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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9873

1 April 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Council wants to fine-tune proposal on maritime passenger rights

Brussels, 31/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 30 March, EU27 transport ministers looked at a progress report on the proposal for a regulation on maritime passengers' rights and the rights of those travelling by inland navigation, presented by the European Commission last December. Although most of the delegations supported the aim of the proposal, which is to enhance passengers' rights and ensure that passengers with reduced mobility or disabilities are not discriminated against, they...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EESC defines “can-do Europe” as seen by civil society
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/WESTERN BALKANS: Olli Rehn warns that any threat to Balkan countries' European prospects would be “playing with fire”
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: No early European aid for Gaza families
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Bachar al-Assad critical of EU's “contradictory” attitude
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G20 will be judged on its results
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Effects of crisis will be lasting, Juncker acknowledges
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Priority to implementing decisions taken
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Should banks be under obligation to make extra capital provision in times of growth?
(EU) EP/TAXATION: MEPs call for banking secret to be abolished in 2014 regarding taxation of savings income
(EU) EU/TELECOM COUNCIL: New technologies are essential for overcoming crisis, and investment in this sector must be continued
(EU) EU/TELECOM COUNCIL: Trilogue is successful on essential points of telecom package
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council wants to fine-tune proposal on maritime passenger rights
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Transport committee approves compromise concerning “road package”
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: CPMR calls for more flexibility in implementing cohesion policy - Letter from Martini to Barroso
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/BUDGET/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/RECOVERY PLAN: Energy committee calls for unspent funds to be invested in energy efficiency and Smart City projects
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission releases €15 million to encourage cities to invest in sustainable energy
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Prospects of definitive agreement on 3rd liberalisation package
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Commission takes action against cyber attacks
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission calls for halt to abusive targeting of internet users for commercial ends
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Bowis report recommends greater account is taken of patients' interests in cross-border healthcare
(EU) EU/ACP: Commission organising international colloquy on “culture and creativity, vectors for development”
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Increase in public development aid in 2008 is good news but Commission warns that now is not the time to let things slip
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on European integration during the month of April 2009
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Spanish scheme to support production of “green” cars
(EU) EU/EIB: €350 million in favour of Irish SMEs
(EU) EU/ALGERIA:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commissioners' transitional allowances
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 31/03/2009: