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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9859

12 March 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/enlargement
No resolution in sight of Croatia/Slovenia conflict - Rehn criticised - Debate on Croatia, Turkey and FYROM

Brussels, 11/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament debated the 2008 progress reports by the Commission on the three applicant countries - Croatia, Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) in Strasbourg on Wednesday afternoon. Resolutions on the three countries will be adopted on Thursday 12 March.

Croatia. Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told MEPs that his meeting in Brussels on Tuesday evening with the Croatian and Slovenian Foreign Ministers (see EUROPE...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial supervision: Jacques de Larosière explains his decisions and expectations - shortcomings and mistakes by national supervisors
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European leaders called on to do more
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: No resolution in sight of Croatia/Slovenia conflict - Rehn criticised - Debate on Croatia, Turkey and FYROM
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Constitutional affairs committee backs limited role for European Council President and clarity on external representation - Vote on Commission President in July
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Vondra restates importance of transatlantic partnership and EU relations with neighbours
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: European Parliament enshrines agreement concluded in conciliation on maritime package
(EU) EP/EURVIGNETTE: European Parliament limits congestion charge and opposes climate change cost addition
(EU) EU/CORPORATE LAW: MEPs want future European Private Company to have cross-border character
(EU) EP/GAMING: Parliament believes member states should regulate their national on-line gaming markets
(EU) EP/CORPORATE LAW:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: MEPs calls for continued coordination of recovery measures at European level
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Parliament calls for acceleration and simplification in regional policy financing to help European economic recovery
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Parliament calls for employment guidelines to be kept in place in 2009
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Council calls on Member States which have not yet ended their temporary free movement of labour periods to do so
(EU) EU/EIB/DENMARK: Loan to Grundfos for its research activities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Surprise inspections at EDF
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission extends investigation into regulated electricity tariffs in France
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Approval of restructuring aid for Huta Stalowa Wola of Poland
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to Hungarian scheme allowing subsidised state guarantees to boost real economy
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises aid to transport sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU says world campaign against drugs has failed
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ACP/CULTURE: FESPACO's top African film prize goes to “Teza”, an Ethiopian film co-financed by EU
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission authorises GM oilseed rape T45 in EU
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation exercise on financial supervision
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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