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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9871

28 March 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/plenary session
MEPs to discuss the Arctic, European funding, eco-labels and EMAS in Brussels on 1 and 2 April

Brussels, 26/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament will be meeting in Brussels in plenary on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 April 2009, where it will discuss a statement by the Council and Commission on the negotiations over an international treaty to protect the Arctic and will hold a joint debate on European funding and a second joint debate on the EU eco-label and the EU eco-management and audit system (EMAS).

Wednesday 1 April

15 - 24 hrs

New EU-Russia agreement (own imitative...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Door must not be closed, insist several ministers
(EU) EU/CROATIA/SLOVENIA: Commission offers again to mediate
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow still angry about EU/Ukraine joint statement on modernising gas transit system
(EU) EU/CZECH PRESIDENCY: Government resigns, leaving ball in court of President Klaus - Uncertainty over EU presidency continues.
(EU) EU/CHINA:
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: No immediate decision on Eurovignette or on signing air agreement with Canada
(EU) EU/TELECOMS COUNCIL: Debate to focus on an accessible information society and how crisis is impacting on new technology
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission asks German regulator to provide information on Deutsche Telecom's landline call charging
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Nearly one third of Europeans made online purchases in 2008
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Still no agreement on plan to safeguard bluefin tuna
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EP/FOOD: EP confirms agriculture committee's position on food prices and rejects alternative resolution
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Road is open to adoption of regulation that will make EU a champion for combating ozone-damaging substances
(EU) EP/AFRICA: Parliamentary dimension of EU-Africa partnership is still too weak, EP regrets
(EU) EU/TRADE: Significant slippage toward protectionism, WTO says
(EU) EU/ENERGY: ERDB to launch two new credit instruments for Balkans at Sarajevo regional summit
(EU) EU/JHA: EU hopes to have American response on Guantanamo detainees as soon as possible
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Greek pensions system operates in a discriminatory fashion
(EU) EU/PATENTS:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Temporary modification of Austrian risk-capital scheme approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed acquisition of Philips branded PC monitors and electronic displays business by TPV approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves three concentrations
(EU) EU/EESC: EESC adopts a new social, economic and environmental pact for Europe
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: MEPs to discuss the Arctic, European funding, eco-labels and EMAS in Brussels on 1 and 2 April
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European Year of Creativity and Innovation Ambassadors working on manifesto
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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