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30 June 2009
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Press release - 2953rd ENVIRONMENT Council meeting - Luxembourg, 25 Juin 2009
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Declaration by the Presidency on Honduras
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Javier SOLANA, Haut Représentant de l'Union européenne pour la PESC, est préoccupé par la situation au Niger
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- Economic and Financial Affairs : Economic sentiment shows further improvement
- Economic and Financial Affairs : Quarterly report on the euro area - June 2009
- Economic and Financial Affairs : June 2009: Business Climate Indicator improves, but orders continue to deteriorate
- Enterprise and Industry : The European Commission welcomes industry's commitment to provide a common charger for mobile telephones
- Enterprise and Industry : Enterprise Experience - new leaflet
- Environment : EU launches “Click a Tree” campaign
- Energy and Transport : No disturbances expected for electricity supply this Summer under usual weather conditions
- EU in the world : Enlargement : 400 cyclists from all over Europe celebrate with citizens of Belgrade the end of the Danube by bike tour
- Eu in the world : External relations : Eastern Partnership - Civil Society Forum
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Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : UNICEF highlights partnership with ECHO on its website

- Fisheries : Maritime Affairs : Fisheries: EU hosts meeting on future of global tuna fisheries
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Information Society : Commission welcomes industry's commitment to provide a common charger for mobile phones
[121 KB] - Information Society : Harmonisation of a charging capability of common charger for mobile phones - frequently asked questions
- Internal Market and Servises : Commission calls on Member States to implement new guidelines for improving Single Market
- Justice, Freedom and Security : EU Fundamental Rights Agency presents its Annual Report and Annual Activity Report
- Research : BIOLOGY: Researchers identify new DNA cell repair mechanism
- Research : Scientific support to underpin EU biofuels policy
- Research : JRC publishes "Renewable Energy Snapshots"
29 June 2009
- On this day: 27 June - the Iron Curtain was breached
- The Week Ahead 29 June – 5 July 2009
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Declaration on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
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Accession conference with Turkey at Ministerial level
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Middle East Quartet statement - Trieste 26 June 2009
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Declaration on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : CAP: Commission launches a call for tender for a study: "Implications of asynchronous GMO approvals for imports of animal feed"
- Culture : Submit your cultural heritage project to Europa Nostra and share your success
- Culture : European Commission is looking for experts in the field of culture to evaluate applications
- Enterprise and Industry : European Enterprise Awards 2010 launched
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Adoption of an opinion reaffirming the fundamental principle of free movement of workers
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Guide for Training in SMEs
- Eu in the world : External relations : EU-India Troika to set an ambitious agenda for the next EU-India Summit
- Information Society : '.eu' internet domain to be available also in Cyrillic and Greek alphabets
- Information Society : EU rules on TV advertising need to be closely monitored, says Commission report
- Information Society : New frontiers of imaging the human body - Futuris report on Euronews
- Justice, Freedom and Security : 26 June 2009 – International Drugs Day – launch of the European Action on Drugs
- Research : CHEMICAL SCIENCES: Scientists discover new periodic table element
- Statistics : An extensive range of statistics on consumers [163 KB]
26 June 2009
- Hans-Gert Pöttering ready to lead an EP delegation to Iran
- Freshman MEPs Michalis Tremopoulos and Edvard Kožušník in Brussels
- The aliens are here!
