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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9907
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy

Economic and Social Committee calls for priority projects to be implemented rapidly

Brussels, 25/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in plenary session on 13-14 May, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted two opinions in the area of energy. The first called for the swift implementation of priority energy projects and the second set out specific recommendations on education and training needs for a carbon-free energy society. The opinion by rapporteur Daniel Retureau (Group II, Employees, France) on Community financial assistance for energy projects...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Three things about NATO and France, reciprocity and “universal competence”
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU ready to discuss “improvement” to Energy Charter Treaty - Moscow still wary of Eastern Partnership
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: EU condemns nuclear test
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France and Germany demand action to extricate milk sector from crisis
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Continue Common Agricultural Policy simplification
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council ratifies billion for broadband internet and measures to help meet new challenges in rural areas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Restructuring to continue in cotton sector
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission supports launch of advertising campaign for 116 000 hotline for missing children
(EU) EU/JHA: HCR calls meeting on unlawful immigration
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: José Manuel Barroso encouraged by preparations for Copenhagen and calls on European industry to show commitment
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: French banks intend to set example in their relations with uncooperative regimes
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Italian risk-capital measure to boost real economy approved
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Approval for Maltese temporary aid scheme granting compatible aid of up to €500,000
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Conclusion of cooperation agreement on competition
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Hearing between Commission and Microsoft cancelled
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB staff urged to strike
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission goes back to “Berlaymont”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Economic and Social Committee calls for priority projects to be implemented rapidly
(EU) EU/EIB: €440 million for small businesses in Central and Eastern Europe
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and Crédit Coopératif cooperate on small businesses
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 826
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