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LEGAL NEWS - FEBRUARY 2009


27 February 2009

European Commission :

Economic and Financial Affairs : Economic sentiment drops slightly again in both the EU and the euro area

Enterprise and Industry : ePractice portal launched

Enterprise and Industry : Background on the situation in the European car industry

26 February 2009

European Commission :

Culture : Block the date: Info-day on the European Capitals of Culture, European Commission, 5 May

Economic and Financial Affairs : Commission assesses another four Stability and Convergence Programmes

Enterprise and Industry : Action ENT/IMA/1.1.10.3.8 Development of a database on the pricing of medicinal products in the EU

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Consultation: EU action to reduce health inequalities

25 February 2009

European Commission :

Energy and Transport : EU signs civil aviation agreement with Pakistan

Regional Policy : Commission increases flexibility of structural funds in response to financial crisis

Research : JRC to play key role in Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative

24 February 2009

European Commission :

Enterprise and Industry : Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs - Business at your doorstep: Enterprise Europe Network

Environment : Commission focuses on disaster prevention and reduction of risks at home and abroad

23 February 2009

European Council :

Energy security - an imperative for the EU

Declaration on the settlement activities of Israel

Declaration on the 1st round of Doha talks on Darfur

20 February 2009

European Council :

2924th TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS and ENERGY Council meeting (provisional version) - 19 February 2009

Council Conclusions on "Second Strategic Energy Review - An EU energy security and solidarity action plan"

19 February 2009

European Parliament :

Children should have special place in EU Aid policy: Kinnock

MEPs set to back VAT cut for everyday items

MEPs set to back international whaling ban

18 February 2009

European Parliament :

Stricter rules to keep illegal timber off the EU market

European Council :

PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE ANTI-FRAUD AGREEMENT WITH SWITZERLAND

17 February 2009

European Commission :

Education : Education and care for young children: how European countries face today's challenges

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Continuing the diversity journey: business benefits, perspectives and practices

Information Society : EU Member States on course for analogue terrestrial TV switch-off

Internal Market : Commission consults on a possible European Foundation Statute

16 February 2009

European Commission :

Culture : Block the date: Info-day on the European Capitals of Culture, European Commission, 5 May

Education : Schools in Europe show creativity and innovation through eTwinning online projects

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : "Continuing the diversity journey: business benefits, perspectives and practices”

EU in the world Enlargement : Generating solutions for issues relating to ownership in Albania

Internal Market : State aid: Commission approves German real economy crisis measure

13 February 2009

European Commission :

Information Society : Commission re-launches Europe Direct information network

Justice, Freedom and Security : European Court of Justice rules that the Data Retention Directive is legal

Research : ENVIRONMENT:New research reveals origin of Asia's 'brown cloud'

12 February 2009

European Commission :

Competition : State aid: Commission approves Swedish scheme to recapitalise banks

Culture : Five finalists announced for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2009

Environment : Celebrating 10,000 subscribers, Science for Environment Policy goes from strength to strength

11 February 2009

European Commission :

Enterprise and Industry : Corporate Social Responsibility

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Spanish car workers to get help from EU Globalisation Fund

EU in the world Enlargement : The EU finances activities for destruction of unstable ammunition in Bosnia and Herzegovina

10 February 2009

European Commission :

Education : Commission seeks stakeholders' views on co-operation priorities in education and training for 2009-2010

Enterprise and Industry : Commission Expert Group calls for removing barriers to electronic invoicing

Enterprise and Industry : The new EU Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals based on UN GHS is in force

9 February 2009

European Commission :

Economic and Financial Affairs : Celebrating the euro: the winning eurocompetition posters

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Working Time Directive: Commission Opinion on EP amendments

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : 'For Diversity. Against Discrimination.': this year's EU award-winning articles

Energy and Transport : The Covenant of Mayors - the main highlight of an intense EU Sustainable Energy Week

6 February 2009

European Commission :

Education : Universities and businesses meet at European forum to discuss cooperation

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : 'For Diversity. Against Discrimination.': this year's EU award-winning articles

Eu in the world External relations : President Barroso and nine members of the Commission head to Moscow for meetings with the Russian Government

Health and Consumer Protection : European Commission welcomes European Parliament's vote on Animal Feed Regulation

5 February 2009

European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Member States agree to compulsory origin labelling for virgin and extra virgin olive oil

Enterprise and Industry : The new EU Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals based on UN GHS is in force

Energy and Transport : Trans-European transport networks: towards a new policy for meeting future challenges

Research : GENETICS: The SABRE project: bringing advanced genetics to the farmyard

4 February 2009

European Commission :

Education : Student Loans: more help for higher education

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : High quality industrial relations can help EU face crisis

EU in the world Enlargement : Western Balkans: enhancing the European perspective - update 2009

3 February 2009

European Commission :

Health and Consumer Protection : Consumers: Energy, banking, and urban transport "underperforming" for consumers

Research : HEALTH: New development for untested, performance-enhancing drugs

Taxation and Customs Union : Fight against tax fraud: Commission proposes measures to allow better cooperation between tax authorities

2 February 2009

European Commission :

Culture : Cultural Fund EU - Mexico: First phase: list of selected projects 2008-2010

Environment : Environment Policy Brief Issue

Energy and Transport : Commission proposes to open negotiations on a Common aviation area with Georgia

Taxation and Customs Union : Customs: EU and China agreements to strengthen cooperation on protecting Intellectual Property Rights and on preventing illicit imports of chemical substances used for synthetic drug production