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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9984

25 September 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/innovation
Competitiveness Council gives broad support to future Community plan on green growth and SMEs

Brussels, 24/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - On the basis of preparatory work by the European Commission - a communication on review of Community policy on innovation with specific documents (innovation in services, public support for innovation, assessment of Community policies, mid-term assessment of growth market and access to financing for SMEs, presented on 2 September - EU industry ministers meeting on Thursday 24 September in Brussels agreed on the need to give a kick-start to European...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Germany, an example and symbol of current uncertainties about European integration? Jacques Delors takes up position
Germany, symbol of the European malaise, by Jacques Delors:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Relations with Moscow becoming more complicated
(EU) EU/IRAN: Commission proposes toughening up restrictive action against Tehran
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European ministers debate primary school education
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Quality assurance in European higher education makes significant headway, Commission says
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: member states have to develop appropriate policies for managing increase in immigrant children in schools
(EU) EP/TELECOMS:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Transposition of “services” directive enters home stretch - Considerable effort still to be made
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Exempting micro-businesses from requirement to present annual accounts divides member states
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: Competitiveness Council gives broad support to future Community plan on green growth and SMEs
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Peter Mandelson criticises project to take over Opel
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Future of transport on agenda of next member state ministerial
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Security sector wants to speed up introduction of better scanning technology
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts road transport package
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Formal adoption of directive limiting harmful emissions from petrol vapour at service stations
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Awarded for communication on Community ecolabel are: a hotel, a ceramic tile maker and a paint and varnishes producer
(EU) EU/FIJI: EU extends till 31 March 2010 development cooperation sanctions against Fiji
(EU) EU/TRADE: France supports adding social criteria to border carbon tax project
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Italy completes list of countries that want “new regulation” in dairy sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts regulation improving animal welfare at time of slaughter
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2010: Member states agree on funding for Palestine
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Doctors of the World call for European Parliament resolution on equal access to healthcare for all, including undocumented persons and asylum seekers
(EU) EU/JHA: EU records surge in illegal immigration
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission hopes to boost European research on unlawful drugs
(EU) EU/JHA: EU hopes to rapidly conclude agreement with Brasilia on visa waiver
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission extends EMAS eco-management system to all its buildings and activities
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission publishes architecture policy guide
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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