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LEGAL NEWS - NOVEMBER 2009

30 November 2009

European Commission :

• President Barroso unveils his new team
• Energy and Transport : Commission updates the list of airlines banned from the European airspace
• Research : BIOTECHNOLOGY: Hungary maintains firm hold on biotechnology

27 November 2009

European Commission :

• President Barroso unveils his new team

26 november 2009

European Parliament:

• The battle over the "Made in" logo hots up

26 november 2009

European Union:

• Economic Sentiment Indicator continues to rise though consumers more cautious
• Commission updates the list of airlines banned from the European airspace
• EU-China Summit to focus on striving for ambitious deal on climate in Copenhagen

25 November 2009

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
• 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

24 November 2009

European Commission :

• Energy and Transport : EU's accession to the International Renewable Energy Agency

23 November 2009

European Commission :

• Environment : Waste management: Commission calls for better implementation of EU waste law by Member States
• Taxation and Customs Union : Various news

20 November 2009

European Commission :

• Environment : Commission rewards European organisations for outstanding environmental management
• Environment : Ghana to sign first voluntary partnership agreement with EU on legal timber exports

19 November 2009

European Commission :

• Competition : State aid: Commission decisions on KBC, ING and Lloyds
• Competition : State aid: Commission approves restructuring plan of Lloyds Banking Group
• 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
• Health and Consumer Protection : Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance

17 November 2009

European Commission :

• Competition : State aid: Commission approves amendment to Lithuanian crisis measure allowing small amounts of aid
• Energy and Transport : The EU and Russia reinforce the Early Warning Mechanism to improve prevention and management in case of an energy crisis

16 November 2009

European Commission :

• Environment : Environment: Keeping ecosystems healthy makes economic sense and is vital to control climate change, says Commissioner Dimas
• Energy and Transport : IEA's World Energy Outlook 2009 confirms EU energy and climate policies are on the right track
• Sport : 150 sports organisations get financial support from the Commission

13 November 2009

European Commission :

• Environment : Climate change: Progress report shows EU on track to meet or over-achieve Kyoto emissions target
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities : Gender based violence
• Publications : BULLETIN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, JUNE 2009, 12/11/2009

12 November 2009

European Commission :

• European Commission launches public consultation on the Citizens' Initiative
• Competition : Antitrust: Commission action against cartels - Questions and answers
• Economic and Financial Affairs : Commission recommends paths for deficit correction and assesses effective action in response to Council recommendations of April

10 November 2009

European Commission :

• Environment : The Copenhagen climate change negotiations: EU position and state of play
• Environment : Pollution: new European register gives public access to information on emissions from European industrial facilities

9 November 2009

European Commission :

• Competition : State aid: Commission approves Belgian short-term export-credit insurance scheme
• Eu in the World : Trade : Commission monitoring report on protectionist measures taken by key trading partners: worst-case scenario avoided

6 November 2009

European Parliament :

• Environment head Jo Leinen calls for "solidarity" at Copenhagen climate summit

5 November 2009

European Commission :

• Energy and Transport : New EU-US Energy Council to boost transatlantic energy cooperation
• Energy and Transport : Q&A: EU-US Energy Council

3 November 2009

European Commission :

• Energy and Transport : Commissioner Piebalgs receives the first 39 Energy Action plans under the Covenant of Mayors
• Taxation and Customs Union : Fight against tax fraud: Commission publishes a study on the VAT gap in the EU