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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9867

24 March 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social
Warning for G20 from unions - Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy meets John Monks (ETUC) and Guy Ryder (ITUC)

Brussels, 23/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 23 March, a trade union delegation made up of European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) General Secretary John Monks, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Secretary General Guy Ryder and leaders of Belgian trade unions met Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, his deputy prime ministers and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso in Brussels to take stock of the European summit of 19-20 March and to prepare for the G20...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU ready to play leading role at G20 summit
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Russia suspects EU for wanting to develop “spheres of influence” in Eastern Europe
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Leinen wants Socialist candidate for Commission President
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/BELGIUM:
(EU) EP/COMMISSIONS: Third internal reform package is adopted
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL: Commission, Parliament and Council begin discussion on role of European agencies
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Seven personalities call for real political debate on EU's future
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Relaunch of Euromed process proves difficult
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Moscow feels “excluded” from project to modernise gas transit system in Ukraine
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Despite problems in dairy sector, Commission rejects new market measures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council supports universal declaration on animal welfare
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU/Russia agreement on conservation of resources in Baltic
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Review of Greenland halibut recovery plan
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Tolerable intake level for cadmium in food lowered
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Education ministers mention partnership between training institutions and employers
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Commission invites Estonia to apply EU TV advertising rules
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission seeks last chance on Rome III
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Four member states taken to task for failing to act on blind spot mirrors on lorries
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Austria and Portugal asked to report on Community HGV legislation
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/SPACE:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission consults public on implementation of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Infringement procedures continued against Italy and Spain for failure to comply with environmental rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves liquidity system adopted by Slovenia for financial sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission suspects cartel in heat stabiliser sector
(EU) EU/STATE AID/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Catherine Ashton and Ron Kirk try to appease tensions
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Major drop in industrial production in EU in 2008
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EIB/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Warning for G20 from unions - Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy meets John Monks (ETUC) and Guy Ryder (ITUC)
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: “Commission fully committed to employment and working hard with social partners”
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/EESC:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Airlines:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 817
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