27 November 2009
European Parliament :
- The battle over the "Made in" logo hots up
- Human rights: China, Nicaragua and Laos, and Vietnam
- EU membership candidates: Parliament outlines its criteria
- Better education for migrant children
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2978th Education, Youth and Culture Council meeting (provisional version) - Brussels, 26 November 2009
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Council conclusions on the education of children with a migrant background
- Culture : Montenegro becomes the 35th country to participate in the Culture Programme
- Education : Digitised books, digital libraries and media literacy on the agenda at the Council of Ministers in Charge of Culture and Audiovisual Policy, 27 November 2009
- EU in the world : External relations : Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner visits the Republic of Moldova to invigorate relations
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : CFP reform and local issues on agenda as Commissioner Borg visits Canary Islands
- Health and Consumer Protection : Commission approves €275 million for the eradication, monitoring and control of animal diseases
- Health and Consumer Protection : Consumers: EU set to extend holiday travel protection
- Publications : Bulletin of the European Union
- Regional Policy : Commission launches consultation on EU 2020: a new strategy to make the EU a smarter, greener social market
- The intermediary banks and financing institutions for credit lines
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European Investment Bank signs agreements to finance renewable energy projects in Pakistan
26 November 2009
European Parliament :
- Stockholm programme: more citizens' rights, say MEPs
- Copenhagen: MEPs urge EU to continue leading fight against climate change
- Commissioners designate for the next Commission
- Education : Educational reform in the EU: much has been achieved, but much remains to be done
- Education : Education, Youth Affairs and Culture Council, 26-27 November 2009
- EU in the world : Enlargement : Agreement on the establishment of a European Commission Delegation in Iceland signed
- EU in the world : Enlargement : Albania's application for membership: Commission invited to submit Opinion
- Eu in the world : External relations : EU-Eastern Europe: Towards a Partnership in Energy Efficiency
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Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : When Disaster Strikes
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : Commission agrees with Canada and Iceland to fight illegal fishing
- Regional Policy : DG REGIO meeting with regional offices in Brussels
- Regional Policy : Commissioner Samecki in Bulgaria (26-27 November): EU investment can help cities become growth engines
- Research : Climate feels the transport effect
25 November 2009
European Parliament :
- LUX film prize winner announced Wednesday
- Strasbourg plenary session 23-26 November
- Bust airlines: MEPs to vote on compensation fund for stranded passengers
- Agriculture and Rural Development : Rural development: latest approvals of proposals for using funding from CAP Health Check and European Economic Recovery Plan
- Education : Are Europe's teachers getting enough training?
- Education : Students compete in marathon 24-hour challenge set by the European Commission
- Environment : Third Civil Protection Forum: developing Europe's resilience to disasters
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission launches consultation on EU 2020: a new strategy to make the EU a smarter, greener social market
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : 2010 guide prices for fisheries products: decrease for most products
- Information Society : EU Telecoms Reform: 12 reforms to pave way for stronger consumer rights, an open internet, a single European telecoms market and high-speed internet connections for all citizens
- Research : EU-funded researchers use gene therapy to slow brain disease
- Statistics : Industrial new orders up by 1.5% in euro area [301 KB]
- Montenegro: EUR 27 million for national solid waste system
- European Investment Bank signs agreements to finance renewable energy projects in Pakistan
24 November 2009
European Parliament :
- EU membership candidates: Parliament outlines its criteria
- Tyre labelling: Industry Committee backs draft regulation
- Better preservation of fish stocks
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2977th ENVIRONMENT Council (PROVISIONAL VERSION), Brussels, 23.11.2009
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : State aid: Commission temporarily authorises Germany to grant limited amounts of aid of up to €15,000 to farmers
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Tackling Climate Change
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission takes action to guarantee UK benefits for citizens residing abroad
- Energy and Transport : EU's accession to the International Renewable Energy Agency
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : Fisheries Council moves forward on sustainability agenda
