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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9920

13 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy council
Political agreement on new oil stocks legislation

Brussels, 12/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Luxembourg on 12 June, EU energy ministers reached political agreement on the draft directive to replace existing Community legislation requiring member states to maintain a minimum level of oil stocks and oil products (Directives 06/67/EC and 73/238/EC and Council decision 68/416/EC). The proposed directive seeks to improve the way current EU oil stocks mechanisms operate, so as to ensure availability of oil in the event of a crisis. The...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) UE/COMMISSION: European Council likely to give Mr Barroso its "political support", but official appointment would not be until autumn
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Middle East, Cuba, Western Balkans and Burma at centre of Monday's Council
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: 9th session of Association Council to be dominated by Middle East dossier
(EU) EU/TREATY OF LISBON:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Political agreement on new oil stocks legislation
(EU) EU/ENERGY COUNCIL: Work on energy efficiency will intensify under Swedish Presidency
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Ministers want to discuss Amendment 138 and leave remainder of package intact
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Ministers want ENISA to be given greater funding and more teeth
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Member states oppose increased power for Commission within Galileo
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission concerned by Russian plans in field of goods transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Drop in number of passengers and freight volume in aviation continues
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Deutsche Bahn acquires logistics operations of PCC SE in Poland
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/LOTTERIES: European Lotteries say legislation on gambling should be taken at the most decentralised level possible
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: BusinessEurope expounds on the EU's financial services agenda
(EU) EU/PUBLIC TENDERS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to improve safety of biocides and ensure greater protection of the environment
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: EU to set new safety standards for childcare products
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Antibiotic resistance genes unlike to harm health or environment, says EFSA. Two experts disagree
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives cautious welcome to Microsoft's announcement on sale of Windows without internet Explorer
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Level 6 of pandemic alert declared
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Gender equality in time of change
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund finally adapted to economic crisis
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Employment Committee recommendations on how employment ministers can tackle downturn
(EU) EU/EIB: €100 million loan for medium-sized businesses in Hungary
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
TIMETABLE
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2518: Prospect of a new transatlantic institutional architecture?
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