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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9991

6 October 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecoms
Commission doubts Austria's broadband measures are compatible with EU rules

Brussels, 05/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has called on the Austrian telecoms regulator, Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs GmbH (RTR), to suspend the adoption of regulatory measures regarding the definition of the Austrian broadband access market, the bitstream access market. The Commission has serious doubts as to the compatibility of the provisions defining the Austrian wholesale broadband access market with EU law. In the notification submitted one month ago, RTR has...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/KENYA: EU urges Kenyan authorities to end impunity and corruption and to cooperate with ICC
(EU) EU/MOZAMBIQUE: EU sends mission to observe general elections to be held in Mozambique on 28 October
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(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes amendment of some aid to outermost regions
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes 25% reduction in 2010 Black Sea turbot quota - No change for sprat
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission says prime policy aim should be healthy and balanced fish stocks
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Consultation on block exemption for insurance sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Presentation of draft directive on consumers' rights against cartels postponed
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: MTV and European Commission working together to raise young people's awareness about tackling climate change
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Commission issues favourable opinion on temporary extension of working time for junior doctors in Hungary, Netherlands and UK
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Working time directive in road transport sent back to committee - No timetable set - Formal plenary vote postponed
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission denies it wants to put in place with Libya unconscionable treatment of illegal migrants
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU-Brazil agreement on visa exemption
(EU) EU/JHA: Guantanamo will not close in time
(EU) EU/JHA: EU agrees on reinforcing Europol
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission doubts Austria's broadband measures are compatible with EU rules
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Airlines challenge unilateral US hike in inspection charges
(EU) EU/EIB/ACP:
(EU) EU/TRAINING:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission ends its investigation into Uruguay's tax system for imported spirits
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Brazil remains EU's tenth biggest trading partner
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: New fall in retail sales in August
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for wind farm in Cyprus
(EU) EU/EIB: Support for distribution sector in Vietnam
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Dutch cohabitation agreements can confer partner status on civil servants' spouses
(EU) EU/VOLUNTARY SECTOR: Winners of Ubuntu Prize announced
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Principal acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Latin America:
(EU) United States:
(EU) Russia:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 841
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