- Multilingualism : School translators to battle it out for the third time
- Research : BRIDGing the gap in supply chain standards
- Statistics : Farm Structure Survey in Romania - 2007 - Issue number 80/2009
23 November 2009
European Parliament :
- Strasbourg plenary session 23-26 November
- Buzek welcomes appointments for top EU posts
- The Week Ahead 23-29 November 2009
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2976th AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES Council (provisional version), Brussels, 20 November 2009
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Council Conclusions on the experience gained from the application of the hygiene Regulations
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Council Conclusions concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
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- Agriculture and Rural Development : The Commission adopts food aid plan for the neediest people for 2010
- Agriculture and Rural Development : CAP simplification: Commission to take on further simplification projects
- Economic and Financial Affairs : Institutions and performance in European labour markets: taking a fresh look at evidence - Alfonso Arpaia and Gilles Mourre
- Economic and Financial Affairs : Economic cycles and development aid: what is the evidence from the past? - Martin Hallet
- Environment : Waste management: Commission calls for better implementation of EU waste law by Member States
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : European Commission takes legal action against the UK and Denmark on gender equality rules
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission withdraws court case against Estonia on gender equality rules
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission closes legal cases after Spain, Slovakia and Malta adapt race equality laws
- Information Society : Telecoms: European Commission welcomes EU Ministers' approval of broad reform to bring about a competitive single telecoms market
- Internal Market and Services : Free movement of services: Commission takes action against United Kingdom (recognition of medical prescriptions) and Portugal (construction services)
- Internal Market and Services : Free movement of capital: Commission requests Austria to modify provisions on the acquisition of agricultural real estate in the Land Transfer Law of Vorarlberg
- Internal Market and Services : Free movement of services: Commission takes action against Germany (care insurance) and Cyprus (education services)
- Justice, Freedom and Security : 20.11.2009 - "Draw me a right!" - European Commission launches the 4th edition of its poster competition for youngsters to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Justice, Freedom and Security : EU marks 20 years of Child Rights Protection and Looks Ahead
- Research : JRC and Malta agree to strengthen research collaboration
- Statistics : Farm Structure Survey in the United Kingdom - 2007 - Issue number 81/2009
- Statistics : Harmonized indices of consumer prices - October 2009 - Issue number 45/2009
- Statistics : Global economic crisis hits European road freight transport in the fourth quarter of 2008 - Issue number 86/2009
- Taxation and Customs Union : Various news
20 November 2009
European Parliament :
- Stockholm programme: balancing liberty and security
- Atalanta chief on EU fight against pirates
- 2010 budget conciliation: funding of economic recovery plan solved
- New leadership team for Europe
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INFORMAL MEETING OF EU HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT BRUSSELS, 19 NOVEMBER 2009 PRESS RELEASE
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- Environment : Commission rewards European organisations for outstanding environmental management
- Environment : Ghana to sign first voluntary partnership agreement with EU on legal timber exports
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Nigeria signs € 677 million European Development Fund agreement to support governance, trade and peace actions
- Information Society : Best online public services in Europe awarded today
- Regional Policy : Aid of 109.4 million euro sent to France following storm Klaus
- Research : Novel protein implicated in genetic control
- Research : Role of healthy ecosystems and biodiversity for a more sustainable economy
- Statistics : Recession in the EU: its impact on retail trade - Issue number 88/2009
- Statistics : Persisting weakness in the EU labour market - Issue number 87/2009
19 November 2009
European Parliament :
- NATO boss Rasmussen calls for stronger security cooperation with EU
- Energy-saving buildings: agreement reached
- Energy efficiency label: MEPs and Council Presidency agree on classes for white goods
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Press release - 2975th ECOFIN (Budget) Council meeting - Brussels, 18 November 2009 (PROVISIONAL VERSION)
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BACKGROUND, President of the European Council
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Declaration on executions by stoning in Somalia
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- Competition : State aid: Commission decisions on KBC, ING and Lloyds
- Competition : State aid: Commission approves restructuring plan of Lloyds Banking Group
- Culture : Support to mobility of artists : nine projects were selected
- Energy and Transport : Gas Coordination Group sees overall good level of preparedness of EU Member States and Energy Community countries in case of gas crisis
- Energy and Transport : Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes political agreement on the Energy Labelling Directive
- Energy and Transport : Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes political agreement on energy performance of buildings
- Eu in the world : External relations : European Neighbourhood Policy in action: launch of cross-border co-operation programmes with Russia
- Eu in the World : Humanitarian Aid : Développements positifs dans la résolution des problèmes de l'Est du Congo - La Commission européenne encourage la poursuite du rapprochement entre la RDC et le Rwanda
- Information Society : Against all odds, broadband internet continues to grow in the EU
- Health and Consumer Protection : Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance
- Research : Europeans tackle wind turbine development
- Research : Technological solutions for controlling EU agricultural subsidies
- Statistics : Construction output down by 1.1% in both the euro area and the EU27 [328 KB]
18 November 2009
European Parliament :
- "Finance and climate change" - a challenge for the future
- MEPs and national MPs debate Stockholm programme
- Parliament-Commission working party on lobbyists continues deliberations
- Extending help to Somalia
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2974th EXTERNAL RELATIONS Council meeting, Brussels, 17.11.2009
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EU Declaration on humanitarian situation in Gaza
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- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Protection against discrimination is a human right
- EU in the world : Development : Development Aid: Karel De Gucht calls on all EU Member States to 'work together' to ensure billions of euros in aid doesn't get wasted
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : Council ready to see the Integrated Maritime Policy step up a gear
- Health and Consumer Protection : Consumers: 70% of ringtone-scam websites cleaned following EU investigation
- Research : 'Happy hormone' crucial in preventing diabetes
- Statistics : Euro area external trade surplus 3.7 bn euro [238 KB]
17 November 2009
European Parliament :
- "US and China disappoint the world", says Jo Leinen
- EU Atalanta anti-piracy escorts: ships should register for protection
- Face to Facebook with Emilie Turunen MEP, 25
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2973rd General Affairs Council meeting (provisional version) - Brussels, 16 November 2009
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Council conclusions on freedom of religion or belief
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Council conclusions on the application by the Republic of Albania for membership of the European Union
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- Competition : State aid: Commission approves amendment to Lithuanian crisis measure allowing small amounts of aid
- Enterprise and Industry : EDEN Photo Competition - Winners
- Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : EURES: matching people with jobs for 15 years
- Energy and Transport : The EU and Russia reinforce the Early Warning Mechanism to improve prevention and management in case of an energy crisis
- Eu in the world : External relations : Civil Society Forum strengthens the Eastern Partnership
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : Commission welcomes the creation of a new fisheries management organisation for the South Pacific high seas
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : Fisheries: Commission welcomes ICCAT's decisive action to save bluefin tuna and other marine species
- Fisheries and Maritime Affairs : Wide consensus among ICCAT Parties around EU proposal to save bluefin tuna
- Information Society : Why the Internet must be open, global and multilingual
- Information Society : Internet Governance Forum: Commission welcomes landmark step towards a truly global internet
- Research : Research shows the genetic base of fungal infections
- Research : 2009 corporate R&D investment: a global increase with EU companies leading US and Japan
- Statistics : EU27 deficit in trade in goods with Russia halved in first six months of 2009 [134 KB]
- Statistics : Euro area annual inflation up to -0.1% [188 KB]
16 November 2009
European Parliament :
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European Commission :
- Culture : Pre-information Notice published under Eastern Partnership Culture Programme
- Culture : Rubik's cube and EU Politics: The Manifesto for Creativity and Innovation in Europe
- Environment : Environment: Keeping ecosystems healthy makes economic sense and is vital to control climate change, says Commissioner Dimas











