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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9939

10 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/latin america
First meeting of EU-Brazil civil society round table

Brussels, 09/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - Representatives of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Brazilian Council for Economic and Social Development (CDES) held their first ever EU-Brazil Civil Society Round Table from Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 July in Brussels. Two themes were on the agenda but, as EESC President Mario Sepi said, they were “not the easiest”, namely “social aspects of the economic crisis and sustainable development”. Mr Sepi nonetheless spoke of a...

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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