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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9860

13 March 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/political groups
British and Czech Conservatives to leave European People's Party

Brussels, 12/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - MEPs from the British Conservative Party (Tories) and those from the ODS of Czech Prime Minister (and current President of the European Council) Mirek Topolánek have decided to leave the European People's Party (EPP) and to form their own more Eurosceptical group. The breakaway will take place after the European elections in June. British Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague met the leader of the EPP-ED group in the European Parliament Joseph Daul on...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Return of European confidence and lies of Eurosceptics
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Defence ministers undertake reconversion of Althea operation in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Dispute with Slovenia should not affect Croatian accession - Ankara called on to respect fundamental freedoms - Prospect of accession talks opening with FYROM
(EU) EU/TIBET: Parliament urges Beijing to dialogue with Dalaï-Lama
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA: Curbing a worsening humanitarian situation
(EU) EP/PHILIPPINES: Government of Republic of Philippines is urged to urgently resume peace talks with MiLF
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: EP recommendations to Council of EU-Brazil and EU-Mexico strategic partnerships
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: British and Czech Conservatives to leave European People's Party
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EIB: €3bn loan to automotive industry - further €2.8 bn by May
(EU) EMU: Estonia plans to adopt Euro in 2010
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs says possible gas pipeline between Quatar and Community market should not be excluded
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Measures to meet oil challenges
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP approves revised recovery plan for bluefin tuna
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Preventing agricultural land degradation - EP adopts alternative resolution to Aita report
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament increases pressure for easier access to Community documents
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament calls for more intelligent management of EU borders
(EU) EP/JHA: EP would like dynamic civil and commercial justice
(EU) EP/JHA: EP calls for genuine European solidarity on asylum
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission orders Spain to recover unlawful aid from SNIACE
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: French audiovisual licence fee system constitutes state aid compatible with common market
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission endorses new Danish rules to open wholesale access to cable broadband
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: New technologies serving a Greener Europe
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: NGOs call on EU27 to rethink their response to financial and climate crisis bearing in mind victims in developing countries
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Prospect of compromise by end May at European Parliament first reading on revision of European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Latest Council results
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: European Union and India sign joint declaration
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/APPOINTMENT: Ralf Resch, new CEEP Secretary General
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2514: European elections 2009 - Country-by-country voting systems
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