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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9989

2 October 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
EU activates its first satellite navigation system

Brussels, 01/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The day after signing a contract with the ESSP SaS company (European Satellite Services Provider) responsible for the exploitation and maintenance of the system until 2013, the European Commission officially announced, on Thursday 1 October, the launch of EGNOS - Europe's first contribution to satellite navigation and a precursor of Galileo (the EU's satellite navigation system). Already available in space, the EGNOS signal has thus become accessible to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Exit Strategy myths and reality
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: “Yes” vote expected to win in Irish referendum on Friday
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: mission of experts to follow next local elections
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC:
(EU) EP/DELEGATIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Public deficit exit strategies will apply until 2011 at latest, economic upturn permitting
(EU) EP/2007 BUDGET: Budgetary Control Committee notes greater transparency in Council accounts
(EU) EP/2010 BUDGET: Budgets Committee at EP almost completes preparations for first reading of EU budget for 2010 - €900 million for milk
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Consultation in sight on crisis resolution mechanisms after failure of financial institution
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New preferential regime for sugar from developing countries takes effect
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission partly authorises German tax law on risk capital
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU activates its first satellite navigation system
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Commission welcomes American decision to make internet governance more independent and more international
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Parliament prepares position for third reading of telecom package
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Fredrik Reinfeldt and Ban Ki-moon make urgent appeal to world political leaders for agreement in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Citizens' Energy Forum endorses recommendations on billing, complaints and smart metering
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: 2009 - annus horribilis for EuroMed textile and clothing exports
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Vassiliou responds to MEPs' H1N1 virus concerns
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission provides €3 million for Indonesian earthquake victims
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EP Committee rejects new EU-Guinea agreement
(EU) EP/JHA: Future European Asylum bureau in trouble
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General upholds validity of roaming regulation
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Exclamation mark on JOOP! cannot be registered as Community trade mark
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: October plenary session on regional and local answers to climate change - José Manuel Barroso and Pawe£ Samecki attend
(EU) EIB/EGYPT: €120 million for “clean” electricity generation and access to drinking water
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on European integration in October
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 01/10/2009: