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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9928

25 June 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Commission ready to negotiate anti-fraud agreements with Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland

Brussels, 24/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is ready to take another step in the work to improving tax information exchange (EUROPE 9916). It is gearing up to recommend that European finance ministers provide it with a mandate for negotiating on behalf of the European Union, anti-fraud agreements with Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland. Technically, it will adopt draft directives for negotiations by written procedure that it will submit to the Council for...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Comments on what's behind the "Conclusions" paragraph of the European Council on the energy supply of the EU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/POLITICAL GROUPS: EPP puts Socialists under pressure by offering power sharing of EP presidency to group supporting Barroso on 15 July
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Accession negotiations with Croatia still suspended - Turkey to open new chapter on 30 June
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Semeta to take over from Grybauskaite at budget
(EU) EP/IRAN:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Citizens do not know their rights regarding discrimination
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Agreement on financing cooperation to “upgrade” relations
(EU) CZECH REPUBLIC/LISBON TREATY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Climate, industrial pollution and continued debate on GMO crops, on Council agenda
(EU) EU/TAXATION: commission ready to negotiate anti-fraud agreements with Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Switzerland
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Switzerland to apply same security measures to its borders for goods transport as EU
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: Council political agreement on slaughter methods for reared animals
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: Record participation at 7th FISA in Prague
(EU) EU/COLLOQUY:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission proposes launch of European partnership against cancer
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: New excessive deficit proceedings against Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Romania - Hungary given more time
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission completes assessment of stability and convergence programmes for 2009
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission adopts guidelines on in-depth assessment of regional aid to large investment projects
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: proposed acquisition of Essent by RWE is cleared, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Union proposes transport action plan for Africa
(EU) EU/TRADE: Beijing again defends its export restrictions on raw materials
(EU) EU/TRADE: Chinese protectionism worrying EU
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: 1,100 Spanish textile workers to receive help from European Globalisation Fund
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: RELEX committee debates Committee of Regions political recommendations on European strategy for Danube Region
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Joint European Masters in Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission seeks to enhance protection against CBRN threat
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission proposes creation of agency to manage databases
(EU) EU/JHA: HCR makes recommendations to Swedish Presidency
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission appoints Zoran Stanèiè Deputy Director-General for Information Society and Media
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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