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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9843

19 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 31
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) corrigendum

18/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European elections will be held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 June this year, and not in March as indicated in our bulletin 9842. (P.B. / transl. jl)

 

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:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(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
(EU) EU/EIB:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/02/2009: