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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9868

25 March 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/macedonia
Commission encouraged that first round of presidential elections pass off well, but remains vigilant for second round

Brussels, 24/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cautiously welcomed the fact that the fist round of the presidential election in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) passed off satisfactorily, but warned the Skopje authorities that the final EU assessment would only be made after the second round, scheduled for 5 April. The second round will see the ruling party's candidate Gjorgji Ivanov, (who came out top in first round voting) face the representative of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New European Commission president - catalogue of gaffes
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Belgrade wants some 2009 pre-accession aid to be budget aid to help Serbia face crisis
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Commission encouraged that first round of presidential elections pass off well, but remains vigilant for second round
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Next “accession conference” postponed until 24 April
(EU) EP/USA: Millán Mon proposes new institutional architecture for strengthening transatlantic political cooperation
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Should Jean-Marie Le Pen be prevented from presiding new assembly's inaugural session in July?
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/G20: Gordon Brown believes in Europe's ability to carry out reform of new global financial system
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls for assurance regarding EPA
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Parliament recommendations for more effective cohesion policy
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission sets out budgetary adjustment timetable for five member states in situation of excessive deficit
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission endorses Cyprus' stability programme
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission cracks down on people trafficking and child sexual abuse
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants to do away with legal barriers to free movement in Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: Crisis fuels racism and xenophobia
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament gives up ownership unbundling as only solution to ensure agreement on 3rd liberalisation package
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Compromise found on road package
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New trade problems with Russia on plant products
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission closes doors to pork meat market measures
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission expected to publish 2008 emissions checked by ETS participating companies on 1 April
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Call for European supervision of credit rating agencies - Support for European rating agency
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Italy fails to completely and correctly transpose directive on re-use of public sector information
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Council adopts new action plan to step up fight on intellectual property rights infringements
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Unions say downgrading Employment Summit to Social Troika sends “bad signal to citizens”
(EU) EP/LOCAL AUTHORITIES: Unified European Left wants more account taken of local realities
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European schools model for mobility and multilingualism
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Agreement between Telefonica and Vodafone on mobile network infrastructure sharing in four member states
(EU) EU/STATE AID: new amendment gets go-ahead for French scheme to inject own funds into certain credit institutions
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rise in output in construction sector
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
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