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LEGAL NEWS - MARCH 2009

31 March 2009
European Commission :

Economic and Financial Affairs : March 2009: Economic sentiment continues to drop in March in both regions, but at a slower pace

Education : Brussels: Public debate on the future of education in Europe

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : The European Commission discusses the social dimension of the crisis with G8 Labour Ministers and their counterparts from emerging economies in Rome

Energy and Transport : Commission welcomes today's decision of the Council to adopt a new Directive on clean vehicles used by public authorities

Energy and Transport : The Commission welcomes today's political endorsement by the Council of the Single European Sky package

30 March 2009
European Commission :

Environment : Climate change: Commissioner Dimas calls for tangible progress towards global deal in next U.N. negotiations

Energy and Transport : Energy savings: Member States support rules to reduce the energy use of circulators

Information Society : Telecoms: Commission requests German regulator to notify Deutsche Telecom's origination and termination rates for fixed line calls

Health and Consumer Protection : Fight against cancer: contribution of EU-funded research

Justice, Freedom and Security : EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) proposes a comprehensive series of indicators to measure child rights across the EU

27 March 2009
European Commission :

Enterprise and Industry : Commissioners keen to help small businesses to grasp trade opportunities

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : External evaluation of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (EYEO)

Energy and Transport : Stronger international guarantees of nuclear non-proliferation: Commission moves forward

26 March 2009
European Commission :

Enterprise and Industry : A special web portal to make cross border business easier in the EU

Environment : Commission welcomes agreement in Parliament on ozone layer

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Health, family and quality of society - the cornerstones of quality of life in Europe

Justice, Freedom and Security : The EU Commission cracks down on modern slavery and child sexual abuse

Research : ENVIRONMENT: Climate change affecting European birds, study reveals

25 March 2009
European Commission :

Competition : Payments: Commission and ECB provide further clarification to ensure timely launch of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Direct Debit scheme

Economic and Financial Affairs : Accroître la coopération économique transatlantique

24 March 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Call for tender for contract for the evaluation of CAP measures applied to the starch, sugar and cotton sectors

Environment : Majority of Europeans believe quality and quantity of water is a serious problem

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Social Agenda and other DG Employment publications - Your chance to tell us what you think!

EU in the world Enlargement : EU assists Kosovo transport sector development

23 March 2009
European Commission :

Enterprise and Industry : Results of the first European inquiry among citizens about their holiday plans 2009

Energy and Transport : High level Investment Conference on modernisation of Ukraine's gas transit system

Research : ENERGY: EU and Japan agree to work more closely together in energy research

Taxation and Customs Union : Customs: the European Commission proposes a waiver for customs security checks between the EU and Switzerland

20 March 2009
European Commission :

Economic and Financial Affairs : President Barroso and Prime Minister Topolánek meet the European social partners to discuss the economic crisis

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Meeting with social partners on economic crisis

Energy and Transport : EU - Russia Energy Dialogue

19 March 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : CAP simplification: Commission well on the way to meeting target to reduce admin burden in agriculture by 25 percent by 2012

Enterprise and Industry : European inventor 2009: Solutions to global challenges nominated

Energy and Transport : Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes the commitment of European Electricity Companies to achieve a carbon-neutral power supply by 2050

Energy and Transport : Commission adopts two regulations to progressively remove from the market non-efficient light bulbs

18 March 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Commission publishes prospects for agricultural markets and income 2008-2015

Research : HEALTH: Study shows steroids don't help childhood wheezing

17 March 2009
European Council :

EU spring summit

2933rd External Relations Council meeting (provisional version) - Brussels, 16 March 2009

2932nd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting (provisional version) - Brussels, 16 March 2009

16 March 2009
European Commission :

Competition : State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into restructuring of Dexia; authorises certain urgent measures

Environment : Environment: Official launch of EU guide to the sustainable hunting of wild birds

Health and Consumer Protection : 10ème anniversaire de la Journée européenne du consommateur: il faut repenser notre mode de consommation!

13 March 2009 European Parliament :

2008 progress reports on Croatia, Turkey, and FYROM: EP sets out its views

Wednesday's debates: terrorism, economic recovery

EDPS: European Parliament reaches correct balance between transparency and data protection

12 March 2009
European Commission :

Energy and Transport : Energy savings: Member States support rules to reduce the energy use of industrial motors

Energy and Transport : Commission welcomes the adoption of the Directive on airport charges by the European Parliament and the Council

11 March 2009
European Commission :

Education : Germany proposes national framework for more transparency on its qualifications in Europe

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : EU looks ahead to future gender equality challenges

Energy and Transport : The Commission proposes making rights to slots more flexible in order to counteract the impact of the crisis on air transport

EU in the world Enlargement : European Commission invests over Euro3 million to a village in Albania

Information Society : Roaming: Vote in European Parliament paves way for swift agreement on lower SMS and data roaming charges

10 March 2009
European Parliament :

New rules for banks to avoid a future financial crisis

Getting cohesion funds into the real economy faster

EU-Russia cooperation agreement: MEPs' recommendations

9 March 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Commission adopts compulsory origin labelling for virgin and extra virgin olive oil

Economic and Financial Affairs : The economic crisis and pensions in the EU

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : March 2009 monitor on employment and social situation

Research : Future of Transport: Commission stages conference in Brussels to discuss scenarios for the next 40 years

6 March 2009
European Commission :

Enterprise and Industry : E-commerce in the EU

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Coordinated EU approach can mitigate social impact of the crisis

Health and Consumer Protection : Consumers: Online shopping increasingly popular in the EU, but development "held back" by barriers to cross border trade

Justice, Freedom and Security : 05.03.2009 - Commission adopts revised mechanism for verifying the application of Schengen rules in the Member States

5 March 2009
European Council :

Council Conclusions on the Court of Auditors Special Report No. 9/2008 concerning the effectiveness of EU support in the area of freedom, security and justice for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine

Preparation for the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Brussels, 05/06 March 2009

4 March 2009
European Commission :

Agriculture and Rural Development : Better high-speed internet access needed to revitalise Europe's rural regions, says Commission

Education : New online platform on results from EU-projects launched

Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : The Interaction between Local Employment Development and Corporate Social Responsibility

3 March 2009
European Council :

Council Conclusions on the Contribution of the Council (Environment) to the Spring European Council (19 and 20 March 2009)
European Commission :

Environment : Environment: Commission and retail sector launch Retail Forum to promote more sustainable consumption

2 March 2009
European Parliament :

The Week Ahead 2-8 March 2009
European Council :

Acting together to overcome the crisis

INFORMAL MEETING OF HEADS OF STATE OR GOVERNMENT OF 1 MARCH 2009. JOINT PRESS LINES