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PRESS RELEASE - 2953rd ENVIRONMENT Council meeting - Luxembourg, 25 June 2009
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Council conclusions on integrating environment in development cooperation
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : Full steam ahead with the ‘Milk – Drink it up!’ campaign: European Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel announces the winners of the ‘Milk Power!’ photo competition
- Environment : Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (CCS) in emerging developing countries: financing the EU-China Near Zero Emissions Coal Plant project
- Environment : Greece: Commission pursues legal action over lack of measures to protect important wetland
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission acts to enforce the Directive on working conditions in the international rail sector
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission acts against Latvia on gender equality legislation
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission takes legal action against Italy on discriminatory pension age
- Energy and Transport : The EU establishes a common binding framework on nuclear safety
- Energy and Transport : Driving licences: The Commission sends reasoned opinions to three Member States
- Eu in the world : External relations : European Union provides € 300 000 for victims of floods and mudslides in Tajikistan
- Fisheries : Maritime Affairs : Commissioner Borg in Noord-Holland to discuss sustainable innovation and coastal management
- Information Society : Commission steps up legal action against Poland for incorrect transposition of EU public sector information rules
- Information Society : Telecoms: European Commission calls on Lithuania to provide caller location for 112 emergency calls
- Internal Market and Servises : Internal Market: Commission takes action to ensure that the Czech Republic, France and Luxembourg implement EU rules
- Justice, Freedom and Security : International Drugs Day – Vice President Jacques Barrot launches the European Action on Drugs
- Justice, Freedom and Security : Accounting and auditing: Commission takes action to ensure that Member States implement EU rules
- Regional Policy : European Commission adopts 6th Progress Report on Economic and Social Cohesion
- Research : PHYSICS: Keeping Earth's technologies safe from space weather
- Research : Bridging the R&D gap in experimental earthquake engineering
- Statistics : Industrial new orders down by 1.0% in euro area [329 KB]
- Statistics : GDP per inhabitant varied by one to six across the EU27 Member States [90 KB]
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Taxation and Customs Union : Direct taxation: The European Commission requests Spain to change its tax provisions related to the exchange of shares

25 June 2009
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EU–OPEC Energy Dialogue, 6th meeting, Vienna, 23 June 2009, Joint Press Release
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EU HR Javier Solana condemns the attack against an EUMM patrol near the Abkhazian administrative boundary
[121 KB] - EU press release at the end of the 11th Human Rights Council in Geneva
- Competition : State aid: Commission adopts guidance on in-depth assessment of regional aid to large investment projects
- Economic and Financial Affairs : Commission assesses remainder Stability and Convergence Programmes; takes EDP steps for Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Romania
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : 1,100 Spanish textile workers to receive help worth €3.3 million from European Globalisation Fund
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Over 1,500 textile workers in Portugal to receive help worth €832,800 from European Globalisation Fund
- Energy and Transport : Transport: Reinforcing cooperation between Europe and Africa
- Fisheries : Maritime Affairs : Commission welcomes positive Fisheries Council conclusions
- Fisheries : Maritime Affairs : Fisheries: Simplification of fisheries rule is a success – and must continue!
- Health and Consumer Protection : Fighting Cancer: A European partnership is born
- Justice, Freedom and Security : The Commission proposes a new policy to enhance chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear security in the EU
- Justice, Freedom and Security : The setting up of an Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems proposed by the Commission
- Research : MEDICAL: Better diagnosis and treatment lower aneurysm risk
24 June 2009
- More rigorous protection of animals at slaughter
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2952nd AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES Council meeting (provisional version) - Luxembourg, 22 and 23 June 2009
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Declaration 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Solferino
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- Economic and Financial Affairs : The Commission publishes the 2009 report on Public Finances in EMU
- Economic and Financial Affairs : Commission and Romania sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on €5 billion balance-of-payments loan
- Energy and Transport : EU – OPEC Energy Dialogue
- EU in the world : Enlargement : “Discover Europe in Motion”: Start of the Danube by Bike Tour 2009
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Eu in the world : External relations : 15th ECOWAS-EU Ministerial Troika Meeting - Luxembourg, June 16, 2009 - FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ

- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Sri Lanka: European Commission provides €5 million for life-saving emergency humanitarian assistance
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Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Solferino: where the modern humanitarian movement began

- Eu in the World : Trade : EU and Australia boost bilateral trade, call for Doha deal
- Eu in the World : Trade : EU requests WTO consultations with China over export restrictions on raw materials
- Information Society : Study on socio-economic impact of open service innovation
- Health and Consumer Protection : Council adopts Commission proposal improving animal treatment at time of slaughter
- Justice, Freedom and Security : European Council responds to worries over illegal immigration
- Research : NANOTECHNOLOGY-Danish-Sino cooperation fuels nanotechnology research
- Research : Food Security: improving post harvest loss estimates
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Data protection compliance in the EU administration: EDPS reports overall good progress and will step up verification in practice

- Le Conseil européen donne suite à la demande du CdR pour une stratégie européenne pour la région du Danube – la commission RELEX en arrête les points clés
- CoR scrutinises progress of EU enlargement countries, stresses role of local and regional authorities in accession process
23 June 2009
- Chinese Sakharov winner Hu Jia – still in jail
- The week ahead 22-28 June: New MEPs, Swedish talks, Iran, fate of Hu Jia
- Hans-Gert Pöttering welcomes European Council deal on legal guarantees for Ireland
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22/06/2009 - 2952nd AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES Council meeting - Luxembourg, 22 June 2009
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22/06/2009 - Declaration concerning post-election crisis in Iran
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Council agrees on new rules for novel foods
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- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : EU examines impact of climate change on jobs
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Comprehensive sectoral analysis - Building and Repairing of Ships and Boats sector in the EU
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : €2.7 million from European Globalisation Fund to help some 600 redundant car sector workers
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Increasing pressure on the humanitarian space worldwide: Louis Michel and John Holmes sound the alarm
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Commission allocates €8 million for refugees and drought victims in Kenya
- Internal Market and Servises : Auditing: Commission consults on possible adoption of international standards for statutory audit of EU companies
- Health and Consumer Protection : Commission welcomes adoption of feed regulation that will further strengthen food safety in the EU
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Regional Policy : Achievements of Europe's Regional Policy 2004-2009: now on-line
[171 KB] - Research : TRANSPORT: Stronger EU-US research activity on the cards
- Statistics : EU27 tax ratio at 39.8% of GDP in 2007 [199 KB]
22 June 2009
- A personal view of Parliament's Info Offices: Julian Vassallo in Malta
- Hans-Gert Pöttering welcomes European Council deal on legal guarantees for Ireland
- The Week Ahead 22-28 June 2009
- EU summit agreed on guarantees for Ireland
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BRUSSELS EUROPEAN COUNCIL. 18/19 JUNE 2009. PRESIDENCY CONCLUSIONS
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EU press release at the end of the 11th Human Rights Council in Geneva
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- Enterprise and Industry : Blue Card opens door to recruiting highly-skilled foreign workers
- Enterprise and Industry : Boosting entrepreneurship
- Environment : Green Week 2009: Climate change – act and adapt
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : An impressive commitment by all to Equal Opportunities for All!
- Energy and Transport : Gas Coordination Group, in the light of explanations given by Gazprom and Naftogaz, studies the measures possibly needed to secure next winter season's supplies
- Eu in the world : External relations : EU Declaration on Burma/Myanmar [238 KB]
- Eu in the world : External relations : Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner visits Belarus to encourage further steps towards democratisation - assistance package of €10 mio announced
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Eu in the world : External relations : ASEM Ministerial Conference on Energy Security - Joint Statement
[198 KB] - Eu in the World : Developement : Brazilian journalist Raphael Gomide is new winner of the Lorenzo Natali Grand Prize 2008
- Information Society : Completing administrative procedures electronically: European Commission to boost cross-border services by means of up-to-date technology
- Justice, Freedom and Security : Conference on New Technical Surveillance Measures and the Protection of Fundamental Rights
- Research : ICT: Europeans making mobile services easier
- Statistics : Around 600 000 prisoners in the EU27 [111 KB]
19 June 2009
- New MEPs Tanja Fajon and Lara Comi arrive at the Parliament
- Images of Aung San Suu Kyi to be displayed on EP buildings in Brussels
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2951st EXTERNAL RELATIONS Council meeting, Luxembourg, 15 and 16.6.2009
