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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 08-09-03
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Seas and Oceans: European Research and Innovation in support of
protecting marine eco-systems and developing sustainable maritime
activities
[02] Aid Conference: Commission urges donors to make aid more effective to
reach Millennium Development Goals
[03] July 2008 compared with June 2008 - Volume of retail trade down by
0.4% in euro area; up by 0.1% in EU
[04] First estimates for the second quarter of 2008 - Euro area GDP down by
0.2% and EU GDP down by 0.1%; +1.4% and +1.6% respectively compared with
the second quarter of 2007
[05] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2008-09-03
Reference: MEX/08/0903
Date: 03/09/2008
EXME08 / 03.09
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Communicationb
03/09/08
[01] Seas and Oceans: European Research and Innovation in support of
protecting marine eco-systems and developing sustainable maritime
activities
Research and Innovation hold a key to reconciling sometimes competing goals
of sustainable economic growth and environmental preservation in sea-based
activities. Within the context of the overall new integrated maritime
policy and to take up on this challenge, the European Commission today
adopted "A European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research". The
Strategy's objective is to overcome fragmentation of the European marine
and maritime research landscape by capacity building, increased integration
across traditional research sectors and increased cooperation of all actors
in this area.
[02] Aid Conference: Commission urges donors to make aid more effective to
reach Millennium Development Goals
The Commission calls on donor and developing countries to use development
aid more effectively. At the eve of the High Level Ministerial Meeting in
Accra/Ghana (2 – 4 September), the Commission urges governments to commit
themselves to concrete and ambitious actions. Three years after the Paris
Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, some progress have been made. Yet much
more needs to be done to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals in 2015.
[03] July 2008 compared with June 2008 - Volume of retail trade down by
0.4% in euro area; up by 0.1% in EU
In July 2008, compared with June 2008, the volume of retail trade fell by
0.4% in the euro area but rose by 0.1% in the EU. In June retail trade
dropped by 0.9% and 1.2% respectively. In July 2008, compared with July
2007, the retail sales index decreased by 2.8% in the euro area and by 1.1%
in the EU.
[04] First estimates for the second quarter of 2008 - Euro area GDP down by
0.2% and EU GDP down by 0.1%; +1.4% and +1.6% respectively compared with
the second quarter of 2007
Euro area GDP declined by 0.2% and EU GDP by 0.1% in the second quarter of
2008, compared with the previous quarter, according to first estimates
released by Eurostat. In the first quarter of 2008, growth rates were +0.7%
in the euro area and +0.6% in the EU. Compared with the second quarter of
2007, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 1.4% in the euro area and by 1.6% in
the EU, after +2.1% and +2.3% respectively for the previous quarter.
[05] Autre matériel diffusé
• Memo on EU Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research
• Speech by Commissioner Reding 'Towards a True Single Telecoms Market
that Delivers in terms of Competition, Investment and Consumers', Brussels
A disposition au secrétariat de Jonathan Todd (BERL 03/315):
Notification préalable d'une opération de concentration :
Strabag / DeTe Immobilien
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