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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9865

20 March 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

19/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 17 March, Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel was presented with the title of “Commandeur du grand mérite agricole” by French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier. The national order of agricultural merit was set up in France in 1883 to acknowledge service to agriculture. (L.C./transl.rt)

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Member states will give Eastern Partnership their political blessing on Friday, but issue of budget remains problematic
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Hans-Gert Pöttering calls on EU27 to establish European solutions for financial market surveillance - Designation of Commission president should reflect results of June election
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European Socialists believe EU cannot do enough to kick-start economy and protect jobs - No Socialist candidate for post of Commission president
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Liberals call on European Council to validate Community contribution to European recovery plan
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Tripartite Social Summit highlights agreement that employment must be given priority - Prague Summit on everyone's mind
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: €126.7 million in illegal spending
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Pig meat sector asks for help
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Changes to northern hake management plan
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Greenpeace gets tougher on bluefin tuna
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission takes Germany and Spain to European Court of Justice - reasoned opinions to Austria and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms Court of First Instance ruling against sodium gluconate cartel case
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission action against Germany concerning legislation of Land of Schleswig-Holstein on meat inspection is dismissed
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU27 are called on to give financial support to poor countries if they want climate agreement in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/CUBA: Louis Michel announces a further €7.5 million for post-cyclone assistance
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: media independence in Europe is under threat, According to Open Society Institute,
(EU) EP/SPACE: Kangaroo group creates new space policy working group
(EU) EU/TELECOMS:
(EU) EP/YOUTH: EU must help European migrant workers' children
(EU) EU/POVERTY: ATD Fourth World conference-debate
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: United States requires help from Europeans to close Guantanamo
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: G20 Summit, conclusions of European Council and future of cohesion policy on agenda for 23-26 March session
(EU) EU/TRADE: G20 accused of protectionism by World Bank
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/EIB: €495 million for 5 projects in Catalonia
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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