***** EUobserver.com - 14.02.2007 ******************************************
***** HEADLINES ************************************************************ 1. MEPs locked in political struggle over CIA report 2. Merkel eyes 'very difficult' talks on energy liberalisation 3. Brussels to stamp out national rules hindering EU trade 4. Small EU states rush to join single currency 5. EU parliament does u-turn on smoking ban 6. [Focus] Belgian courts give Google a bloody nose 7. Fair refugee-sharing needed, Sweden says ***** THE NEWS ************************************************************* 1. MEPs locked in political struggle over CIA report - 14.02.2007 - 09:26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEPs are locked in a bitter political struggle over whether to water down a highly critical report implicating 14 European states in CIA activities in Europe, with a vote later today expected to expose the differences. http://euobserver.com/9/23490/?rk=1 2. Merkel eyes 'very difficult' talks on energy liberalisation - 13.02.2007 - 17:29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Germany has admitted that there is likely to be a strong battle over European Commission plans to revamp the EU's energy sector but has pledged to push for concrete results and act as an honest broker during its EU presidency. http://euobserver.com/9/23484/?rk=1 3. Brussels to stamp out national rules hindering EU trade - 13.02.2007 - 17:30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The European Commission is set to introduce a set of proposals aimed at forcing member states to drop their extra national requirements on goods imported from other EU countries which Brussels says is hindering trade within the union. http://euobserver.com/9/23485/?rk=1 4. Small EU states rush to join single currency - 13.02.2007 - 17:41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyprus has applied to join the eurozone on 1 January 2008, as part of a trend that is seeing the EU's smallest new members rush to get into the single currency while bigger economies such as Poland and Romania pull further away from the euro-horizon. http://euobserver.com/9/23488/?rk=1 5. EU parliament does u-turn on smoking ban - 14.02.2007 - 09:22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The European Parliament's new leadership has dropped a complete ban on smoking in the House and decided to re-introduce smoking areas, with critics saying the move sends a negative message just as the EU is boosting an anti-smoking drive. http://euobserver.com/9/23491/?rk=1 6. [Focus] Belgian courts give Google a bloody nose - 13.02.2007 - 17:44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California-based internet giant Google may have to rethink its popular news.google.com service after Belgian courts on Tuesday said it is illegal to publish summaries of news stories and links without newspapers' consent. http://euobserver.com/9/23487/?rk=1 7. Fair refugee-sharing needed, Sweden says - 13.02.2007 - 09:42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Struggling with an increasing influx of refugees from war-torn Iraq, Sweden has urged EU states to establish a fair burden-sharing for asylum seekers. The issue is likely to be raised during an upcoming meeting of justice and home affairs ministers on Thursday. http://euobserver.com/9/23482/?rk=1 +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? 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