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News Service week 39/2010

Table of contents:

I. Official documents

• Press releases (34)

• Secondary legislation (7)

• Commission documents (4)

• EP documents (4)

• Council documents (12)

• Case law (3)

• Other documents (5)

II. Academic novelties

• Courses, congresses, grants and vacancies

• New acquisitions

o Peace Palace Library

o Asser Press

• Other documents (2)

I. Official documents

Press releases

End impunity in DRC

23/09/10 Democratic Republic of the Congo: EU extends police mission in support of security sector reform (EUPOL RD Congo) [pic][80 KB]

23/09/10 EU Security and Defence news [pic][444 KB]

24/09/10 Bosnia and Herzegovina: EIB supports water supply and wastewater in Republika Srpska with a EUR 50 million loan [Rapid]

24/09/10 Commission welcomes Ukraine in Energy Community

27/09/10 Council extends measures concerning the Fiji Islands by another six months [Council] [pic][66 KB]

27/09/10 Council sets out roadmap for resuming development cooperation with Niger [Council] [pic][66 KB]

27/09/10 Republic of Moldova - Restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region [Council]

27/09/10 Serbia: EUR 40 million for Belgrade bypass [Rapid]

28/09/10 A visa-free regime for Albania and Bosnia-Hercegovina moves a step closer [European Parliament]

28/09/10 Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the elections in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [Council]

28/09/10 Immigration: a single work and residence permit[pic]

28/09/10 European Training Foundation : Declaration of intent for fruitful cooperation in Kazakhstan

29/09/10 European Training Foundation : Education and business cooperation to enhance Moldovan competitiveness

29/09/10 Guinea presidential election postponement worries ACP Assembly [European Parliament]

29/09/10 NATO, Afghanistan and democratic scrutiny [European Parliament]

29/09/10 Lift sanctions against Zimbabwe, Jacob Zuma urges MEPs [European Parliament]

29/09/10 ICT Research: European Commission and Brazil devote €10 million to cooperation in ICT research & development [Rapid]

29/09/10 Commissioner Piebalgs' first visit to Rwanda to assess EU's aid impact on the ground and sign €52 million financial agreements on regional cooperation and governance [Rapid]

29/09/10 EU High Representative/Vice-President Ashton to visit the Middle East in support of direct talks [Rapid]

29/09/10 ASEM Summit (4-5 October), EU-Republic of Korea Summit (6 October), EU-China Summit (6 October) [Rapid]

29/09/10 Culture : New culture projects to strengthen EU-Russia cooperation

30/09/10 EU-CHINA SUMMIT (Brussels, 6 October 2010) [Rapid]

30/09/10 President Barroso and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to open first EU-China High-Level Cultural Forum (Brussels, 6-7 October) [Rapid]

30/09/10 EU-ASEM SUMMIT (Brussels, 4-5 October 2010) [Rapid]

30/09/10 Fact sheet on ASEM, 4-5 October 2010, Royal Palace, Brussels [Council]

30/09/10 EU-REPUBLIC OF KOREA SUMMIT, (Brussels, 6 October 2010) [Rapid]

30/09/10 Fact sheet on EU- Republic of Korea Summit, 6 October, Justus Lipsius, Brussels [Council]

30/09/10 Sudan: MEPs concerned by impact of referendum on southern independence [European Parliament]

30/09/10 Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Remarks after meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Joint press conference with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Washington, DC 29 September 2010 [Rapid]

30/09/10 Remarks made by High Representative Catherine Ashton at press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Washington, 29 September 2010 [Council]

30/09/10 Commission to boost Europe's defences against cyber-attacks [Rapid]

30/09/10 Tackling cyber-attacks Press Conference Brussels, 30th September [Rapid]

30/09/10 Proposal for a Directive on attacks against information systems, repealing Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA [Rapid]

30/09/10 Cecilia Malmström Member of the European Commission responsible for Home Affairs Commission to boost Europe's defence against cyber-attacks Press conference Bruxelles, 30 September 2010 [Rapid]

30/09/10 Kristalina Georgieva European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps Brussels, Charlemagne Building,Durieux Room Brussels, 30 September 2010 [Rapid]

30/09/10 2011 budget: MEPs defend innovation and external actions [European Parliament]

01/10/10 8th ASEM Summit ASEM partners account for 45% of EU27 imports and 29% of exports An EU27 trade deficit of 129 bn euro in the first half of 2010 [Rapid]

01/10/10 ASEM partners account for 45% of EU27 imports and 29% of exports [Eurostat]

01/10/10 Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Ukraine and the World: Rethinking and Moving on 7th annual meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES Conference) Yalta, 1 October 2010 [Rapid]

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Secondary legislation

Commission Regulation (EU) No 835/2010 of 22 September 2010 amending for the 135th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002

imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban 1[pic]

Decision No 1/2010 2010/568/EU of the EU-Egypt Association Council of 3 August 2010

amending Article 15(7) of Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation 5[pic]

Commission Regulation (EU) No 851/2010 of 27 September 2010 amending for the 136th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002

imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban 46[pic]

