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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9848

26 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/acp
Martin report calls on plenary to give conditional approval to EPA between EU and Cariforum

Brussels, 25/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 24th of February, the committee on international trade of the European Parliament (INTA), chaired by Helmuth Markov (GUE-NGL, Germany), gave its conditional green light to the definitive adoption of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed in October 2008 between the EU and the 14 States of Cariforum. This group is given subject to this EPA- the only one to have been signed of the eight currently being negotiated with regions or...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Give Sunday's informal European Council real content
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Kiev calls for European aid to rescue its economy - Eastern Partnership is not alternative to joining EU
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: MEPs call for new agreement with Washington
(EU) EU/EUROMED: France calls for far-reaching budgetary effort for Mediterranean
(EU) EU/EUROMED:
(EU) EU/ORDER OF MALTA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Larosière group sets out “ambitious but not unrealistic” structure for financial supervision in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission presents common Community framework for purchase and guarantee of impaired assets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Sharp economic downturn expected in Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal in 2009
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Latvia receives first instalment of EU medium-term financial assistance
(EU) EU/GMO: No decision by EU on two proposals on genetically modified maize
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: President Barroso tells European social partners that “tackling economic crisis and taking action on jobs means working together"
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Androulla Vassiliou and Antonios Trakatellis participate in rare disease day
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission restricts framework for action on cars
(EU) EP/ACP: Martin report calls on plenary to give conditional approval to EPA between EU and Cariforum
(EU) EP/2010 BUDGET: European dimension of recovery plan has to become reality, says EP budgets committee
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Greece to receive additional cash advance of €408 million in 2009, Hübner announces
(EU) EU/STATE AID: No objections to aid for two German airports
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission denies any error on fishing days at sea in West Scotland
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(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Budapest wins European Mobility Week award 2008
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Improved procedures at Court to keep pace with rising number of Community cases
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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