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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9926

23 June 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/un/humanitarian aid
Commission allocates €8 million for refugees and drought victims in Kenya

Brussels, 22/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has allocated €8 million in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable people in Kenya suffering from the drought. Half of this aid will go to Somalis in the Dadaab refugee camp. Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid stated in a press release that, “the camp was designed for 90,000 people and has now become the biggest of the world, hosting a staggering 275,000 refugees!”

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Comments on a few aspects of the results of the European Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Forthcoming Swedish EU Presidency does not intend to intervene in “bilateral” border dispute between Zagreb and Ljubljana
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Swedish Presidency favours vote on Jose Manuel Barroso in July - other posts to be discussed after Irish referendum
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Future Swedish presidency expects Iceland to apply for accession - Disputes between Ukraine and Russia (over gas) and Greece and FYRom (over name) are “bilateral”
(EU) EU/ITALY: Berlusconi backs Mario Mauro for EP Presidency and nominates Antonio Tajani once again for Commission
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS: From personalisation to Europeanisation, electoral campaigns varied throughout EU
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS: Political communication in European elections in France
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS: Debriefing on media cover of European elections
(EU) EP/GROUPS: Conservatives and European Reformists form new anti-federalist group in Parliament.
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council wants to improve quality policies
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Work begins on review of aid scheme for farmers in areas with natural handicaps
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Non-consensual agreement on direct payments
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Green week 2009 boost to “climate change - act and adapt”
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Vladimir Špidla affirms that ambitious environmental policy cannot survive without a social perspective
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: John Monks is not pleased by text and status of Declaration on Workers' Rights
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Banking industry is pleased with European Council conclusions on micro-prudential financial supervision
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Tax burden in EU evolved slightly in 2007
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed takeover of SN Brussels by Lufthansa approved, but with conditions
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go ahead for budget increase for Austrian crisis measure
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Finnish export-credit insurance scheme
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises prolongation of German and Slovenian state aid schemes
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ACI Europe Best airport awards 2009
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: More favourable framework for investments would help photovoltaic energy to cover 12% of electricity demand by 2020
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Committee of Regions calls for automotive crisis to be made one of Europe's priorities
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA:
(EU) EU/UN/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission and Ocha strengthen their cooperation but alarmed by increasing human rights violations
(EU) EU/UN/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates €8 million for refugees and drought victims in Kenya
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(EU) EU/GAMBLING: Experts call for rules at EU level on online gambling
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Principal acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 830
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