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LEGAL NEWS - APRIL 2009

30 April 2009
European Commission :

Competition : State aid: Commission adopts Simplification Package to accelerate state aid decisions

Enterprise and Industry : Gifted guardians of life and the environment

Energy and Transport : Commission conference discusses better and safer parking areas for trucks

29 April 2009
European Commission :

Enterprise and Industry : European Inventors of the year: Gifted guardians of life and the environment

Environment : Commission calls for a shakeup in EU biodiversity policy

Taxation and Customs Union : TAXATION: European Commission proposes actions to improve transparency, exchange of information and fair tax competition

28 April 2009
European Commission :

Competition : European Commission launches competition to create a new EU organic logo

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : A new era of EU youth policies

27 April 2009
European Commission :

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Commission welcomes adoption of new European Works Councils legislation

Energy and Transport : Commission publishes its 2009 progress report on renewable energy

Internal Market and Servises : European Commission welcomes the European Parliament's adoption of two proposals in the area of payments (on e-money and cross-border payments)

24 April 2009
European Commission :

Culture : Brand-new Culture in Motion Newsletter available!

Economic and Financial Affairs : EU finances in good shape: Parliament approves Commission's management of the EU budget

Environment : Environment: Major conference on future EU biodiversity policy opens in Athens

23 April 2009
European Commission :

Education : How European students see higher education in Europe

Energy and Transport : European Parliament votes to support new rules strengthening the EU internal energy market

Energy and Transport : The European Helicopter Safety Team (EHEST) releases preliminary analysis results

Internal Market and Servises : 'Solvency II': European Parliament approval of proposed Directive brings modern insurance regulation nearer

22 April 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Less Favoured Areas: Commission intensifies cooperation with national authorities to simplify and better target the aid

Energy and Transport : Commission hearing to discuss ways to help road hauliers affected by crisis

Eu in the World Trade : All EU Member States now signatories to the agreements to combat illicit trade in tobacco products

21 April 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Commission publishes 2008 report on the agricultural situation in the EU

Economic and Financial Affairs : Financial services: Commission launches consultation on new legal framework for intermediated securities

Internal Market and Servises : Financial services: Commission launches call for evidence on review of Market Abuse Directive

20 April 2009
European Parliament :

Limits on roaming charges under debate

Climate change: what is the EP doing about it?

Extend maternity leave to 20 weeks, says Women's Rights Committee

Economic recovery plan - MEPs reach deal with Council Presidency on energy projects

17 April 2009
European Council :

Environment Ministers discuss the way to Copenhagen
European Commission :

EU in the world Development : Helping developing countries during the financial crisis

16 April 2009
European Parliament :

Energy MEPs back more energy efficient buildings
European Council :

Environment Ministers start informal meeting with discussion on adaptation to the impacts of climate change

15 April 2009
European Commission :

Information Society : Citizens' privacy must become priority in digital age, says EU Commissioner Reding

Information Society : Telecoms - Commission launches case against UK over privacy and personal data protection

Health and Consumer Protection : Food and Feed Safety

9 April 2009
European Commission :

Budget : Commission sets harder targets for faster payments of EU grants and contracts

Competition : Latest Scoreboard reviews Member States' action to fight economic crisis

Economic and Financial Affairs : Commission proposal to increase the ceiling for balance-of-payments support

Energy and Transport : Commission updates the list of airlines banned from European airspace

8 April 2009
European Council :

Council decides to accelerate the spending of EU structural funds

European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Four agricultural product names registered

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : The financial crisis has put a sharper focus on pensions systems

EU in the world Enlargement : Statement of Commissioner Rehn on the second round of elections in the former Yugoslav Republik of Macedonia

7 April 2009
European Council :

Council adopts climate-energy legislative package

European Commission :

Economic and Financial Affairs : Commissioner Almunia calls for a stronger EU foreign economic policy

Education : The feasibility study on European information systems supporting the mobility of artists and cultural workers has been published

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : How to assess employment and social impacts of European Commission policy proposals

6 April 2009
European Commission :

Environment : Floods in Namibia: Civil Protection Mechanism activated following worst floods in decades

Energy and Transport : EU and Africa join forces to develop aviation cooperation

Eu in the World Trade : Aid for Trade

3 April 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Commission publishes new report on national strategies to ensure coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic farming

Education : EU forum to ensure fruitful dialogue between universities and businesses

Energy and Transport : Gas Coordination Group: supplies in South Eastern Europe under control after gas pipeline explosion

Information Society : Commission consults publishing SMEs on innovation barriers and new business models

Internal Market and Servises : High Level Conference on Counterfeiting and Piracy

2 April 2009
European Commission :

Competition : Antitrust: Commissioner Kroes takes note of MasterCard's decision to cut cross-border Multilateral Interchange Fees (MIFs) and to repeal recent scheme fee increases

Enterprise and Industry : Best ideas nominated for Red Tape Reduction Award

Environment : Adapting to climate change: the European Union must prepare for the impacts to come

EU in the world Enlargement : EU - Albania: Stabilisation and Association Agreement enters into force

1 April 2009
European Commission :

Competition : State aid: Commission temporarily authorises illiquid asset facility for ING

Economic and Financial Affairs : Quarterly report on the euro area: Special report on competiveness divergence within the euro area

Environment : Environment: EU celebrates 30 years of the Birds Directive

Energy and Transport : Energy savings: Member States support proposals to improve the energy performance of televisions, refrigerators, freezers and washing machines