EU News Monthly Journal

Nečas Attributes Czech “Nay” to Uncertainty about Ratification; Czech Turnaround: Government to Seek EU Budget Cuts; Croatians Vote “YES” to EU in Referendum; Governors Request Transfer of Left-Over Euros to Regions; Topic of the Month: Trans-European Infrastructure Network

Denmark Assumes EU Presidency in New Year; Inter-Governmental Agreement to Solve Eurozone Crisis; CR and Slovakia Call for More Liberal REACH Directive; Croatia Signs Accession Agreement; Topic of the Month: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

The Commission warns against another recession; Eurozone rescue plan enters endgame; Brussels to announce audit sector shake-up; EU energy official 60% confident on efficiency target; Topic of the Month: EU Funds: Proposal for a new regulation for 2014-2020

EU summit agrees to write off half of Greece’s debt; CAP reform criticised in the European Union; EU launches first two Galileo satellites; Draft cohesion policy envisages sanctions for states in debt; Topic of the Month: Economic Measures Adopted at EU Level

EU ratifies crisis makeover to Stability and Growth Pact; Schengen: Restoration of controls to be approved by the EU; Topic of the Month: Impacts of the Economic Crisis on the Cohesion Policy.

Sarkozy and Merkel want an economic government; Commission preparing special conference on the EU budget; In 2050, one half of the EU’s energy could be wind-generated; Nečas’s cabinet: The future focus of cohesion policy in the CR; Topic of the Month: Equal opportunity, competitiveness, labour market, and education

EU leaders propose solution to the Greek crisis; EU states reach agreement on storage of nuclear waste; Europarliament does not support a stricter climate policy; Roaming prices and prices for domestic calls to be even closer? The CR’s Priorities for EU Cohesion Policy after 2013 – II.

Greek Parliament Approves Cuts – EU Will Release Additional Aid; Commission Presents "Innovative” Seven-Year EU Budget; Vegetable Farmers to Receive Compensation for the E. Coli; Ministry: The Use of EU Funds Will be Easier in the Future; The CR’s Priorities for EU Cohesion Policy after 2013.

Polish Presidency to Focus on the EU Budget; EC’s Prognosis: European Economic Recovery Continuing; Serbia’s Chances of Joining the EU Increase after Mladić’s Arrest; Ministers of the Interior Agree: Schengen Will Be Revised; Topic of the Month: EU Transport White Paper II.

Portugal Requests Lifeline from EU and IMF; European Commission Proposes Revising Fuel Taxes; Stricter Rules for Companies Listed on Stock Exchanges?; Germany and Austria Open Labour Markets; Topic of the Month: EU Transport White Paper

EP in Favour of Eliminating Canadian Visas for Czech Citizens; Permanent Euro Bailout Facility Sees the Light of Day; EU Summit Adopts Euro Plus Pact; the CR Will Not Participate; European Commission Proposes a Common Tax Base; Topic of the Month: Transport 2050 Strategy of the EU

Germany and France Introduced the Competitiveness Pact; Czech Republic to Benefit from the EU Globalization Fund; Jana Hybášková Leads the EU Delegation in Iraq; Six Operational Programmes Might Lose Part of Allocation; Topic of the Month: 5th Cohesion Report

Success of debut bonds from EU’s rescue fund; Record net position to the EU budget in 2010; MEPs’ final vote paves way for EU cross-border health care; EU to cut red tape for research subsidies; Topic of the Month: Absorption Capacity Potential of Czech regions – Part II.

Hungarian Presidency to Focus on Energy Sector; EU Alters Lisbon Treaty for a Rescue Fund; Estonia as the First Post-Soviet Republic Adopts the Euro; Analysis: What of the Euro Zone in 2011?; Topic of the Month: Absorption Capacity Potential of Czech regions – Part I.

EU News Monthly Journal, Number 86, November 2010

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