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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9846

24 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

23/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - As a result of cooperation between Germany, the Netherlands and Europol, 265 kilograms of heroin worth some €5 million have been seized and 11 suspects from various countries arrested, Europol, the European police cooperation office, announced on Friday 20 February. (B.C./transl.rt)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New direction in three areas of interest to citizens
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU27 voice wish to increase support to Afghanistan “urgently” but EUPOL personnel is still lacking
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Interim SAA for Serbia remains deadlocked, as does Montenegro's request for membership
(EU) EU/EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: “General consensus” but details such as financing remain pending
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Council calls for end to hostilities and exactions
(EU) EU/GAERC/CLIMATE: March European Council to define EU's position for Copenhagen but perhaps not its funding mechanism
(EU) EU/EGYPT:
(EU) EU/WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN: Cooperation in transport
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/CZECH PRESIDENCY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Slightly fewer reservations over mobilisation of €5 billion for energy projects
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Europeans in favour of controls on all market players
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Commission puts finishing touches to controversial measure which will exempt micro-enterprises from European accounting obligations
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: High level chemicals industry competitiveness group delivers strategy for sustainability of sector
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Fresh agriculture consultations
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EU/DISASTERS: Elements of strategy to help prevention of natural or human disasters in EU and world
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: European Parliament launches its action plan to cut its "carbon footprint" by 30% by 2020
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission names and shames Spain and Portugal over nature protection infringements
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Call for European Commission to be transparent in report on January gas crisis
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EP/JHA: GUE/NGL members satisfied with Barrot's commitments on Lampedusa
(EU) EU/JHA: Eurojust wants to develop tapping of Skype conversations
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU calls on Romania and Bulgaria to increase efforts to tackle corruption
(EU) EU/EESC: European asylum and immigration policy, sustainable production and consumption, European civic service
(EU) EU/EESC: Mario Sepi gives unreserved backing to European Asylum Support Office
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: IDEE project kicks off its education, youth training and corporate awareness in Europe activities
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 813
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