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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9939

10 July 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
IRENA, headed by Hélène Pelosse, will be located in Abu Dhabi

Brussels, 09/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Sharm El Sheikh on 29 June, the committee preparing for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) took the decision to locate the seat of the new organisation for the promotion of green energy worldwide at Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Hélène Pelosse, who is 39 and the former deputy director in the cabinet of the French minister for sustainable development, energy and climate, Jean-Louis Borloo, was elected at...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial crisis: contradictory evaluations of banks' behaviour
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Barroso is European Council's “official” candidate
(EU) EP/GREENS: Greens say EU must have strong Commission, refusal to ratify Barroso nomination is just first step
(EU) EP/ESDP: Karl von Wogau calls for public debate on European Defence and Security Policy
(EU) EP/SESSION: Agenda of constitutive session of new Parliament
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Activities resumed
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Comfortable first reading for budget in Council on Friday - No agreement planned with outgoing EP delegation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FRAUD: European Anti-Fraud Office investigations result in more than 300 criminal convictions in 10 years
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G8 and IMF display cautious optimism
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes strategy to improve global civil aviation safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Conference on maritime navigation aid
(EU) EU/VISAS:
(EU) EU/G8/CLIMATE: G8 agreement on reducing global emissions by half by 2050 is step forward, sys EU, even though there is no 2020 target
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation on depositary function of harmonised investment funds
(EU) EU/EURO: Single currency keeps rank
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises aid for restructuring of Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg
(EU) EU/TRADE: G8 and Major Economies Forum undertake to counter protectionism and conclude Doha Round
(EU) EU/TRADE: Moscow does not discard plan to join WTO
(EU) EU/ENERGY: IRENA, headed by Hélène Pelosse, will be located in Abu Dhabi
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: First meeting of EU-Brazil civil society round table
(EU) EP/JHA: EP concern at announcement of future transatlantic negotiations on Swift
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court reduces Commission imposed fine for statement of objections failings
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms freezing of Iranian BMI bank's European subsidiary's assets
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms sanction against Peugeot for having prevented exports to Netherlands and other member states
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
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