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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9842

18 February 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/belarus
Javier Solana visits President Lukashenko - Lifting of sanctions and inclusion in Eastern Partnership remain possible

Brussels, 17/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP, is to be in Minsk on Thursday 19 February for talks with President Alexander Lukashenko, Prime Minister Sergei Sidorski and several members of the Belarusian government. Mr Solana will also meet the opposition (including opposition leader Alexander Milinkevitch) as well as representatives of the civil society. This is the first visit by an EU high representative to Belarus since 1997 when the Council...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Groundless accusations against Germany: Neither egotism nor Euroscepticism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Javier Solana visits President Lukashenko - Lifting of sanctions and inclusion in Eastern Partnership remain possible
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Montenegro's application for accession is already blocked in Council
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Debate on reform of parliamentary committees
(EU) EU/GUINEA: EU to request political consultations from Conakry in an effort to put the country back on democratic track
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Union for Mediterranean under discussion at European Parliament
(EU) EU/TORTURE:
(EU) EU/SYRIA/LEBANON: Benita Ferrero-Waldner on working visit to Damascus and Beirut
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: With Right divided, Czech Social Democrats launch European election campaign
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission suggests creating European Asylum Support Office
(EU) EU/GALILEO:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Energy security and “energy infrastructure” chapter of European recovery plan on agenda
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: EU and Cariforum EPA must primarily serve Millennium goals and promote further integration of remote regions in inter-regional trade
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: solution to be found in coordination
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP's agriculture committee votes to extend aid to poorest
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Vincenzo Aita's report contains measures to prevent environmental damage to agricultural land
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Review of 7th Framework Programme needed to better tackle fisheries and aquaculture problems
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: First European Year of Creativity and Innovation debate
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Creativity, central theme of Prague eTwinning conference
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Member states prepare for switch over to all digital
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission launches new phase of Erasmus Mundus
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: In current context of financial crisis, Cottigny report calls for more worker information and consultation within EU
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Toia report calls for importance of social economy to be recognised
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: EU backs WTO accession - Progress in bilateral cooperation, but energy discussions slow
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Court of Auditors Work Programme for 2009
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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