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EU-Belarus Human Rights Dialogue Prague, 16-17 June 2009
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Declaration on the termination of UNOMIG
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : Agreement to allow early payments of direct aid to farmers
- Agriculture and Rural Development : Deadline for entries for EU-wide Organic logo competition pushed back to 6 July 2009
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Parental leave: revised Framework Agreement
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : European certificate to improve quality of work for hairdressers
- Energy and Transport : Gas Coordination Group, in the light of explanations given by Gazprom and Naftogaz, studies the measures possibly needed to secure next winter season's supplies
- Eu in the world : External relations : Academic Symposium "Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the Palestinian Refugees: Present and Future"
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Preparing for storms, landslides, earthquakes and floods: UN award for European Commission humanitarian aid partners
- Information Society : European Commission calls for an open, independent and accountable governance of the internet
- Information Society : When your yogurt pots start talking to you: Europe prepares for the internet revolution
- Information Society : Telecoms: Commission welcomes Irish regulator's move to support increased broadband competition in Ireland
- Justice, Freedom and Security : The fight against child labour is a core commitment of the EU's children’s rights agenda
- Research : Towards improved safety of biocides and simplified authorisation procedures
- Research : European Commission welcomes outcome of ITER Council
- Swedish presidency priorities, development aid and enlargement top CoR plenary agenda
- Swedish Presidency tells CoR plenary session: uncertain times will not paralyse the EU
- "Impliquez-vous dans le développement," exhorte Louis Michel face aux régions et villes européennes
18 June 2009
- Pöttering condemns latest ordeal of Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi
- MEPs gear up to join political groups and elect new President
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EU-PAKISTAN SUMMIT
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"EU-Pakistan: changing ties", Article by EU HR Javier SOLANA published in Dawn.com, Pakistan
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15th ECOWAS-EU Ministerial Troika Meeting Luxembourg, June 16, 2009
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : Excellent take-up by Member States for first year of School Fruit Scheme
- Agriculture and Rural Development : Three agricultural product names registered
- Competition : State aid: Commission proposes appropriate measures to bring Swedish press aid into line with Single Market
- Energy and Transport : The Baltic Sea Region States reach agreement on the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan
- Energy and Transport : Shaping transport policy for the future
- EU in the world Enlargement : Launch of the IPA 2007 cross-border programme with Albania
- Eu in the world External relations : Enhancing Asia-Europe cooperation on energy security: Commission hosts First ASEM Energy Ministerial meeting
- Eu in the World Humanitarian Aid : First EU-Pakistan Summit: Commission boosts humanitarian aid up to €72 M and supports strategic dialogue
- Eu in the World Humanitarian Aid : EU and West Africa move forward on regional Economic Partnership Agreement
- Information Society : Imagine a new world, Photo Competition
- Justice, Freedom and Security : European Forum on the Rights of the Child to take place on 18 June
- Research : MEDICAL: New zebrafish model offers new insights into skin cancer
- Research : Energy Star: reinforced energy efficiency standards for office equipment
- Statistics : 79 million EU citizens were at-risk-of-poverty in 2007, of whom 32 million were also materially deprived - Issue number 46/2009
- Statistics : Harmonized indices of consumer prices – May 2009 - Issue number 19/2009
17 June 2009
- A Polish Erasmus student voting in Kolding, Denmark
- Apply for Parliamentary grants for your communication project
- President Hans-Gert Pöttering expresses concern about the events in Iran
- Ahead of the June summit
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EU-UKRAINE COOPERATION COUNCIL, THIRTEENTH MEETING, LUXEMBOURG, 16 JUNE 2009
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : Transparency: Commission will start infringement procedure against Germany if Bavaria refuses to publish CAP beneficiaries
- Economic and Financial Affairs : Joint statement by the Presidency of the Ecofin Council and the Commission on the fiscal package adopted by the Latvian Parliament
- Education : Teacher effectiveness hampered by lack of incentives and bad behaviour in the classroom
- Enterprise and Industry : Enterprise report launched at meeting of economy ministers
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission joins the ILO High Level Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis
- Energy and Transport : Commission launches BUILD UP web portal to help cut energy consumption for buildings
- Energy and Transport : Greening air transport: “Clean Sky” Joint Technology Initiative launches a €25 million first call for proposals for research on cleaner air transport
- Energy and Transport : Travelling with pets: Commission proposes to extend transitional measures in five Member States until end 2011
- Eu in the world : External relations : European Union deploys Election Observation Mission to Guinea Bissau
