allow better cooperation between tax authorities
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: No Eurogroup summit in immediate future
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: energy, banking services and urban transport sectors “underperforming”
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Europe must be key player on internet of future, says Reding
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Mapping seas and oceans speeds up
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Tajani proposes new partnership with Africa
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS UNION: EU and China sign intellectual property action plan and agreement on drug precursors
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Barcelona Objectives on early childcare to be main business of informal meeting of family affairs ministers
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: ETUI study on wage development in 17 European countries since mid-90s
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Turkey calls for its scientists to have free movement in EU
(EU) EU/EIB: €400 million loan for upgrading power grid in France
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission orders Slovakia to bring its legislation on cartels and abuse of dominant position into line with Community law
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises modified compensation regime for electricity market organisation in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/STATE AID: European Broadcasting Union warns Commission about draft communication
(EU) EU/JHA: Examination of European PNR
(EU) EU/INFORMATION: Commission doubles audiovisual cover of EU-related events
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: commission publishes results of second ever "Juvenes translatores" competition
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Business:
(EU) Oil:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 810
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