Council Decision 2010/573/CFSP of 27 September 2010

concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova 54[pic]

Decision No 1/2010 2010/575/EU of the EU-Jordan Association Council of 16 September 2010

amending Article 15(7) of Protocol 3 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation 60[pic]

Council Decision 2010/576/CFSP of 23 September 2010

on the European Union police mission undertaken in the framework of reform of the security sector (SSR) and its interface with the system of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUPOL RD Congo) 33[pic]

Commission Decision 2010/578/EU of 28 September 2010

on the recognition of the legal and supervisory framework of Japan as equivalent to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit rating agencies (notified under document C(2010) 6418) (1) 46[pic]

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Commission documents (related SEC-documents to be delivered on request)

24/09/2010 576/10 COM(2010)501 + SEC-doc: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council First report on the impact of the POSEI reform of 2006 [pic][pic]

24/09/2010 13576/10 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council First report on the impact of the POSEI reform of 2006 - Commission staff working document ADD1 [pic][pic]

COM(2010)466 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of the Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products reached on the basis of Article 19 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area



COM(2010)473 Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the marketing and use of explosives precursors



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EP documents

27/09/10 Security and Defence: global response to global threats

EP Studies:

Setting up a Common European Asylum Area



Readmission policy in the European Union



Zigmantas Balčytis

27/09/2010 PE 443.139v02-00 CONT_AD(2010)443139 [pic] [pic]

Committee on Budgetary Control OPINION

Draft amending budget No 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service

Documents in dossier CONT/7/03253

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Council documents

If there’s an N/A icon on the right side of the title, the document is not freely available. You can put in a request at the Council secretariat by clicking on that icon.

24/09/2010 13540/1/10 Draft Council Decision amending and extending the period of application of Decision 2007/641/EC concluding consultations with the Republic of the Fiji Islands under Article 96 of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and Article 37 of the Development Cooperation Instrument - Adoption REV 1[pic][pic]

24/09/2010 13872/03 Preparation of the EU-China Summit, Beijing, 30 October 2003 – Draft agenda and Draft joint press statement EXT 1[pic][pic]

24/09/2010 15629/04 Preparation of EU-China Summit of 8 December 2004 COR 1

EXT 1[pic][pic]

24/09/2010 13993/10 Implementation of Article 102A of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement during the year 2009 - Draft report to be submitted to the European Parliament in accordance with Art. 102A(4) of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement (CISA) [pic]

27/09/2010 13377/10 Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan on the mutual legal assistance in criminal matters - Adoption[pic]

27/09/2010 13943/10 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to information in criminal proceedings - Optional consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions [pic][pic]

27/09/2010 10817/10 Council Decision authorising the Commission to negotiate the Accession Agreement of the European Union to the European Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) EXT 2 [pic][pic]

27/09/2010 13887/10 Summary of discussions[pic]

27/09/2010 13952/10 Summary of discussions of the EU-Russia troika meeting[pic]

27/09/2010 13703/10 Common European Asylum System - State of Play[pic]

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Case law

All case law to be found at:

Case T-306/10: Action brought on 23 July 2010

Yusef v Commission 20[pic]

Judgment of the General Court in Case T-85/09 Kadi v Commission:



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Other documents

20/09/2010 New skills for new jobs : China and the EU - report (70 pp.)



(The report has no URL of its own. Click on the right side of the page)

22/09/2010 Opinion 2010/C 255/01 of the European Economic and Social Committee

on ‘Trade and Food Security’(exploratory opinion) 1[pic]

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II. Academic novelties

Courses, congresses and other events, grants and vacancies

No recent additions.

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New acquisitions

Peace Palace Library:

No recent acquisitions.

Asser Press:

No recent publications.

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Other documents

Final Call for Papers: Conference on "EU External Relations Law and Policy in the post-Lisbon Era", Sheffield, January 2011



Call for Papers - Comparative Constitutional Evolution of the US and the EU: December 6th, 2010, American University, Washington DC

American University, Washington DC



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Top events

27/09/10 EU-South Africa Summit [Rapid]

27/09/10 EU - South Africa Summit Revival of EU27 trade in goods with South Africa in the first half of 2010 EU27 surplus of 1.3 bn euro in the first half of 2010 [Rapid]

27/09/10 Revival of EU27 trade in goods with South Africa in the first half of 2010 [Eurostat]

27/09/10 EU Engagement in South Africa [Rapid]

27/09/10 EU-South Africa Summit - Brussels, 28 September 2010 [Council]

27/09/10 Factsheet: EU-South Africa Summit - EU engagement in South Africa [Council]

28/09/10 Joint Communiqué of the Third South Africa-European Union Summit [pic][132 KB]

28/09/10 Introductory remarks by Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council, at the EU-South Africa Summit [Council]

28/09/10 Joint Communiqué of the Third South Africa-European Union Summit - Brussels, 28 September 2010 [Council]

28/09/10 Remarks by Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council, at the press conference after the EU-South Africa Summit [Council]

EEAS news

28/09/10 EEAS needs stringent budget control, say MEPs [European Parliament]

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