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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9896

7 May 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/social
Employment summit and Social Agenda at heart of MEPs' concerns

Brussels, 06/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, after having told MEPs of their expectations for the European June Council, Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso spoke of the preparations being made for the employment summit, to be held in Prague on Thursday 7 May. A joint discussion ensued on the reports by: (1) Gabriele Stauner (EPP-ED, Germany) on extending the scope of the European Globalisation Fund to situations of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Divergences on certain financial reforms, importance of elections
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TERM OF OFFICE: President Pöttering gives eloquent picture of work done during sixth Parliament term of office - All group presidents praise his dignified presidency
(EU) EP/RULES OF PROCEDURE: Parliament amends rules of procedure: first session to be chaired by out-going President or former Vice-President
(EU) EP/PETITIONS:
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) EP/DELEGATIONS:
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Czech ratification (or almost)
(EU) EU/EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Joint declaration is ready to be adopted at Prague summit
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Employment summit and Social Agenda at heart of MEPs' concerns
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Mechtild Rothe's declaration on failure of parliament/council conciliation on working time - attempts to explain
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/RECOVERY PLAN: EP endorses €5bn envelope
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Revision of "Bâle II" Directive gets green light
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: "Telecoms package" stumbles over amendment 138 - Council called upon to review its copy
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament submits demands for revised directive on energy labelling OF PRODUCTS
(EU) EP/JHA: EP in favour of criminal law penalties for pollution at sea
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament united against blended wines, but Mariann Fischer Boel sticks with her Ersatz rosé
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Way clear for directive on recycling petrol fumes in all service stations
(EU) EU/CANADA: Ottawa threatens to refer EU to WTO if Canada is not exempted from ban on seal products
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU and US reach agreement on provisional agreement in beef dispute
(EU) EU/CHINA: 2nd session of economic and trade dialogue
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Barroso wants European Central Bank to have “central role” in macro-economic supervision
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Small Business Act has only limited impact
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and KfW reiterate support for European economy - New Carbon Fund to be set up
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/UNITED KINGDOM:
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