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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9891

29 April 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/albania
Albania presents membership request

Brussels, 28/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - Although the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) has only been in force since 1 April this year, Albania officially presented its request for EU membership on Tuesday 28 April. As foreseen (EUROPE 9885), Albanian candidature was presented to Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, by Topolánek's Albanian counterpart, Sali Berisha. “The road will be long for Albania and I trust it will lead to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: According to UN report, total freeing up of world agricultural trade would compromise poor countries' “right to food”
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ALBANIA: Albania presents membership request
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Zagreb appears to accept Olli Rehn's offer - EU considers Croatia must step up reform before membership talks can be closed
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Presidency and Commission have different views
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: How to meet demographic challenge in time of crisis
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Next updated economic forecasts will pave way towards new procedures on excessive debt
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Androulla Vassiliou takes stock of EU reaction to “new flu”
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council of 25 May to adopt conclusions on simplification of Common Agricultural Policy - Danish initiative attracts attention
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Association agreement negotiations cause EU farmers concern
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Promoting good tax governance within EU and in EU relations with third countries
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Restoring consumer confidence in packaged retail investment products
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Multilateral interchange fees apply to cross-border direct debit under law
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament wants legislation on profiling
(EU) EP/JHA: EP civil liberties committee approves “asylum package”
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(EU) EP/NANOMATERIALS: MEPs call for more prudence
(EU) EP/PESTICIDES: Compromise with Council on phyto-pharmaceutical products rejected in second reading
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/CONSTRUCTION: MEPs want effective surveillance of building materials market
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament hopes all energy-related products will be included in eco-design directive
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Business world proposes roadmap for reducing energy consumption of buildings by 60% by 2050
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Viviane Reding suggests EU should have “Mister Cyber Security” to coordinate retaliation to cyber-attack
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Investment in new generation networks will be better regulated, says ETNO
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European publisher and advertiser associations want more measures to counter “cookies”
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: No agreement between Parliament and Council on working time
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agreement of allocation of time slots
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Single gateway for ship sailing into four Adriatic ports
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go-ahead for temporary Hungarian scheme for subsidised state guarantees to boost real economy
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves amendments to Swedish bank guarantee
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Poland's limitation of the right to tax reduction constitutes restriction on freedom of movement and residence
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman presents 2008 report
(EU) EU/JHA/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/REGIONS: European elections in cities and regions
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Wine regions attack fake rosé
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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