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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9841

17 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gmo
Standing Committee fails to approve or reject lifting of French and Greek measures banning cultivation of MON 810 maize - now it is up to Council

Brussels, 16/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, meeting in Brussels on 16 February, failed to reach a decision for or against lifting safeguard measures imposed by France and Greece, provisionally banning the cultivation of the genetically modified MON 810 maize developed by US agri-food giant Monsanto and authorised in the EU. This comes as no surprise (see EUROPE 9840). When asked to come to a decision on the Commission proposals...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European market principles already affirmed must be asserted
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: With polls looking good in Ireland calls mount for new referendum in first half of year - government wants “legal guarantees” before setting date
(EU) EU/LEBANON:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/YOUTH COUNCIL: Member States should remain focussed on helping young people face the crisis
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: member states consider new reference criteria for education and training strategic framework currently inopportune
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: High European pre-primary attendance rate of children according to new Eurydice study
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Possible European Foundation Statute
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Tackling the crisis in unison without ignoring the rules of the Single Market or long-term stability
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Businesseurope sets out four key areas of action
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G-7 Finance attacks protectionism
(EU) EU/TRADE: Towards free EU trade deal with South Korea
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU says American terrorist finance tracking programme is “very positive”
(EU) EU/GMO: Standing Committee fails to approve or reject lifting of French and Greek measures banning cultivation of MON 810 maize - now it is up to Council
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Marking anniversary of Kyoto Protocol, Stavros Dimas calls on international community to work for much bolder successor
(EU) EU/UN/ENVIRONMENT: EU calls on UNEP to negotiate binding international convention on use of mercury
(EU) EU/REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Eurostat figures show that unemployment ranged between 2.1% and 25.2% across regions of EU in 2007
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Conference on the need for regions to work as networks to face the financial crisis - Regiostars 2009 awards
(EU) EU/EIB: €600 million to reduce digital divide in Italy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Football:
(EU) Mining:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 812
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