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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social

Tripartite social summit looks at crisis

Brussels, 18/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment is being held in Brussels on Thursday 19 March under the joint presidency of European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. Czech Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Petr Necas, Social Affairs, Employment and Equal Opportunities Commissioner Vladimir Spidla, and the Swedish and Spanish prime ministers (Council Presidencies 2009 and 2010) will also...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The European Council must plan debate on energy which it is avoiding this Thursday
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Olli Rehn contests Angela Merkel's call for a “pause” in EU enlargement after Croatia's accession
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Angela Merkel supports José Manuel Barroso
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Portugal would like EU to give clear warning to future Israeli government against halting peace process
(EU) EP/EUROMED: Fifth session of EuroMed Parliamentary Assembly highlights Israel's isolation on Gaza
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Tripartite social summit looks at crisis
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: COFACE's open letter to European Council
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Parliament and Council still divided over working time - new conciliation meeting on 1 April
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Krugman says European recovery plan is inadequate
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU considers once again raising ceiling for support facility for balance-of-payments assistance
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G20 has to prove its added value
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: EP renounces support for group in order to obtain agreement on “Solvency II” agreement before end of its mandate
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Pervenche Berès concerned at lack of Commission ambition with regard to European supervision system reform
(EU) EU/PATENTS: Commission preparing for its official involvement in negotiations on creation of dispute settlement jurisdiction
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2007: Budgetary control committee suggests postponement of Council's budget discharge
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Incandescent light bulbs are being phased out
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Wind power industry calls for financial support
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU troika calls for United States to commit to substantial reduction in emissions by 2020
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Vote on report on slaughter methods
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agri-cooperatives well-placed to weather crisis
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission accepts RWE commitments to sell transport network
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for Lagardère and Sumitomo Corporation buyout of Hachette FujinGaho
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs support fight against discrimination
(EU) EU/JHA: Romania harming freedom of press, says EFJ
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Ashton wants “new era” of cooperation
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank's Board of Directors approves six loans to Spain worth €2.760 billion
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Move towards EU Masters in translation
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS 2009: EP launches information campaign based on voters' ability to choose model of society
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2515: OHIM at the heart of the Single Market (Special report by Mathieu Bion)
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