No. 2007, January 2007

Index

• ENERGY : SOLAR THERMAL IN EUROPE ON THE UP.
• ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION.
• FIREWORKS : SAFER FIREWORKS - NOT YET.
• DR ALAN THOMAS/EU.
• ERHARD BUSEK/STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE.
• DR BERNARD KOUCHNER/IIGEP.
• SITEL/ONEX TIE-UP CLEARED.
• PRESS FREEDOM.
• NORDKALK ACQUISITION CLEARED.
• NEW MEMBERS/COURT OF AUDITORS.
• ALAIN GARCIA AND HERALD WILHELM/EADS.
• JOHN HONTELEZ/ECOS.
• NOBUO TANAKA/IEA.
• FEDERICA SABBATI/ELDR.
• PACIFIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.
• FIRST FP7 CALLS.
• PACKAGING : COMMISSION OPENS ENQUIRY INTO PACKAGING MERGER.
• TV WITHOUT FRONTIERS/INTERVIEW WITH CATHERINE TRAUTMANN AND IGNASI GUARDANS : ADVERTISING RULES: CONSENSUS OVER REFORM.
• EU ENLARGEMENT : ROMANIA AND BULGARIA JOIN THE EU.
• EIB LOAN FOR PORT OF DURRES.
• BUSINESSES : GERMAN ACTION PLAN FOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES.
• AID FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
• INTERNET : QUAERO SEARCH ENGINE SPLITS.
• 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EURO : COMMISSION COMBATS PRE-CONCEIVED IDEAS.
• EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE : FOUR NEW BULGARIAN AND ROMANIAN JUDGES IN LUXEMBOURG.
• TELECOMS : EUROPEAN TELECOMS REGULATOR TAKES SHAPE.
• AIR TRANSPORT : COMMISSION MAY ADAPT THE PASSENGER RIGHTS' REGULATION.
• PART-TIME FARMERS.
• EU/SOMALIA : EU TRIES TO AGREE ON A COMMON POSITION.
• ENERGY : MARKED INCREASE IN EU GAS PRICES.
• AQUACULTURE : AQUACULTURE ACCOUNTED FOR 19% OF FISHERIES OUTPUT IN 2004.
• EUROZONE INFLATION.
• EMPLOYMENT : EMPLOYMENT RATE UP IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2006.
• FOOD SAFETY : PROPOSALS ON ANIMAL FOODSTUFF INGREDIENTS IN THE OFFING.
• IMMIGRATION / WORKERS : DIRECT EFFECTS OF NON-DISCRIMINATION PRINCIPLE FOR A TUNISIAN.
• GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY : GERMANY'S COMMITMENT TO EUROPE NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.
• RAIL TRANSPORT : DEUTSCHE BAHN'S REQUEST FOR STATE AID SAID TO BE ILLEGAL.
• AGRICULTURE : MIXED REVIEW OF PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
• GEOGRAPHICAL HEART OF THE EU.
• ENERGY : GAS SUPPLY: EUROPE RELIEVED.
• EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL : HIGH PRICE JOURNALS RISK STIFLING PROGRESS, ACCORDING TO ERC.
• EUROZONE : OECD SETS OUT ITS RECIPE FOR RELAUNCH OF THE EURO AREA.
• BUSH-MERKEL TALKS: MIDDLE EAST AND TRADE.
• GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY : GERMAN PRESIDENCY HOPING TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH WASHINGTON.
• EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL : EXPERIENCED RESEARCHERS WILL ALSO BE TARGETED BY ERC IN 2007.
• EU/ISRAEL : EIB RESUMES ITS LENDING OPERATIONS IN ISRAEL AFTER 11 YEARS.
• AGRICULTURE REVENUE.
• FINANCIAL SERVICES : CEBS PUBLISHES ADVICE ON COMMODITIES SUPERVISION.
• EU/ASEAN : EU COUNTING ON FREE TRADE TO STAY IN THE RUNNING.
• SOCIAL DIALOGUE.
• UNEMPLOYMENT : UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE EU SLIGHTLY DOWN.
• INDUSTRY : SLIGHT INCREASE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE EU.
• AGRICULTURE / ROMANIA-BULGARIA : PORTRAIT OF TWO SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURES WITH A PROMISING FUTURE.
