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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9988

1 October 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/jha
Report by Tanja Fajon sows seeds of trouble over visa exemption granted to Balkans

Brussels, 30/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 30 September, the rapporteur of the European Parliament for the liberalisation of the visa regime, Tanja Fajon (S&D, Slovenia), pleaded in favour of including five countries of the Balkans on the Schengen "white list": Montenegro, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina - even though the last two of these countries have not yet fulfilled all the criteria required for the visa regime to be...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EU must act as a unit where possible at the G20
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Commission unveils ideas to strengthen strategic partnership and proposes new funding instrument
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: New complaint to Czech Constitutional Court - Topolánek fears loss of Czech Commissioner
(EU) EU/GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Tbilisi started war, but Russia has to share responsibility, EU report says
(EU) EP/CHINA: Sponsored by European Parliament, Human Rights Watch marks 60 years of democracy denied by Communist regime
(EU) EU/PACIFIC: EU expresses its condolences and offers aid to families of victims of tsunami in Samoa
(EU) EP/LIBYA: Framework agreement with Libya would be shameful, says Véronique de Keyser
(EU) EU/ISRAEL/PALESTINE:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts urban mobility action plan
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Private companies call for European rail freight policy to be more ambitious
(EU) EU/ANTITRUST: Commission "readopts" cartel decision in concrete reinforcing bar sector - Eight Italian companies fined
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to regional tax credit system to promote new investments in Sicily
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Public funding of broadband network project in Hauts-de-Seine is approved
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises aid for airport infrastructure in three Lithuanian airports
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go-ahead for Italian aid scheme for rail freight in Emilia Romagna
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: signature of a new fishing deal with the Solomon Islands
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Speed and leadership will be key if EU is to conclude reform of its financial supervision system this December
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission publishes results of its consultation on the planned SEPA
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/TECHNOLOGY: Europe must develop high-performance culture and create more flexible framework for innovation, says president of EIT
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EP/JHA: Report by Tanja Fajon sows seeds of trouble over visa exemption granted to Balkans
(EU) EU/JHA: Barrot pleads for end to navel-gazing over immigration
(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Controversy surrounding harmonisation in draft directive on consumer rights
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission increases emergency aid to victims of Typhoon Ketsana to €4 million
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: €165 million 6-year Central African regional indicative programme signed
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Over 1,000 take part in European Culture Forum
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Commission awards European literature prize
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: MEPs have mixed reactions to Vladimir Špidla's report on proposals and initiatives -Barroso-Špidla relations
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Commission proposal on lorry drivers' hours is rejected
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court annuls freeze on Sison assets
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court reduces fine imposed on Hoechst in 2005
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Go-ahead for sale of first H1N1 vaccines
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for Paris tramway extension
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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