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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9920

13 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social affairs
Employment Committee recommendations on how employment ministers can tackle downturn

Brussels, 12/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a policy debate in Luxembourg on 8 June 2009 in preparation for the European Council of 18-19 June, EU employment and social affairs ministers endorsed the Employment Committee opinion on skills and mobility. The Employment Committee argues that in order to tackle the downturn, prepare for economic growth in the future and facilitate the restructuring process, strategies need to be devised for geographical, professional, sectoral and social mobility...

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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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