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Occupied Palestinian territory and Syria: Commission allocates €6 million for drought victims
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : "European Commission grants EUR 5 million for its 7th disaster‑preparedness action plan in the Caribbean"
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Information Society : Telecoms: Commission agrees with continued regulation of bottleneck leased lines markets in Spain while expecting notification of prices
[14 KB] - Research : Greening air transport: “Clean Sky” Joint Technology Initiative launches a €25 million first call for proposals for research on cleaner air transport
- Research : AGRICULTURE: Europeans target better pesticide protection
- Statistics : Euro area labour costs rose by 3.7% [231 KB]
- Statistics : Euro area annual inflation down to 0.0% [198 KB]
- Statistics : Euro area external trade surplus 2.7 bn euro [237 KB]
16 June 2009
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2951st EXTERNAL RELATIONS Council meeting, Luxembourg, 15-16.6.2009
[221 KB] - Helping the USA close Guantanamo
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Council Conclusions on Iran
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- Economic and Financial Affairs: Eurogroup adopts terms of reference on budgetary policies
- Enterprise and Industry: Extension of CIP guarantee agreement with "Fonds de Participation"
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Eu in the world - External relations: EU to meet the Latin American and Caribbean countries in Lima, 16 May 2008

- Internal Market and Servises: Financial services: Commission launches consultation on how to ensure responsible lending and borrowing in the EU
- Internal Market and Servises: Financial services: Commission launches consultation on expert group report on credit histories
- Justice, Freedom and Security: Challenges for equality between women and men in a time of change
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Regional Policy: RegioStars - The Awards for Regional Innovative Projects

- Research: CLIMATE CHANGE: HighNoon project tackles global water cycle dilemma
- Research: The REA is finally autonomous
- Statistics: Euro area and EU27 employment down by 0.8%
15 June 2009
- Agreement on emergency oil stocks
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EU HR Javier SOLANA supports the formation of a coalition government in Lebanon
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EU Military Exercise 2009 (MILEX 09) to be conducted from 17-26 June 2009
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- Enterprise and Industry : Outcome of public consultation on type-approval of two- and three wheel motor vehicles and quadricycles
- Enterprise and Industry : Quelles avancées en Tunisie par rapport aux pays voisins ?
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Words raising awareness: EU journalist competition on discrimination and diversity
- EU in the world : Enlargement : The EU to invest ?1.5 million in new Police Training Facilities in Montenegro
- Industrial production down by 1.9% in euro area [318 KB]
12 June 2009
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2949th TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATION AND ENERGY Council meeting (provisional version) - Luxembourg, 11 June 2009
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Council strengthens the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to counter crisis
[118 KB] - Les marchés publics du Conseil en ligne
- Education : European universities awarded for excellence in supporting mobile students
- Education : European Commission and Government of Mexico launch policy dialogue in education and culture
- Education : European universities awarded for excellence in supporting mobile students
- Environment : Bathing water quality improving in the EU
- Information Society : Telecoms: Commission clears ARCEP's proposal to maintain regulation in French broadcasting transmission services markets
- Health and Consumer Protection : WHO raises the pandemic alert for Influenza AH1N1 from phase 5 to phase 6
- Research : BIOTECHNOLOGY: How protein receptors affect plant immunity
- Statistics : EU27 current account deficit 50.8 bn euro [122 KB]
11 June 2009
- Agriculture and Rural Development : Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel visits Zagreb
- Competition : New rules on state aid to ship management companies
- Economic and Financial Affairs : ECOFIN adopts Council Conclusions on climate change
- Environment : Brussels Debate: How green can Europe become through creativity and innovation?
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : June 2009 Monthly monitor on the EU employment situation and social outlook
- Eu in the World : Trade : EU and Canada start negotiations for economic and trade agreement
- Eu in the World : Trade : EU Commission publishes report on US internet gambling laws
- Information Society : Telecoms Council, Luxembourg, 11 June 2009
- Justice, Freedom and Security : 10.06.2009 - Commission issues evaluation of Hague Programme and Action Programme
- Justice, Freedom and Security : European Commission outlines its vision for the area of freedom, security and justice in the next five years
- Publications : Migration in the European Union-An opportunity and a challenge
- Regional Policy : European Commission launches Strategy to boost development of Baltic Sea Region
- Research : INNOVATION: EU project WATCH(es)-OVER people in transit
- Research : Can creativity be measured?
