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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9931

30 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Commission presents financing plan to Council for carbon capture and storage project in China

Brussels, 29/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 June, the European Commission presented to the Environment Council its plan for the joint financing of a demonstration project for carbon capture and geological storage (CCS) in cooperation with China. The Commission plans to make €50 million available for the construction and operation phase of electricity generation, to be taken from the €60 million already allocated to cooperation with emergent countries in the field of “clean...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European parliament: on the changing faces of the political groups
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Verdict of German constitutional court is expected Tuesday 30 June
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU wants talks to resume on nuclear programme as quickly as possible but condemns repression of protests
(EU) EU/ALBANIA:
(EU) EP/AGENDA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Electricity transmission systems operators do not expect supply to be disturbed this summer
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission welcomes mobile phone makers commitment to provide common charger
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission believes “worst seems to be behind us” in terms of GDP contraction but no letting off on public spending
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Economic sentiment improves slightly in June
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission presents financing plan to Council for carbon capture and storage project in China
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Swedish Presidency inherits proposals for a framework directive on soil, still in deadlock
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council requests Commission for impact study before possible legislation on management of bio-waste
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Italy faces fine over illegal dumping of waste
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Future of world's tuna fishing playing out in Spain
(EU) EU/TRADE: Europeans and South Europeans remain committed to concluding free trade agreement in near future
(EU) EU/WTO: Negotiations begin to show sure signs of relaunch
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Bruegel think tank makes recommendations on ways to improve European patents system
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Non-binding recommendation on improving operation of internal market
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission deplores future introduction of tax for travel to United States and evokes possible retaliatory measures
(EU) EU/JHA: Home stretch before Greece enters US Wisa Waiver Programme
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(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL: Full employment, reducing social exclusion, healthy and dignified ageing, and better protection against discrimination are Swedish Presidency priorities
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: European Women's Lobby demands equality between men and women in European Institutions' top jobs
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Hungarian Presidency of EU in 2011 to flesh out EU strategy for Danube region, explains Danuta Hübner in Linz (Austria)
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: 6th economic and social cohesion report stresses creative and innovative regions
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/GAS: International financial institutions put conditions on increased funding to help Ukraine reform its gas industry
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Rail and road managers should join forces to make level crossings safer
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(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 831
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