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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9949

28 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) companies

According to Fortune magazine, Chinese firms advance to detriment of under-performing US companies. - US companies continue to lose their top international ranking as the highest performer, while their Chinese sister firms now take an unprecedented lead. According to the most recent Fortune magazine's listing of the top 500 companies (assessed on their annual turnover), only 140 US firms are in the top 500. This figure stood at 153 last year. The league table now includes nine new Chinese...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Analysis of the German Constitutional Court ruling will continue even after the Lisbon Treaty enters into force
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ICELAND: Accession procedure opened, Commission is preparing opinion - No preferential treatment over Balkan countries
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Council extends observation mission (EUMM) by one year
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU considering additional support for training of security forces and for regional maritime capabilities
(EU) EU/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Member states determined to put pressure on other parties to improve offers speed up negotiations
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council amends number of fishing possibilities for 2009
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Spanish and Swedish avoid cod restrictions
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Council adopts new rules for coordinating social security systems in EU
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation on introduction of dynamic provisioning in European banking legislation
(EU) EU/JHA: EU gives green light to trans-Atlantic negotiations on SWIFT
(EU) EU/VISAS: EU hopes to find rapid solution between Prague and Ottawa
(EU) EU/JHA: EU steps up pressure on Ankara to address immigration problems
(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) EU/TRADE: 2008 report on American barriers to trade stresses port legislation and anti-crisis measures
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU bans trade in whale derivative products despite Canada's threat to bring matter before WTO
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Unexpected spat between airports and European airlines
(EU) EU/EIB/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/EU/TELECOM: Council approves modernisation of legislation on spectrum use for mobil services
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/ANTI-TRUST: Commission welcomes new Microsoft proposals on Microsoft Internet Explorer and Interoperability
(EU) EU/ANTI-TRUST: Warranties on new cars worry independent repair companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and UniCredit support for economy of Central and South Eastern Europe
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Companies:
(EU) E-economy:
(EU) Economy/Germany:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 835
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 27/07/2009: