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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9847

25 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Stockholm to be Green capital of Europe in 2010 - Hamburg to take over in 2011 to serve as European models

Brussels, 24/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Stockholm and Hamburg were named as the first winners of the European Commission's new European Green Capital award. The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is also involved in this scheme encouraging cities to improve the quality of urban life by taking the environment systematically into account in urban planning. Prizes were awarded on Monday 23 February in Brussels. The Swedish capital will be European Green Capital in 2010 followed by Hamburg in 2011....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Vaclav Klaus has every right to set out his ideas; Czech people must choose
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Difficult debate on funding begins - Involvement of third countries to be decided on case by case basis
(EU) EU/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Austrian Valentin Inzko likely to be next EU and international community special representative
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: New visit by Javier Solana to whole region
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Shimon Peres warns EU against making any kind of contact with Hamas - Peres invited to address EP in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Visit by 15 MEPs to assess damage and people's living conditions
(EU) EU/POLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Giving fresh impetus to integration of financial supervision in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Support must be given to banks of Central and Eastern Europe, says Hungarian prime minister, in favour of speeding up membership to eurozone
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC CRISIS: Commission increases flexibility of structural fund use by member states
(EU) EU/TAXATION: EU-Switzerland anti-fraud agreement to come into force in some member states
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Further fall in European industry orders
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Minister will try to reach agreement on Guantanamo detainees
(EU) EU/JHA: Africa and Balkans new hubs for getting cocaine into Europe
(EU) EU/TRADE: BusinessEurope recommends pro-active Commission approach to growing protectionism in world
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: EU prepares to slap duty on “B99” bio-fuel exports
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament calls for greater effort on mental health in European Union
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission meeting with social partners should highlight need to act in favour of ambitious Europe for workers and business leaders
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EAPN puts forward 10 demands for next European Parliament
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Andalucía to receive some €15 billion from European funds for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Xavier Gizard, CPMR General Secretary, leaves post
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Stockholm to be Green capital of Europe in 2010 - Hamburg to take over in 2011 to serve as European models
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2512: Consolidate European defence
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