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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9843

19 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/environment
Environment committee calls for tough rules to stop illegally felled wood entering EU

Brussels, 18/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 17 February, the European Parliament's environment committee chaired by Miroslav Ouzky (EPP-ED, Czech Republic) made a decision in a first reading to toughen the rules proposed by the Commission to fight deforestation in the world and prevent illegally felled wood being sold on the European market (EUROPE 9764).

As 20 to 40% of global industrial wood production is from illegal sources, it is necessary for the EU to have a clean sweep on its...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Considerations about some of the truth hidden behind economic crisis
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Czech parliament endorses Lisbon Treaty
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU wants new Israeli government to continue peace process with two state solution in mind
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Switzerland may send soldiers as part of Operation Atalanta to combat maritime piracy
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Call to support global strategy in Afghanistan
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission launches first stage of excessive debt procedure against six member states
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission looks at eleven other updated stability or convergence programmes
(EU) EU/JHA: Barrot wants to strengthen right of asylum everywhere in EU
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament wants anti-corruption policy in Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: Five member states use “116000”
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Transport committee says yes to dissuasive penal sanctions for serious and repeated cases of maritime pollution by ships
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Ideas for improving promotion of quality products
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Groans from farmers could grow
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Environment committee calls for tough rules to stop illegally felled wood entering EU
(EU) EP/MEDICINES: MEPs stress need to combat online counterfeit medicines
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission creates European journalism competition in health sector
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Environment committee supports phase-out of incandescent light bulbs by 2012
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Improving energy performance of buildings
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Member states want agreement with Commission and Parliament on Telecoms Package
(EU) EP/SPORT: UEFA President Michel Platini wants sports to be an exception and says football is not purely economic activity
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission will not object to nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint venture between Rolls Royce and Mubadala given go-ahead
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Asylum seekers do not necessarily have to prove specific threats to their persons
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Public's right of access to information applies to GMO releases
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for water treatment in Flanders
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