• RETAIL TRADE.
• WORKING TIME : REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF OFFSHORE WORKERS.
• EU/POLAND/RUSSIA : POLISH DEMANDS UNREALISTIC, SAYS WARSAW-BASED THINK-TANK.
• CZECH PRESIDENCY 2009.
• FIFTEEN YEARS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES.
• COMPETITIVENESS REPORT- SLOVAKIA.
• POLICING BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2003-05.
• COMPETITION : EUROCONTROL: NO BREACH OF COMPETITION RULES.
• THE NEW GLOBAL PUZZLE.
• THE PRIVILEGED PARTNERSHIP, AN ALTERNATIVE TO MEMBERSHIP.
• GLOBAL EUROPE, SOCIAL EUROPE.
• COUNCIL/EP : EU-27: CHANGES TO THE WEIGHTING OF VOTES IN THE COUNCIL.
• ECONOMIC SITUATION : ECONOMIC CLIMATE STABILISES IN THE EU.
• ENERGY RESEARCH : STRATEGIC PLAN TO TAKE FORWARD PORTFOLIO' OF TECHNOLOGIES.
• EU/UNITED STATES : MERKEL AND BUSH PUT UP A UNITED FRONT ON THE MIDDLE EAST.
• MERGERS : ITALY COMES CLEAN ON AUTOSTRADE.
• PESTICIDES : COMMISSION SET TO AUTHORISE FOUR ACTIVE SUBSTANCES.
• WEEK FROM 8 TO 14 JANUARY.
• TENSIONS OVER THE SIZE OF THE COLLEGE.
• ENERGY : PRESIDENCY TO WORK FOR SECURE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND SUPPLY.
• ENERGY : TOWARDS A POLITICALLY CORRECT' ENERGY POLICY.
• DEBATE URGED ON ONLINE GAMBLING.
• COMPENSATION FOR KOZLODUY CLOSURE.
• EU/ASEAN : BURMESE PROBLEM THREATENS FREE TRADE TALKS.
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT : SKIRMISHES OVER PLANNED WEB TV CHANNEL.
• MEPS LEFT OUT OF THE OJ.
• SOCIAL HOUSING ICELAND.
• TELECOMS LIBERALISATION : COMMISSION GETS TOUGH WITH LUXEMBOURG.
• TAXATION : THREE INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BELGIUM.
• EU/RUSSIA : CONCERNS OVER INTERRUPTION OF OIL SUPPLIES.
• GREEK TAX SYSTEM DEEMED DISCRIMINATORY.
• EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT : FOUR CONTENDERS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE EPP-ED GROUP.
• STATE AID : KROES CONSIDERING SUPER BLOCK EXEMPTION.
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS : LISBON TO KEEP ITS GOLDEN SHARES IN PORTUGAL TELECOM.
• AVIATION : AVOIDING ACCIDENTS THROUGH BETTER INVESTIGATION.
• MUSIC INDUSTRY : ITALY AND FRANCE HELD UP AS EXAMPLES BY INDEPENDENT LABELS.
• MOTOROLA CLEARED TO ACQUIRE SYMBOL.
• ENERGY RESEARCH : WORLD ON CLEARLY UNSUSTAINABLE ENERGY PATH, COMMISSION SAYS.
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS : ROAMING AND TV WITHOUT FRONTIERS ON GERMAN PRESIDENCY'S PROGRAMME.
• EU/ASEAN : SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT KEY ITEMS ON NEGOTIATION AGENDA.
• EU/US : MIXED SIGNALS ON DOHA FOLLOWING WASHINGTON SUMMIT.
• EUROSTAT : NEW LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENERGY STATISTICS.
• INTERNAL ENERGY MARKET : COMMISSION DETERMINED TO OPEN THE MARKET WITHIN THREE YEARS.
• COMPETITION : DAMNING FINAL REPORT ON SECTOR INQUIRIES.
• GRIDS : DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORKS AT THE HEART OF THE ENERGY STRATEGY.
• FOSSIL FUELS : CAPTURING AND STORING CARBON DIOXIDE: THE KEY TO THE FUTURE OF COAL.
• ENERGY : TOWARDS A POLITICALLY CORRECT' ENERGY POLICY.