Obama boost for Turkey membership - EUbusiness Week no 440

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EUbusiness Week - Issue 440
9 April 2009
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This Week's Top Stories
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1. EU tallies EUR 3 trillion committed to bank rescues
2. Euro-investment bank approves loans for 'clean' cars
3. EU regulator steps up anti-trust probe of Visa
4. ACP nations oppose EU banana tariff cut plans
5. EU tightens bluefin tuna fishing rules
6. EU slaps anti-dumping duties on China-made candles

Publisher's Note
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A short and early version of the newswire this Easter week,
to ensure you don't miss any of the week's important
developments in Brussels.

President Obama's visit to Prague for the EU-US summit at
the weekend, where he voiced support for Turkey's bid to
join the European Union, caused some concern in France
and Austria in particular.

His message was a reasonable one: that "the United States
and Europe must approach Muslims as our friends, neighbours
and partners in fighting injustice, intolerance and
violence". Much however will depend on whether Ankara
can regain the reform drive it appears recently to have lost.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1238937423.11

Wishing you all the best over the Easter break.

Regards,

Nick Prag
Publisher, EUbusiness

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1. EU tallies EUR 3 trillion committed to bank rescues
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European governments have committed three trillion euros to
rescuing banks, according to an EU tally that eclipses
money they spend propping up their recession-hit economies.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239202922.61

2. Euro-investment bank approves loans for 'clean' cars
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The European Investment Bank has approved loans worth EUR
866m to auto-makers based in Europe to help them build
environmentally-friendly cars.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239177721.44

3. EU regulator steps up anti-trust probe of Visa
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The Commission has stepped up an anti-trust probe into
payments card giant Visa, alleging that some of its fees
are hampering competition.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239031922.85

4. ACP nations oppose EU banana tariff cut plans
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African, Caribbean and Pacific countries have lashed out at
EU plans to cut banana import tariffs, saying their
development is being sacrificed on the altar of free trade.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239028330.13

5. EU tightens bluefin tuna fishing rules
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Member States adopted new rules Monday to help restore
endangered bluefin tuna stocks in the Atlantic Ocean and
Mediterranean Sea, bringing the bloc into line with
international standards.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239039126.62

6. EU slaps anti-dumping duties on China-made candles
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EU Member States have agreed to extend anti-dumping duties
on Chinese-made candles following calls from European
producers, but importers and distributors slammed the move.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239112922.12

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Inside the EU Institutions
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Council Watch
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G20: just days after the G20 summit on the global economy,
finance chiefs struggled on Saturday to put into practice
promises to overhaul the embattled financial sector.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1238861822.3
Czech president names Jan Fischer prime minister
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239279424.03
EU to share data on any Guantanamo inmate hosted
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239040923.4
EU freezes cooperation with Mauritania for two years
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239033721.57
Prague to host Eastern Partnership summit May 7
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239039121.67
http://www.eubusiness.com/European_Council

Commission Watch
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Italy earthquake: the Italian government requested EU aid
on Wednesday to help cope with the deadly earthquake that
struck the country this week.
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239191221.44
Barroso sends condolences
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239016645.05
EU urges Libya to work to stop illegal immigration
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239121021.77
EU launches rights dialogue with Belarus
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239023822.3
EU welcomes emergency Irish austerity budget
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239193021.37
http://www.eubusiness.com/Commission

Euro-Parliament Watch
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This week, the third plenary session of the Euro-Latin
American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) adopted three
resolutions: on water, trade and climate change and on the
financial crisis; while the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary
Assembly debated the world food and financial crisis,
and how best to ensure that EU-ACP economic partnership
agreements foster development.
Texts: http://www.eubusiness.com/Institutions/oeil
http://www.eubusiness.com/Europarl

EU diary
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14-15 Apr, Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers
21-24 Apr, EP Plenary Session
22-24 Apr, Ministers for Regional Development informal
23-24 Apr, Agriculture and Fisheries Council
27-28 Apr, General Affairs and External Relations Council
28-30 Apr, Informal Meeting of Transport Ministers

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Briefing
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EU strategy to support developing countries
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EIB loans for cleaner cars
http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance/eib-cars.01
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http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239201122.12
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http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239196621.71
EU regulator backs British support for Royal Mail 8-Apr
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239187624.34
EU in-depth state-aid probe into Fortis' Dutch bank 8-Apr
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239189422.88
Eurozone economy shrinks 1.6 pct in final quarter '08 7-Apr
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239095822.34
Boost to EU's market opening would help recovery: WTO 6-Apr
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239027422.92
ECB unveils EUR 80bn swap deal with Fed 6-Mar
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239028322.99
EU wants to raise hedge fund oversight: report 6-Mar
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1239005827.68

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