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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9985

26 September 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social dialogue
Website on posted workers in construction sector

Brussels, 25/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - European social partners in the construction industry sector, namely the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) and the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW), presented their website on the application in practice of the “posted workers” directive in Europe (96/71/EC), on Friday 25 September in Brussels. The directive is one of the cornerstones of European legislation affecting the construction industry, one of the...

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(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Quartet meeting in New York is “significant step” towards reactivating talks
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow indispensable for settling regional conflicts
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Bolivia and Ecuador question free-trade model on which EU/Andean Community talks are based
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Corina Cretu criticises apparent rapprochement between United States and Russia
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
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(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU calls on member states not to cut R&D budgets
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: EMEA recommends authorisation of two vaccines for A(H1N1) flu
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM: Orban wants everyone to learn at least two foreign languages
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes excluding vessels from four countries from restrictions on cod fishing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Healthy eating campaign
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: László Kovács is “sympathetic” to French idea of levying carbon tax at EU borders
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European industry and employers call for prudential overhaul of financial system as part of a global approach
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Poland and Estonia awaiting new decision from Commission before increasing carbon quotas
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: EU calls on international negotiators to make decisive progress at Bangkok talks
(EU) EU/TRADE: Negotiations progressing with Colombia and Peru
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Prospect of agreement with Lebanon on dispute settlement relating to Euro-Mediterranean Agreement trade arrangements
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms essence of Commission decision against “Lombard Club” of Austrian banks
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Website on posted workers in construction sector
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/EIB: First loan for small businesses in Luxembourg with BGL BNP Paribas
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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