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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9897

8 May 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 26
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/lisbon treaty
Encouraged by Czech vote but cautious given Irish referendum, Parliament takes stance on several key aspects of future implementation of new treaty

Brussels, 07/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - After several weeks of hesitation motivated by the fear of adversely interfering with the forthcoming referendum in Ireland (EUROPE 9861, 9870 and 9889), the European Parliament finally debated and voted on the five reports linked to the Lisbon Treaty in plenary session on Thursday 7 May.

Institutional balance. Adopted by 363 votes to 93 and 19 abstentions, the report by Jean-Luc Dehaene (EPP-ED, Belgium) remained unchanged compared to the text...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial reform: Balancing political decisions and national priorities
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Encouraged by Czech vote but cautious given Irish referendum, Parliament takes stance on several key aspects of future implementation of new treaty
(EU) EP/TRIBUTE:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Solana meets Lieberman who appeals for pause in “peace industry”, which he says would only be waste of money
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Opposition welcomes inclusion of “Eastern partnership”
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Vondra says “no more obstacles” to ratification
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Prague summit defines concrete action for fighting rise in unemployment
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB lowers key interest rate to 1% and expands range of lending measures
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Juncker sees red over Steinbrück comments - What value are European Council decisions?
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European financial supervision system under debate
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission acts on termination rates to boost competition
(EU) EU/CANADA: Go-ahead for negotiations on new economic pact
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission analyses role of public authorities in relation to Fair Trade
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission makes Prague research “breeding ground” for two days in hope of synergies and partnerships
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Jeremy Rifkin calls on research players to enter third industrial revolution
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Strengthening social protection of self-employed workers and assisting spouses
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: European Parliament confirms agreement on time slots
(EU) EP/JHA: EP wants coherent, humane asylum policy
(EU) EP/RACISM: EU accepts it did not perform well at Durban II
(EU) EU/JHA: Fresh dispute between Italy and Malta over accepting migrants
(EU) EU/JHA: For first time Tripoli agrees to take back migrants
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into Northern Rock rescue goes on
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commerzbank nationalisation approved - with divestments
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
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