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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport

Rail interoperability and opening up of market still missing

Brussels, 07/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission intends to legislate in 2010 in an effort to make good the shortcomings in the European rail market and improve interoperability in the rail sector. The European Rail Agency (ERA) is currently drawing up a series of Technical Interoperability Specificities (ITS), which are expected to facilitate harmonisation of technological standards applied in infrastructure, energy systems and rolling stock (locomotives, passenger carriages)...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Barroso clarifies certain aspects of his political guidelines document
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Mr Barroso hopes for coalition of "pro-Europeans" to support his candidacy and his "agenda of change"
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: José Manuel Barroso celebrates 20 years of Commission's support to Jean Monnet programme and outlines ambitious programme for Europe of tomorrow
(EU) EU/TURKEY: European figures plead in favour of accession
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: Europe's Foreign Affairs Ministers take stock of situation in Middle East, Afghanistan and Balkans
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Carl Bildt's trip to Israel cancelled
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Mr Fillon wants economic strategy for Europe
(EU) EU/FRANCE/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Sixteen EU countries request “new tough measures” to support milk producers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council shows level of support for GMO contamination tolerance threshold from imported animal feed
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: Debate on repercussions for Europe of “Google books affair”
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Slovakian telecoms regulator urged to bring mobile termination rates down
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Two mergers approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G20 finance ministers call for international standards on banking remuneration
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Money recovered through mutual assistance estimated to be 5% of amounts sought
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: BusinessEurope priorities for next Commission
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Ministerial agreement on resumption of talks
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO deems some aid to Airbus illegal
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU prepared to up ante with Washington on travel tax
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council finalises adoption of “single sky II” package
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Rail interoperability and opening up of market still missing
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Pawel Samecki in Sweden
(EU) EU/UNIONS/COMMISSION: Monks calls on Barroso to be more precise on policy guidelines
(EU) EU/EIB: Agreement on Marguerite Fund for environmental, energy and transport infrastructure investment
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/SPAIN:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Economy:
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