- Research : Promoting R&D in Europe: beyond raising expenditure
10 June 2009
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2948th ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Council meeting, Luxembourg, 9.6.2009
[276 KB] - Backing for a new two-tier supervisory system for financial markets
- Time to step up patient safety
- Competition : State aid: Commissioner Kroes briefs June 9 Council of Economics and Finance Ministers on restructuring of banks and their return to viability
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Culture : Seven Grand Prize winners of the 2009 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards were granted together with 21 Awards during a ceremony in the Teatro Antico in Taormina, Sicily

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Culture : The role of culture in boosting creativity and innovation in Europe is further recognized at EU level

- Education : A forecast of Europeans' skills until 2020
- Eu in the world : External relations : EU Election Observation Mission, Lebanon 2009
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Déclaration de la Commission européenne suite au décès du Président du Gabon, Omar Bongo Ondimba
- Information Society : Commissioner Reding welcomes New European Charter on Freedom of the Press
- Justice, Freedom and Security : Main results of the Justice and Home Affairs Council
- Research : Muscle activity plays key role in joint formation
9 June 2009
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Press release - 2947th Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting - Luxembourg, 8 June 2009
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Statement by EU HR Javier SOLANA on the elections in Lebanon
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Council Conclusions on Equal opportunities for women and men: active and dignified ageing
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : No change for rosé wine
- Competition : State aid: Commission authorises temporary Romanian guarantee scheme to boost real economy
- Competition : State aid: Commission authorises Spanish temporary aid scheme to boost the real economy
- Competition : State aid: Commission authorises Lithuanian temporary aid scheme to grant compatible aid of up to €500 000
- Economic and Financial Affairs : Eurogroup and ECOFIN ministers meetings of 8 and 9 June
- Enterprise and Industry : Améliorer l’environnement des entreprises - quelles avancées en Algérie ?
- Environment : World Oceans Day: healthy oceans key to Europe's future
- EU in the world : Enlargement : Fly Up To Europe, Song Of Hope
- Eu in the world : External relations : Mid-term review of the Multiannual Indicative Programme, covering 2011-2013
- Information Society : EU Roaming Regulation clears final hurdle: Council paves way for cheaper roaming prices as of 1 July
- Information Society : Telecoms: Commission clears Slovenian regulator's decision to maintain regulation on the mobile market
- Internal Market and Servises : Commission launches consultation on possible end-date for Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) migration
- Regional Policy : Black, white or grey? Consultation on draft State Aid Guidelines for Broadband
- Research : ZOOLOGY: Bees rely on sticky substance during their nectar jaunts
- Research : 2000 visitors at 'Energy Open Day'
- Sport : Commission holds second high-level meeting with Olympic movement
8 June 2009
- Raising awareness in the event of disasters
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2946th JUSTICE and HOME AFFAIRS Council meeting - Luxembourg, 4-5 June 2009
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Statement by Javier SOLANA on the murder of British hostage Edwin Dyer in Mali
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- Competition : State aid: Commission approves amendment to German crisis measure allowing aid of up to €500.000
- Eu in the world : External relations : Haiti: European Commission launches a Global Humanitarian Aid Plan worth €7 million
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Information Society : Telecoms: Commission approves the UK national telecoms regulator Ofcom's proposed regulation of fixed line phone services
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Information Society : Telecoms: Commission comments on UK telecoms regulator's proposed regulation of wholesale fixed line phone services
[13 KB] - Research : ARCHAEOLOGY: Researchers dive into ancient treasure
- The EIB supports water quality improvements in the Baltic Sea
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Italy: EUR 550m to Costa Crociere for its 2012 Development Plan

5 June 2009
- Photo slideshow - voting and preparations for the results
- European elections: where to find the results
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Remarks to the press by EU HR Javier SOLANA on President Obama's speech in Cairo "A new page in relations with the Arab-Muslim world"
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2946th JUSTICE and HOME AFFAIRS Council meeting - Luxembourg, 4 June 2009
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Council conclusions on better use of SIS and SIRENE for the protection of children
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- Competition : A SINGLE MEETING BETWEEN COMPANIES MAY CONSTITUTE A CONCERTED PRACTICE IN BREACH OF COMMUNITY COMPETITION LAW
- Environment : World Environment Day : Commissioner Dimas calls for greater ambition in talks on new global agreement
