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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9978

17 September 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 26
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council
Europeans refine joint position on banking remuneration ahead of G20

Brussels, 16/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - Heads of state and government meet on Thursday 17 September at an informal dinner to determine the European position to be argued for by the countries and institutions (Swedish Presidency, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the European Commission) at the third G20 Summit in Pittsburgh on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September, just over one year after the collapse of the US business bank Lehman Brothers which sent shock waves around the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Parliament approves extension of José Manuel Barroso's mandate to head European Commission
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Europeans refine joint position on banking remuneration ahead of G20
(EU) EP/TAJIKISTAN: MEPs acknowledge Tajikistan's crucial role in Europe's Security
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Resumption of accession talks on 2 October - Uncertainty over number of chapters to be immediately unfrozen by Slovenia
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: Positive results from ministerial conference
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Settlement building must cease in all cases, says Solana in interview with al-Ahram Hebdo
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Karzai takes 54.6% of votes, but many doubts remain
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: European ministers affirm that agriculture is part of solution to climate change problem
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No astounding measures in pipeline to satisfy milk producers
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: London G20 not keeping its promises - NGOs call on European Council to make bar for Pittsburgh higher
(EU) ENVIRONMENT: EU welcomes universal ratification of Montreal protocol on protecting ozone layer
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EDF entry into South Stream could give Russian gas pipeline project a head start over European rival Nabucco
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission welcomes reform plan suggested by Paris for effective opening of French electricity market by mid-2010
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILE: Berlin seeks to calm things down over Opel dossier
(EU) EU/JHA: Alex Türk criticises talks on Swift
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament gives conditional approval to SWIFT negotiations
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009: aid for devastation left by Klaus
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Expectations of Swedish Presidency and Commission on European Baltic Sea strategy - MEPs' Suggestions
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Commissioner Orban deplores linguistic tensions between Hungary and Slovakia
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: G20 Summit in Pittsburgh must, above all, be jobs summit - trade unions declaration
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social inclusion in times of recession is theme of 8th round table on poverty and social exclusion (Stockholm, 15-16 October)
(EU) EU/EIB: €125 million made available to Caisse d'Épargne for financing social housing in France
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/09/2009: