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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/industry

MEPs weigh up textile sector situation in Europe

Brussels, 03/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - MEPs are concerned about the ending of the joint monitoring system for Chinese textile and clothing exports to the EU. This system was implemented in order to manage the transition towards complete free trade in the sector and exercised a two-fold control of export licences issued by China and EU awarded import licences. It expired on 31 December 2008. At the same time, the sector has been experiencing difficulties and has lost 350,000 jobs over the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The Commission's real problems, beyond the number of Commissioners
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Energy Charter has demonstrated its uselessness, Moscow says
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: With recognition as European political party, Libertas will receive over €200,000 in European aid in 2009
(EU) EP/GAZA:
(EU) EP/GUANTANAMO: MEPs divided over taking on prisoners
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs support “sanctions” directive
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs call for fight against sexual exploitation of children to be stepped up
(EU) EP/TRADE: Success of Doha round vital says Catherine Ashton
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY: MEPs weigh up textile sector situation in Europe
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament urges compulsory emergency action plans for gas shortages and new greenhouse gas emission reduction targets
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Restructuring of cotton sector
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Shark fishing in limelight
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Embezzlement of agricultural funds in Italy
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial producer prices in Eurozone and EU27 last December
(EU) EU/ANTI-TRUST: Inspections at high voltage power cable companies
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises France to introduce temporary scheme to grant reduced-interest loans to “green” firms
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: BEUC says scoreboard analyses most serious problems correctly
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social partners are essential to success of EU recovery plan
(EU) UNITED NATIONS/EMPLOYMENT: Unemployment, number of working poor and vulnerable employment have considerably increased due to global economic crisis, ILO states
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General suggests part of Schneider action against Commission should be dismissed
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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