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LEGAL NEWS - DECEMBER 2009

23 December 2009

Council of the European Union :
• 2988th ENVIRONMENT Council meeting (provisional version) - Brussels, 22 December 2009

European Commission :
• Energy and Transport : Green light from the Council for the Commission to negotiate a broad Nuclear Partnership Agreement with Russia

21 December 2009

European Parliament :
• Strasbourg December plenary in 10 points

Council of the European Union :
• EU Declaration on adoption of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009)
• 2975th Press release TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS and ENERGY Council meeting - Brussels, 17-18 December 2009 (PROVISIONAL VERSION)

European Commission :
• Energy and Transport : Ukraine and Moldova to accede to the Energy Community upon amendments of their gas laws
• Energy and Transport : First Serbian citizens travelling to the EU without visas will land in Brussels

18 December 2009

Council of the European Union :
• Declaration on the adoption of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009)

European Commission :
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : European Institute for Gender Equality opens
• Energy and Transport : No disturbances expected for electricity supply this winter
• Energy and Transport : EU and Canada sign Air Transport Agreement

17 December 2009

European Commission :
• Agriculture and Rural Development : Rural development: vote on latest modifications of rural development programmes to address new challenges
• Competition : Antitrust: Commission accepts Microsoft commitments to give users browser choice
• Enterprise and Industry : European-wide survey shows how companies are managing in the recession

16 December 2009

European Commission :
• Energy and Transport : EU emergency oil stocks at comfortable levels
• Energy and Transport : Transport: making this winter's holiday travel plans safe and trouble-free
• Research : MARINE AQUACULTURE: The ocean's role in feeding people worldwide

15 December 2009

European Commission :
• Energy and Transport : Gas Coordination Group discusses the gas supply outlook and the emergency preparedness in the EU
• Internal Market and Services : Intellectual Property Rights: Member States and the Commission mobilise to fight counterfeiting and piracy

14 December 2009

European Commission :
• Environment : Commission decisions object to vast majority of Member State requests for more time to comply with EU air quality legislation
• Environment : Emissions trading: Commission takes new decisions on Estonian and Polish national allocation plans for 2008-2012

10 December 2009

European Commission :
• Energy and Transport : Commission approves over Euro1,5bn for 15 CCS and off-shore wind projects to support European economic recovery
• Taxation and Customs Union : Fact sheet "Tax and Development"
• Taxation and Customs Union : European Commissioners and President of the Development Committee at the European Parliament launch debate on how to improve tax revenue collection in developing countries

9 December 2009

Council of the European Union :
• First European Council under the Lisbon treaty

European Commission :
• Competition : State aid: Commission approves Slovak bank support scheme

8 December 2009

Council of the European Union :
• Energy efficiency: binding rules and smarter choices
• 2983rd TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS and ENERGY (ENERGY items only) Council meeting (provisional version) - Bruxelles, 7 December 2009

European Commission :
• Competition : State aid: Scoreboard shows strong increase of aid in response to the financial crisis but Single Market intact
• Energy and Transport : Number of signatories to Covenant of Mayors reaches 1000!
• Information Society : New study published by the European Commission underlines the importance of pursuing technological openness for the future Ubiquitous Information Society

7 December 2009

Council of the European Union :

• Implementation of the Lisbon Treaty - appointments

European Commission :

• Competition : State aid: Commission authorises Romanian temporary aid scheme to grant compatible aid of up to Euro500 000
• Energy and Transport : New road transport rules will lead to fairer competition and less red tape

4 December 2009

Council of the European Union :

• 2982nd COMPETITIVENESS (Internal Market, Industry and Research) Council (Provisional version), Brussels, 3 December 2009

European Commission :
• Health and Consumer Protection : Consumers: EU Consumer Commissioner welcomes Maclaren decision to provide hinge cover safety kits for all European consumers

3 December 2009

European Commission :

• Copenhagen conference must produce global, ambitious and comprehensive agreement to avert dangerous climate change
• Environment : Eurobarometer: Climate change the second most serious problem faced by the world today

2 December 2009

European Commission :

• European Commission welcomes the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.
• Explaining the Treaty of Lisbon.

1 December 2009

European Commission :

• Energy and Transport : Visa free travel for citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia before Christmas