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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9875

3 April 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/regional policy/corrigendum

02/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - In the article on the letter send by Claudio Martini to José Manuel Barroso (Europe 9873), please note that the second seminar to assess the findings of the investigation carried out in regions which are members of the CPMR to learn how they are responding to the crisis will take place in Marseille (not in Maastricht as mistakenly stated in the last paragraph). (G.B.)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU must define clearer and more courageous “enlargement doctrine”
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ARCTIC: Commission, Council and MEPs differ over ways to protect the Arctic
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: Controversial debate on Onyszkiewicz report on future partnership agreement
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: European Parliament president calls on new Israeli government
(EU) EP/BELARUS: Parliament recommends series of essential reforms to bring Belarus closer to EU
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Libertas.eu presents its eight heads of list for France
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/G20: London summit seeks to take us into another era
(EU) EU/ECB: Further relaxation of monetary policy, with interest rates down by 25 basis points
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL CRISIS:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/JHA: EP gives go-ahead to clearer visa policy
(EU) EP/JHA: Citizens must be more aware of their rights
(EU) EP/JHA: Prospect of recognising legal controls throughout EU
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament green light for first reading adoption of revised eco-label and simplified EMAS to help expansion
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Energy committee wants all new buildings to be zero-energy from 2019
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliamentary committee throws out single net rule
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Concern about shark fishing in Indian Ocean
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Stricter standards for marketing poultrymeat
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Suspected cartel in shrimp sector
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Dutch scheme to grant aid of up to €500,000
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Competition law in crisis context
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Abuse of dominant position upheld against France Télécom
(EU) EU/SPACE: EGNOS signal now available
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: In-flight telephone use on the up
(EU) EU/EESC/UfM: Conference in Nice on sustainable development in Mediterranean region
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: €970,000 to help build role of civil society in decentralisation programme
(EU) EU/EIB: €500 million loan to ICO for SME projects in Spain
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Second conciliation meeting on working time breaks down - last chance meeting 20 or 21 April?
(EU) EU/DISCRIMINATION: Appeal from EU agency of fundamental rights to political decision-makers for strengthening equality legislation - homophobia in EU a phenomenon requiring greater assessment
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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