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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9852

3 March 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council
“Joint press lines” of informal meeting on 1 March

Brussels, 02/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - You will find below the full text of the “joint press lines” on which heads of state and government of EU member states agreed during their informal meeting on Sunday 1 March. The special edition on this meeting sent out electronically on Sunday evening is joined to this bulletin for subscribers who receive the paper version of the daily bulletin. (O.J./transl.jl)

Heads of state and government met in Brussels and had an in-depth discussion on the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi A few important aspects from a European Council of no:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Nicolas Sarkozy wants to postpone appointment of next president of Commission until after new Irish vote on Lisbon Treaty - José Manuel Barroso opposed
(EU) EU/US: Special summit with Barack Obama on 5 April in Prague
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: “Joint press lines” of informal meeting on 1 March
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Unproductive Council, in view of Eurochambres
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Positive assessment five years after largest wave of EU enlargement
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS/SOCIALISTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Large majority votes against forcing Austria and Hungary to lift bans on two GMO crops
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Support for comparability criteria for climate action by industrialised countries - Options must remain open to help poor countries
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Retail Forum to promote more sustainable consumption
(EU) EU/GAMBLING: Malcolm Harbour presents alternative resolution on integrity of online gambling
(EU) EU/AUTOMOTIVE: Commission satisfied with aid regimes in France, Italy and Spain
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: 14 obsolete regulations repealed
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Rotorsim bought by Agusta and CAE
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: OEP can acquire CCH
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Ashton confident about FTA with South Korea
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: ASEAN committed to concluding round
(EU) EU/TRADE: Beijing committed to free trade
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Danuta Hübner's visit to Poitou-Charentes with theme of innovation, major priority for Europe
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Former MEP Marc Tarabella campaigns against "mosquitos"
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/EQUALITY: Commission launches campaign to reduce salary gap between men and women
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Eva-Britt Svensson continues to fight violence against women
(EU) EU/JHA: EU will not press charges over negationist ideas because no incitement to hatred or violence
(EU) EU/SPORT: 6+5 rule creates debate
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Flowers sent from Gaza to Europe, symbols of tentative resumption of exports
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EP/CONFERENCE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Audiovisual/Cinema:
(EU) Cinema:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2513: Focus on rare diseases and the experiences of 12,000 patients
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