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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9857

10 March 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey/us
Washington believes Turkish accession will strengthen Europe and trans-Atlantic relations

Brussels, 09/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - There has been no change of US policy on this point since the arrival of Barack Obama at the White House: the US will continue to support Turkey's rapid accession to the European Union. Addressing the press in Ankara on 6 March, following a meeting with the Turkish foreign affairs minister, Ali Babacan, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, reiterated the “support of the Obama Administration” for Turkish accession to the EU. Ms Clinton...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Three aspects raised in backdrop to Eonomic and financial crisis that should not be omitted
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MONTENEGRO: Olli Rehn Hopes Commission will soon draft accession candidacy opinion
(EU) EU/CROATIA/SLOVENIA: TWo countries accept under certain conditions, European aid to resolve their border dispute - meeting with Rehn
(EU) EU/TURKEY/US: Washington believes Turkish accession will strengthen Europe and trans-Atlantic relations
(EU) EU/ALENA: COFACC discusses trans-Atlantic relations, particularly with Mexico
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Louis Michel on mission to Great Lakes region 10 and 11 March
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: In order to end crisis, ministers call for action at European level with coordination and initiatives visible to citizens
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agreement concluded at international level complicates negotiations over road package
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria want to be involved in drawing up list of uncooperative jurisdictions
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Recession slows progress towards Lisbon goals
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Parliament disappointed that Small Business Act is not legally binding
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Network of competent European authorities to improve implementation of services directive
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Still no consensus between Twenty-Seven on FTA
(EU) EU/TRADE: Compromise sought over hormone-treated beef
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Sofia abandons idea of reactivating two Kozloduy reactors but wants more compensation
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Hungary suggests international body for Nabucco
(EU) EU//ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Faced by crisis, EU counts on European Research Area
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU and United States must defend freedom of scientific research
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Better prevention of infectious diseases in pregnant women
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Call for hepatitis B and C screening
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/EIB: Philippe Maystadt believes EIB has been stronger and faster in responding to crisis
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to build capacity and extend geographical range of mobile telephone network in Colombia
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: FEMIP assesses needs of Mediterranean SMEs in Rabat
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Prague Summit calls for regions and cities to be more involved
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Half tonne of municipal waste for every person in EU in 2007
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Conference on electronic public procurement
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates €700,000 in humanitarian aid to victims of floods in Pacific isles
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/MULTILINGU ALISM:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 815
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