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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9942

15 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Glance at legal and regulatory aspects of intergovernmental agreement on Nabucco gas pipeline

Brussels, 14/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - As we saw yesterday (EUROPE 9941), the EU has made a first decisive step towards putting the Nabucco gas pipeline project into practice. This will connect gas from Central Asia and the Middle East to the Community market via Turkey and bypass Russia. The agreement, after six months of bitter negotiations, is between Turkey and four Member States (Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria) of the European Union. Turkey is supported by Germany whose energy...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Impact of Nabucco project ripples far beyond energy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BUREAU: Jerzy Buzek elected twenty-eighth President of European Parliament
(EU) EP/BUREAU: Gianni Pittella, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou and Stavros Labrinidis are first three Deputy Presidents of Parliament
(EU) EP/GROUPS: Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Martin Schulz say José Manuel Barroso's chances of having his tenure renewed at head of Commission are slight
(EU) EP/GROUPS: European Conservatives and Reformists will have clout in new Parliament, says Timothy Kirkhope
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) EP/GROUPS: Lothar Bisky confirms left-wingers will not vote for Barroso who “is only interested in what heads of government think”
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES: Chairpersons of parliamentary committees
(EU) EP/HONDURAS: Call for suspension of GSP+
(EU) EP/NABUCCO:
(EU) EP/BUREAU:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA COUNCIL: Close examination of future Stockholm Programme
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission regrets introduction of visas for Czechs
(EU) EU/JHA: Spain and Greece call for Frontex to be strengthened
(EU) EU/JHA: Jacques Barrot's proposals on immigration are challenged
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Catherine Ashton and Ron Kirk are determined to resolve transatlantic disputes through dialogue
(EU) EU/TRADE: Sweden plans to finalise bilateral free trade agreement between EU and South Korea during its EU presidency
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Glance at legal and regulatory aspects of intergovernmental agreement on Nabucco gas pipeline
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Progress towards EU/Swiss electricity agreement
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: General agreement in Council on need to adapt agriculture to challenge and impact of climate change
(EU) EU/FOOD: Scientific assessment of health claims for foods will not be completed by deadline
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Welfare of dairy cattle leaves much to be desired
(EU) EU/FOOD SUPPLY SECURITY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Kazakh and Zambian airlines banned from EU airspace
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission adopts host of decisions in transport arena
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth investigation into aid to Belgium's La Poste
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Court referral for Austria's failure to recover illegal aid
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Publishers demand greater copyright protection rights for online content
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: CPMR round table on “regions and the crisis” will close with launch of manifesto signed by twelve regional presidents
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Madi Sharma (EESC) requests European child protection strategy against sex offenders
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank signs €300 million loan for Dutch small businesses with Rabobank
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 14/07/2009: