News Service week 48/2010
Table of contents:
- Official documents
- Press releases(36)
- Secondary legislation(3)
- Commission documents(12)
- EP documents(5)
- Council documents(52)
- Case law(2)
- Other EU documents(1)
- Academic novelties
- Courses, congresses, grants and vacancies (3)
- New acquisitions
- Peace PalaceLibrary(4)
- Asser Press
- Other documents
- Official documents
Press releases
25/11/20Visa liberalisation for Taiwanese[64 KB]
25/11/10Enterprise and Industry : EU/US agreement on cooperation in the field of security research
26/11/10EU in the world : Development : European Commission supports border management in Ukraine with €66 million
28/11/10Maritime Affairs and Fisheries : Summary of the results of the 2011 ICCAT annual meeting
29/11/10 Press statement by EU Commissioner Maria Damanaki, after the ICCAT annual meeting in Paris which closed on Saturday 27 November [Rapid]
29/11/10 Residence rights for refugees and people under international protection [European Parliament]
29/11/10Cecilia Malmström Member of the European Commission responsible for Home Affairs The Future of Migration: Building Capacities for Change IOM (International Organisation for Migration) Geneva, 29 November 2010 [Rapid]
29/11/10ACP-EU: Kinshasa summits looks at UN goals, mortality of mothers
30/11/10 Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova [Rapid]
30/11/10 Key Facts on the European Commission's actions to fight HIV/Aids [Rapid]
30/11/10 World AIDS Day 2010: European Commission urges more prevention and testing and tops €1.3 billion invested in the fight against AIDS in the world [Rapid]
30/11/10 The European Commission and UN call for global solidarity in front of growing Humanitarian needs [Rapid]
30/11/10 Human rights must be integral part of EU-Russia relations [European Parliament]
30/11/10 Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy The EU: a Force for Peace, Stability and Prosperity in Wider Europe Columbia University New York, 30 November 2010 [Rapid]
30/11/10 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with the United States of Mexico, on 30th November, 1960 [Rapid]
30/11/10 Brussels, 30 November 2010 Declaration by High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union in support of ratification of the new strategic arms reduction treaty (START) [Rapid]
30/11/10Parliament condemns attacks against Christian communities in Iraq
01/12/10 Brussels, 1 December 2010 EU statement for World AIDS Day [Rapid]
01/12/10 John DALLI Member of the European Commission responsible for Health and Consumer Policy "Effective HIV testing is an important step in fighting the epidemic" WORLD AIDS DAY SEMINAR – ORGANISED BY THE ECDC European Parliament, Brussels, Wednesday 1 December 2010, 13.00 – 14.30hrs [Rapid]
01/12/10Remarks by President Van Rompuy at the OSCE Summit [Council]
01/12/10 Commissioner Hedegaard's video conference with inhabitants of one of the 600 isolated rural communities benefiting from the EURO-SOLAR regional Programme for Latin America [Rapid]
01/12/10Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the second round of presidential elections in Côte d'Ivoire [Council]
01/12/10 Serbia's EU membership path [European Parliament]
01/12/10Western Sahara: human rights monitoring needed, say MEPs [European Parliament]
02/12/10Conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters [Council]
02/12/10 Immigration: a single work and residence permit [European Parliament]
02/12/10 European Development Days, 6 and 7 December, Brussels - Programme Highlights [Rapid]
02/12/10 ACP-EU Assembly: Louis Michel calls for EU traceability law on "blood minerals" [European Parliament]
02/12/10 Illegal logging: MEPs give green light for agreements with Congo and Cameroun [European Parliament]
07/12/10 Brussels, EU-Russia Summit
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Secondary legislation and other documents in the Official Journal
European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No1081/2010 of 24November 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No1605/2002
on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, as regards the European External Action Service9
Commission Decision 2010/724/EUof 26November 2010
on the position of the European Union on the amendment to Annex 6 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products31
Council Decision 2010/726/EUof 22November 2010
on the conclusion of a Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union1
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Commission documents (related SEC-documents to be delivered on request)
26/11/201017052/10 Commission staff working document Background document to the report from the Commission to the Parliament, the Council and the European economic and social committee 2009 Annual Report on the implementation of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)= SEC(2010)1430 ADD 1
COM (2010) 0683COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL How to express EU citizen's solidarity through volunteering: First reflections on a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps
COM (2010) 0699Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, of the other part
COM(2010)687Annual report IPA
COM(2010)688Fisheries agreement Seychelles
COM(2010)689Fisheries agreement Seychelles
COM(2010)690Fisheries agreement Seychelles
COM(2010)694EU position in WTO General Council
COM (2010) 0705Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion by the European Union of the International Cocoa Agreement2010
COM (2010) 0706Proposition de DÉCISION DU CONSEIL relative à la signature, au nom de l'Union Européenne, et à l'application provisoire de l’accord international sur le cacao de 2010
English text:
COM (2010) 0668COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Strategy to prepare certain neighbouring countries for accession to the 1987 EC-EFTA Conventions on a common transit procedure and the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
COM(2010)686Accession to the 2002 Protocol of the Athens convention 1974
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EP documents
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš
24/11/2010 PE 448.949v03-00 ECON_AD(2010)448949
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs OPINION
Proposal for a Council decision on the application of certain guidelines in the field of officially supported export credits
Documents in dossier ECON/7/03381
Sirpa Pietikäinen
22/11/2010PE 448.751v02-00 ECON_AD(2010)448751
Committee on Economic and Monetary AffairsOPINION
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee: Tax and development - cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters
Documents in dossier ECON/7/03324
Doris Pack
22/11/2010 PE 450.646 v02-00 A7-0334/2010
Committee on Culture and EducationREPORT
Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the 'Youth in Action' programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning
Pino Arlacchi
22/11/2010 PE 440.141 v03-00 A7-0333/2010
Committee on Foreign AffairsREPORT
Report on a new strategy for Afghanistan
EP Study:
Financing of Non-governmental Organisations (NGO) from the EU Budget(86 pp.)
Author: Roderick Ackermann, Roland Blomeyer (blomeyer & sanz), Michael Hammer, Robert Lloyd, Christina Laybourn (One World Trust), Jack Malan, Filipa Figuera, Michael Richardson, Daniel Beresford, Lee O'Connor (Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services)
Policy areas: Budget affairs
Summary: The study analyses the financing of NGOs from the EU budget with a focus on effectiveness and transparency. The main findings and recommendations are as follows: - The European Commission (EC) co-finances more than 3000 NGOs with an overall amount of more than EUR 1.4 billion in 2009; - EC should update its strategy on dealing with NGOs and harmonize the different DGs' approach; - long-term programme funding through arrangements such as Framework Agreements should be privileged over short-term project funding; - EC-NGO dialogue should be fostered, also through NGO umbrella groups, in order to create a sense of partnership; - the EC should conduct regular, systematic assessments of the efficiency of its funding schemes; the administrative burden of NGOs obtaining EC grants should be reduced; - information on beneficiaries of EC funding should be presented in a uniform manner differentiating by type of beneficiaries, including their non-for-profit nature.
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Council documents
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25/11/201015173/10 Summary of discussions COR 1
25/11/201011632/10COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the European Union in the Joint Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons as regards the replacement of Annex II to that Agreeement on the co-ordination of social security schemes
25/11/201016903/10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Commission Opinion on Montenegro's application for membership of the European Union
25/11/201016898/10 Commission staff working document Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 Progress Report
25/11/201016899/10 Commission staff working document The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2010 Progress Report
25/11/201016907/10Commission staff working document - Analytical report accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Commission Opinion on Albania 's application for membership of the European Union
25/11/201016906/10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Commission Opinion on Albania's application for membership of the European Union
25/11/201016904/10Commission staff working document - Analytical report accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Commission Opinion on Montenegro's application for membership of the European Union
25/11/201016896/10 Commission staff working document Kosovo * 2010 Progress Report accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010-2011
25/11/201016897/10 Commission staff working document Serbia 2010 Progress Report
25/11/201016941/10 Labour immigration (seasonal workers and Intercompany transfer)
25/11/201016922/10 Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2010
25/11/201016216/10"South East Europe Energy Conference: Energy without Frontiers - from National to Regional Approach" (Sofia, 30 November 2010) - Information from the Bulgarian delegation
26/11/20109794/1/10Proposal for a Council Decision on the Union position regarding the amendment of the annexes of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on certain aspects of government procurement REV 1
26/11/201017042/10 Second Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour (Brussels, 21-22 November 2010)
26/11/201016972/10Draft Council decision authorising the opening of the negotiations for an EU US agreement on the protection of personal data when transferred and processed for the purpose of preventing, investigating, detecting or prosecuting criminal offences, including terrorism, in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters -Letters from the EP
26/11/201016364/10 COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports
26/11/201016909/10Council Decisions on the conclusion of the Agreements between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on the short-stay visa waiver for holders of 1) diplomatic, service or official passports and 2) ordinary passports - Consent by the European Parliament
26/11/201016362/10 COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports
26/11/201017105/10 Exchange of classified information with Israel
26/11/20103701/10 First meeting of the EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council
26/11/201015674/10COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Veterinary Committee regarding the amendment of Appendices 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 and 11 to Annex 11 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products
26/11/201017072/10 The second six-monthly Implementation Report for Afghanistan
26/11/201016547/10Draft Council Decision on the position to be adopted by the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors concerning the status of Equatorial Guinea in relation to the amended ACP-EU Partnership Agreement – Adoption
26/11/201017133/10 European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg on 24 November 2010 : Statement on behalf of the VP/High Representative on Ukraine
29/11/201016970/10 Draft Council Decision on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund in 2012 - Adoption
29/11/201016971/10 Council Decision on the financial contributions to be paid by the Member States to finance the European Development Fund in 2012
29/11/201016245/10COUNCIL DECISION amending Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somali coast
29/11/201017155/10Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries
29/11/201017155/10Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries ADD 1
29/11/201015973/10COUNCIL DECISION on the signature of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1, 2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
29/11/201015975/10COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1, 2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to the Euro Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
29/11/201015974/10Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1, 2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
29/11/2010PE59/10REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 as regards the provision of duty-free treatment for specified pharmaceutical active ingredients bearing an "international non proprietary name" (INN) from the World Health Organization and specified products used for the manufacture of finished pharmaceuticals
29/11/201016430/10COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted by the European Union within the ACP EU Committee of Ambassadors concerning the status of Equatorial Guinea in relation to the amended ACP EU Partnership Agreement
29/11/20109795/10COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken by the European Union in the Joint Committee regarding the amendment of the annexes to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on certain aspects of government procurement
29/11/201017164/10 Commission Staff Working document on the fulfilment of the 29 measures for reinforcing the protection of external borders and combating illegal immigration adopted at the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting, held on 25 and 26 February 2010
29/11/201015978/1/10 Implementation of International Maritime Conventions by Members States – Briefing by the Commission REV 1
30/11/20104652/10 Eleventh meeting of the EU-Georgia Cooperation Council
30/11/20104551/10 Eleventh meeting of the EU-Armenia Cooperation Council
30/11/20104601/10 Eleventh meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Council
30/11/201017218/1010th Regional Ministerial Conference on Illegal Migration, Organised Crime, Corruption and Terrorism, 19-20 October 2010, Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia
30/11/201016275/10 Report on negotiations on a comprehensive air transport agreement with the Federative Republic of Brazil – Commission briefing COR 1
30/11/201016895/10 Implementation of the Customs Union and relations with third countries and international organizations in customs matters
30/11/201017223/10 Common Statement by Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Denmark and Cyprus on Immigration and Asylum
30/11/201016161/1/10 Updated Framework Agreement between European Union, its Member States and Canada REV 1 EXT 1
01/12/201015974/10Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1, 2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part COR 1
01/12/201017072/10 The second six-monthly Implementation Report for Afghanistan COR 1
01/12/201016929/10 Legal immigration (labour migration) - Information from the Presidency (Any other business item)
01/12/201016891/10Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and the provisional application of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Federated States of Micronesia - Adoption of Council Decision
01/12/201016894/10Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Federated States of Micronesia - Adoption of Council Regulation
01/12/201016893/10Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Federated States of Micronesia - Request by the Council for the consent of the European Parliament
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Case law
All case law to be found at:
Publication of Court of Justice case C-465/07Elgafaji v. Staatssecretaris van Justitie, ECR (2009) I-921
Publication of Court of Justice case C-228/06Soysal and Savatli, ECR (2009) I-1031