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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9993

8 October 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
€50 billion more needed by 2020 to develop clean technology in the EU according to European Commission

Brussels, 07/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - Presenting on Wednesday 7 October 2009 the European Commission's 'European Strategic Energy Technology Plan' (SET Plan) and its funding, that was proposed by the European Commission in November 2007 (see EUROPE 9549) and approved by the Energy Council in February 2008 (see EUROPE 9611) and by the European Parliament in July 2008 (see EUROPE 9701), EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and EU Research Commissioner Janez Potoènik called on public...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Defence Europe will be the priority area for the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2011 - What this will mean in practice
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Council, Commission and Parliament believe Treaty will come into force in 2009 - Situation in Prague still uncertain
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Liberals and Greens at EP call for new European Commission to be formed immediately under Treaty of Nice
(EU) EP/MAGHREB: EP delegation meets with European Commission
(EU) EU/GUINEA: EU to back Blaise Compaore's work as facilitator for peaceful solution to guinea crisis
(EU) EU/GREECE:
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: 2009 Sakharov prize finalists announced
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Call for liberation of 36 Iranians taken prisoner during attack on Ashraf Camp
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Excessive deficit procedures against further nine member states
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Downturn shows that coordination in euro area has to be strengthened
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Producers of power transformers fined over illegal cartel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission welcomes Microsoft's proposal to respond to fears of "tied sales" of Internet Explorer software
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves temporary additional aid to German Landesbank WestLB
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: TEN-T coordinators deliver final report to Commission
(EU) EU/ENERGY: €50 billion more needed by 2020 to develop clean technology in the EU according to European Commission
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Harmonisation of company taxation and energy tax to be handed on to new European Commission
(EU) EU/TAXATION: EREC calls for CO2 emissions to be included in energy tax directive
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs lament lack of progress on asylum package
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs welcome end to talks over European PNR
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commissioners broadly in support of bilateral free trade agreement between EU and South Korea
(EU) EP/HUMANITARIAN AID: Michèle Striffler is appointed permanent rapporteur for humanitarian aid
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Resumption of aid dependent on European mission report on Mauritania situation
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agricultural organisations disappointed with outcome of EU milk meeting - Further demonstration on 19 October?
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro area GDP down 0.2% in second quarter of 2009 - 0.3% drop in EU
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to allow Italian company Grimaldi to expand fleet
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank launches SME lending facility for Eastern neighbours
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for extension of port of Las Palmas, in Canaries
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Committee of the Regions takes stance in favour of EU Danube strategy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 07/10/2009: