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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9933

2 July 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Commission calls on representatives of Yemenia Yemen Airways to appear before Air Safety Committee on Thursday

Brussels, 01/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 30 June, European Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani met Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Patrick Goudou, for talks on the crash of a Yemenia Yemen Airways flight off the Comoros coast (see EUROPE 9932), after the European Air Safety Committee reported serious failings by the company on aircraft maintenance. Further to the measures announced the previous day (creation, with the prior agreement of the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Several reasons to be cheerful about the Swedish Presidency
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: Fredrik Reinfeldt wants to focus on economic recovery and climate change rather than have to deal with crisis in EU institutions
(EU) EU/IRAN: Swedish Presidency calls for “balanced approach to Iran”
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: ALDE group plays for time and sets conditions for appointment of European Commission president
(EU) EU/CROATIA: EU awaits new initiatives from Zagreb and Ljubljana to resolve border dispute - Ivo Sanader stands down
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: EU suspends negotiations with Central America and refuses contact with new powers in Honduras
(EU) EU/DRC:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Opening of new chapter in accession talks
(EU) EU/NIGER: EU concern about political situation in Niger, which Louis Michel fears might jeopardise EU cooperation
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: After Doha, multilateral negotiations at WTO must concentrate on non-tariff barriers, says Ms Ashton
(EU) EU/TRADE: United States threaten to go to WTO over development aid to Airbus A-350
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Venture capital industry criticises proposed directive on alternative investment funds
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EFSA delivers an opinion backing renewal of authorisation of genetically modified maize MON810
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Swedish Presidency hopes to conclude adoption of telecoms package in autumn
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: IT professionals neglect protection of their own professional data, according to specialist survey
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: New regulation on roaming enters into force
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission promises Turkey financial aid to tackle
illegal migration
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Hammarberg calls on European governments to help with closure of Guantanamo
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission calls on representatives of Yemenia Yemen Airways to appear before Air Safety Committee on Thursday
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Eurofound's 2009 report seeks to provide ideas for decision-makers in tackling undeclared work
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agreements on rice achieve their objectives
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rejects case against registration of Community trademark "Dr No"
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of £360 million to National Grid in favour of safer and cleaner energy in United Kingdom
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for upgrading Russia's mobile telecommunications networks
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank supports A2 motorway construction in Poland with €1 billion loan
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go-ahead for rescue aid to German retailer Quelle
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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