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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9891

29 April 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/pesticides
Compromise with Council on phyto-pharmaceutical products rejected in second reading

Brussels, 28/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 24 April, the European Parliament did not succeed in obtaining a qualified majority during the second reading on the compromise the Council and EP environment committee had reached on statistics on phyto-pharmaceutical products. This situation obviously poses a problem, insofar as there is only one session left under this legislature where the compromise could be approved by MEPs. This possibility, according to Bart Staes (Greens/EFA,...

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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
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(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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