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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9864

19 March 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social
Parliament and Council still divided over working time - new conciliation meeting on 1 April

Brussels, 18/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday evening 17 March in Brussels, the European Parliament and Council formally opened conciliation talks on the Working Time Directive. They were unable to obtain a compromise in the night session. Parliament and the Council now have six weeks (a deadline that can be extended by a maximum of two weeks) to attempt to obtain an agreement on this dossier. The divergent views between the EP and the Council that have not resolved involve: 1) the...

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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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