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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9903

16 May 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/climate
Vertified 2008 emissions of companies covered by ETS down 3.6% on 2007, illustrating success of ETS

Brussels, 15/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - According to the most recent data, greenhouse gas emissions generated by industrial plants involved in the EU's carbon trading system (ETS, emissions trading system) fell by 3.6% in 2008 on 2007. These figures have been complied from Member States' national registers and were published by the European Commission on Friday 15 May 2009. They show that verified emissions from all the plants covered by ETS in 2008 (except plants in Bulgaria, Liechtenstein...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: “Jumbo” Council will bring together Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Ministers on Monday and Tuesday - Preparation of June's European Council and Summit with Russia
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Defence ministers take stock of operations and EU civil and military capabilities
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: European Defence Agency to launch study on future transport helicopter - other progress made
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Admiral Jones pleased with Atalanta results
(EU) EU/DEVElOPMENT COUNCIL: Development ministers discuss crisis in poor countries, EPAs and support for democratic governance
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Senior European officials assess chances of resuming work of Union for the Mediterranean
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Euro-Mediterranean human rights network publishes report of inquiry slamming European diplomacy
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: To ensure capacity for international action in 2009, EU must not delay appointment of Commission president
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: €1 billion 'Food Facility' comes onstream
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Vertified 2008 emissions of companies covered by ETS down 3.6% on 2007, illustrating success of ETS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European Commission did more than 100 percent to tackle crisis
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Record 2.5% drop in GDP
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Final opportunity for Italy to provide ship waste treatment plans
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Belgium slammed over conditions imposed on short-distance transport workers
(EU) EU/TRADE: Provisional EU-US agreement on hormone-treated beef
(EU) WTO/DOHA: Lamy planning ministerial meeting before end of year
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Poland ought to have recovered illegal aid from Technologie Buczek
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises France's €46.3 million aid for BioIntelligence programme
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Swedish aid to Scania approved
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission launches three infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Germany's HRE given go-ahead to buy up Hypo Real Estate
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(EU) EU/JHA: Berlin backs sending migrants back to Libya
(EU) EP/JHA: Greens criticise Commission silence on immigration policy in Italy
(EU) EU/JHA: Head of Eurojust involved in corruption scandal
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Those living in poverty call for concrete measures which cause them no loss of dignity - financial inclusion, access to housing, basic services discussed at Brussels meeting
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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