- Environment : Emissions trading: public consultation on future EU ETS auctioning rules launched
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : A JOB-SEEKER WHO HAS ESTABLISHED GENUINE LINKS WITH THE LABOUR MARKET OF A MEMBER STATE CAN RECEIVE A BENEFIT OF A FINANCIAL NATURE INTENDED TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
- EU in the world : Enlargement : "Enlarge your vision" - 2009 European Young Journalists Award is closed
- Eu in the world : External relations : EU and Russia make progress on WTO accession
- Eu in the world : External relations : The Eastern Partnership: getting down to work
- Eu in the world : External relations : Economic Partnership Agreements: EU and Southern African countries sign interim deal
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Western Sahara: Commission to provide €10 million in humanitarian aid for the "forgotten refugees"
- Justice, Freedom and Security : NATIONAL COURTS ARE REQUIRED TO EXAMINE, OF THEIR OWN MOTION, THE UNFAIRNESS OF A TERM CONTAINED IN A CONTRACT CONCLUDED BETWEEN A CONSUMER AND A SELLER OR SUPPLIER
- Research : HEALTH: International researchers tackle stillbirth taboo
- Statistics : Volume of retail trade up by 0.2% in euro area [298 KB]
4 June 2009
- Competition : State aid: Commission adopts guidance on training aid and aid to disadvantaged and disabled workers
- Competition : State aid: Commission authorises temporary Finnish scheme allowing limited amounts of aid to boost real economy/span>
- Competition : State aid: Commission authorises temporary Greek scheme for subsidised state guarantees to boost real economy
- Culture : 2011 to be the European Year of Volunteering
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Shared commitment for employment
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Tackling the social impact of the crisis: a Shared Commitment for Employment
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Commission authorises aid scheme for forests in south‑western France damaged by storm Klaus
- Eu in the World : Trade : Swedish Trade Minister and EU Trade Commissioner target bilateral trade deals, Doha Round
- Research : RENEWABLE ENERGY: EU project treats agro waste for biogas
- Statistics : Euro area GDP down by 2.5% and EU27 GDP down by 2.4% [156 KB]
- Statistics : Industrial producer prices down by 1.0% in euro area [298 KB]
3 June 2009
- You have one vote. Use it to get the Europe you want!
- Be a sport go and vote
- TWO: 2 sexes in Parliament
- Education : Commission launches feasibility study to develop a multi-dimensional university ranking
- Enterprise and Industry : Second Informal meeting with EU ministers on the situation of GM on 29 May 2009 reconfirms need for coordination
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission's study finds out that European 20% renewables target can give jobs to 2.8 million people
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : European Commission Internship For Young Roma Graduates 2009-2010
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Social protection expenditure in 2006, EU27 spent 26.9% of GDP on social protection
- EU in the world Enlargement : New EU Information Relay Office opened in Turkey
- Eu in the World Humanitarian Aid : European Commission allocates €8 million for ongoing humanitarian needs in Zimbabwe
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Information Society : Telecoms: Commission comments on Bulgarian telecoms authority’s plans to regulate fixed call retail markets
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Information Society : Telecoms: Commission comments on the proposal of the Bulgarian national telecoms regulator regarding consumer access to public fixed telephone networks
[13 KB] - Research : CAREPNEUMO aims to control antibiotic resistant diseases
- Research : BIOMEDICINE :Scientists link potassium flow with schizophrenia
- Statistics : EU27 spent 26.9% of GDP on social protection [115 KB]
- Statistics : Euro area unemployment up to 9.2% [201 KB]
2 June 2009
- New European system to help look after our planet
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Declaration on the "Parliamentary elections" in South Ossetia, Georgia
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Council conclusions on the first steps towards the realisation of the European Research Area (Vision 2020)
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : Climate change: Commission welcomes fall in 2007 greenhouse gas emissions for third consecutive year
- Enterprise and Industry : GMES proposal for a programme Regulation
- Enterprise and Industry : Small and medium companies fuel the diversity of published works across the EU, enhancing press freedom and access to culture
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : European funding used to facilitate access to European Elections for persons with disabilities
- Energy and Transport : Open debate on nuclear opportunities, risks and transparency at the European Nuclear Energy Forum in Prague
- Eu in the world : External relations : EU-Central Asia Ministerial Troika 29-30 May 2009
- Eu in the world : External relations : Central Asia conference on institutions building and support to civil society in Almaty
- Publications : Bulletin of the European Union
- Statistics : Euro area inflation estimated at 0.0% [80 KB]
- Statistics : Significant country differences in adult learning - Issue number 44/2009
