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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9923

18 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

17/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - Ad Rutten, Executive Director of Schiphol Airport Amsterdam, was selected on Wednesday 17 June during the 19th annual congress of the ACI-EUROPE (international advisory service for airports), as the organisation's new president. He replaces the Executive Director of Athens Airport, Yiannis Paraschis. (A.By./transl.jl)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Presidency of the Commission: Mr Cohn-Bendit's new tactics fully anticipate what may happen at the European Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Summit to give Barroso political support and launch consultation with EP - Members of EPP make demands
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: “Guarantees” for Ireland are ready
(EU) EU/GUANTANAMO: Obama announces Italy intends to take three detainees
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC:
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: 4th session of Association Council sets new mechanisms in place for cooperation
(EU) EP/MYANMAR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Antonio Tajani underlines cooperation with EU neighbours
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Maritime Safety Agency opens new chapter in its history
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Belgian committee argues for EU savings guarantee
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Six countries have not yet fully transposed EU directive on legal control of consolidated annual accounts
(EU) EU/DEFICITS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European social partners sign new parental leave agreement
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EAPN expects political action from European Council on a more social and sustainable Europe, and one that can be trusted
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: WWF report shows green economy creates more jobs than polluting industries
(EU) EU/FOOD: EFSA in discussion with producers who submitted health and nutritional claims for approval
(EU) Eu/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission increases aid for displaced in Pakistan to €72 million, of which €20 million will be provided immediately
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks €6 million for drought victims in Palestinian occupied Territories and Syria
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Launch of Build-Up website on energy efficient buildings
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Transatlantic Energy Star programme given tighter energy efficiency standards
(EU) EU/ENERGY: First ASEM energy security ministerial summit
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 6th EU-OPEC dialogue in Vienna on 23 June
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission proposes measures to Sweden to bring its regime of aid to press into line with EU rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Conditional green light to Danish plans to reduce tax on CO2 emissions
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises recapitalisation measure of Austrian bank Hypo Tirol
(EU) EU/STATE AID/ITALY:
(EU) EU/STATE AID/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Fresh transatlantic war of words over Airbus/Boeing
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Tunisia unhappy about compulsory indication of origin of imported clothing
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone €2.7 billion trade surplus and EU27 €7.8 billion trade deficit in April 2009
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Construction output rises in Eurozone and EU27 in April 2009
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Call for tender for greener planes
(EU) EU/HEALTHCARE/DEVELOPMENT: Demonstration at European Council in Brussels calls for right to healthcare in poor countries
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Lack of incentives and poor behaviour in the classroom hampering teacher effectiveness, says OECD report
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/EIB: €400 million loan to Fiat group
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Judicial proceedings on access to Community documents
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 17/06/2009: