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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9868

25 March 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 34
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/elections

24/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - Thomas Man, MEP since 1994, will indeed be heading the Hesse CDU list in the European elections on 7 June. The party leadership and regional minister president, Roland Koch, supported another candidate for this position, Clemens Reif but Thomas Mann won a clear victory with 235 votes against 83. (L.G./transl.rh)

 

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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