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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9983

24 September 2009
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) un/middle east
Tripartite New York summit concludes commitment on resuming negotiations shortly

Brussels, 23/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The eagerly awaited summit on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the UN's General Assembly in New York (bringing together the Israeli prime minister and the president of the Palestinian Authority with President Obama), essentially produced a symbolic result, a photo of the first handshake between the two protagonists. This ought to be a reminder of the photo of Mr Arafat and Mr Rabin back in September 1993, but this time the photo was accompanied by US...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few objective musings on the Irish referendum
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Governments await Irish referendum before officially proposing candidate Commissioners to Barroso
(EU) EU/EP/UN: Belgium to put Louis Michel forward for Presidency of United Nations General Assembly
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: Debate on role and contribution of local and regional authorities to local governance
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: Commission formally proposes toughening up restrictive measures against Pyongyang
(EU) UN/MIDDLE EAST: Tripartite New York summit concludes commitment on resuming negotiations shortly
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Hammarberg says people with mental disabilities should be assisted but not deprived of their fundamental rights
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Germany ratifies new treaty
(EU) EU/UNESCO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Main stakes of legislative package revising financial supervision in Europe
(EU) EU/ANTITRUST: "Surprise" inspections of several cement manufacturers
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission repeats conditions to be observed by German authorities in sale of Opel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves €54.5 million in aid for Dell factory
in Poland
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Informal trialogue on Telecoms Package
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial new orders up by 1.6%
(EU) EU/CHINA:
(EU) EU/BANKS: Commission says bank charges remain “opaque”
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Extraordinary meeting of European agriculture ministers to discuss milk crisis on 5 October
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes restrictions on tuna and swordfish fishing in Western and Central Pacific
(EU) EU/TRADE: Ashton supports constructive approach with China
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Friends of the Earth study underlines negative impact in Indonesia of increased EU demand for biofuels
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Revised directive on building performance becomes priority
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU welcomes New York summit's political scope but calls on more concrete proposals from China and US
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission cannot impose upper limit on greenhouse gas emissions quotas to allocate, says Court
(EU) EU/JHA: Frontex denies involvement in diversions to Libya
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/HEALTH/CLARIFICATION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Platform on Roma inclusion focuses on education systems and training
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 23/09/2009: