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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/somalia

Council extends EU's maritime operation oFf coast of Somalia by one year

Brussels, 15/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of Monday 15 June took the political decision to extend by one year, until 13 December 2010, the maritime operation EU NAVFOR Atalanta, deployed to combat acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia (see EUROPE 9799). The General Affairs Council extended to include the defence ministers which will meet in November (16-17 November) is to adopt a common action to give this decision legal value. In the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy, Russia, Ukraine: complicated dossier for European Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Council extends EU's maritime operation oFf coast of Somalia by one year
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN: Council awaits new proposals from Mr Solana and Commission to reinforce EU's contribution
(EU) EU/IRAQ: EU stresses need to observe election timetable
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU calls for investigation into results of elections
(EU) EU/CROATIA: No progress in border conflict with Slovenia
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Green light to negotiation of new partnership agreement
(EU) EU/CUBA: EU hopes to extend political dialogue with Havana, particularly stressing human rights
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes Mr Netanyahu's talk of Palestinian "State", but calls for unequivocal commitment to two-State solution
(EU) EU/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Netanyahu's plan described by Palestinians as disappointing
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU-Arab League meeting cancelled
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: CIDSE calls on EU to suspend upgrade of bilateral relations with Israel
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Euro-Mediterranean civil society and Israeli organisations call on EU to make improved relations conditional on progress in peace process
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Pierre-Michel Joana takes stock of EU aid to African peacekeeping and security efforts
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS: 21 Italian Democratic Party members of the EP will join the Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, re-named PES group
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS: European Left draws lessens from elections
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/CAPITALS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission launches consultation on how to ensure responsible lending and borrowing in EU
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission examines ways of promoting cross-border trade on lending data
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth probe into the proposed acquisition of joint control over DFDS by DSV and Vesterhavet
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for proposed acquisition of PCC's logistics operations in Poland by Deutsche Bahn
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises temporary Slovenian and Finnish schemes to boost real economy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs warns threat of new Russia-Ukraine gas crisis is very real, with repercussions for EU
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EEA report highlights EU's huge wind power potential
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Greens want IRENA to be located in Bonn
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: For fight against gender inequalities, Vladimir Spidla calls for 2006-10 road map recommendations to be implemented and post-2010 Lisbon strategy reflection
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Swine flu pandemic spreads and calls for coordinated prevention and vaccination strategy at European level
(EU) EU/HEALTH: European Economic and Social Committee pleads for proactive communication on use of medicines in Europe
(EU) EP/MEDIA: Parliament reveals official selection for LUX Prize 2009
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission launches sixth journalist competition on discrimination
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/GUANTANAMO: Transatlantic agreement on former detainee transfer conditions
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Energy:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 829
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