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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9890

28 April 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Search is on for new European organic logo

Brussels, 27/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - Organic food meets fresh design: The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is inviting all design and art students from the 27 EU member states to enter the EU-wide organic logo competition. The competition offers a prize that money just can't buy: the winning logo will be introduced as the official logo for organic products throughout the European Union in July 2010. The new EU organic logo will be compulsory...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some recent UN studies on global food security finally make it into European debate
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA/SLOVENIA: Council encourages both countries to accept latest Commission proposal for resolving conflict
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: President Voronine must keep commitments
(EU) EU/EGYPT: EU and Egypt seek to strengthen relations
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Next Secretary General will be Polish or Norwegian
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/MYANMAR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Extraordinary meeting of Health Council to coordinate measures to deal with American flu
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Using momentum of G20 to encourage good tax governance in EU and in EU relations with third countries
(EU) EP/TAXATION: MEPs support end to savings taxation banking secrecy
(EU) EP/TAXATION: MEPs support measures to improve fight against VAT fraud linked to intra-Community imports
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament guidelines for making forestry conservation a tool for combating global warming and loss of biodiversity
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs call for urban mobility policy
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/LEGISLATION:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/G20: Satisfactory summit but still many challenges
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Increase in “balance of payments” facility gets approval
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2009:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Council adopts various acts on €5 billion of economy relaunch plan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission suspects Polish and Slovakian incumbent telecommunications operators of abusing their dominant positions
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: International agreement on validation of alternatives to animal testing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission refuses request for pig meat export refunds
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Search is on for new European organic logo
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Irishman to lead European farmers
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Commission adopts new, simplified and more flexible strategy for youth
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission seeks to appease tension between Malta and Italy
(EU) EU/JHA: Notaries debate future of Europe, authentic act and act of inheritance
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Barca report reflects on future of cohesion policy after 2013
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Cities and regions of Europe say they are fit for future
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Role of twinning in European integration
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Universal postal service exempt from VAT
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Economy:
(EU) Economy:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 822
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