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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11221

19 December 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 43
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) space
Johann-Dietrich Wörner to take over ESA in June

Brussels, 18/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - Jean-Jacques Dordain will step down from the European Space Agency on 30 June, when the new director-general, Johann-Dietrich Wörner, takes over. The Council of the ESA decided to select this German candidate on Thursday 18 December. He is currently managing director of the German Aerospatiale centre (DLR). After 12 years of service at the ESA, Dordain will be stepping down on a positive note, thanks to the recent ESA success stories, such as the...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(AE) ECONOMY: Juncker plan to generate investment given green light
(AE) STATE AID: Luxembourg to give the Commission a list of its tax rulings
(AE) UKRAINE: Union in search of a strategy on Russia
(AE) JHA:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Spain clarifies its vision of anti-BEPS directive
(AE) BUDGET: “Trapped in a Kafkaesque situation”, says Schulz
(AE) COMMISSION: Better regulation - Edmund Stoiber appointed special adviser
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CLIMATE: Council green light for Doha amendment ratification
(AE) ETS: Progress in Council on carbon market stability reserve
(AE) GMO: MEPs back GM crop flexibility agreement
(AE) ENERGY: Poland and Ukraine to integrate gas networks
(AE) JHA:
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Bienkowska to kick start new projects in 2015
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: European foundation statute withdrawal goes down badly
(AE) SPACE: Johann-Dietrich Wörner to take over ESA in June
(AE) DIGITAL: Long-term digital strategy in 2015
(AE) TRANSPORT: New technical specifications for traffic information
(AE) TRANSPORT: Council approves Ecall and new lorry design
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) GEORGIA: European Parliament approves association agreement
(AE) MOLDOVA: Parliament green light to agricultural concessions
(AE) JHA: European Parliament wants enquiry into CIA practices
(AE) CLIMATE: European Parliament approves controversial proposal on road fuel quality
(AE) FISHERIES: Illegal Philippine tuna given green light?
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) PAYMENTS: Inter-institutional agreement on MIF caps
(AE) GREECE: German tone reassuring, Greek tone more alarmist
(AE) ECB: Increased transparency on monetary policy decisions from 2015
(AE) STATE AID: Commission - increased cooperation to bring its rules up to date
(AE) ANTITRUST:
(AE) STATE AID:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU adopts new sanctions against Crimea
(AE) SERBIA: Belgrade disappointed still not to have opened chapters
(AE) RUSSIA: EU calls for a measured response in Chechnya
(AE) CUBA: Turnaround welcomed in Washington-Havana relations
(AE) AFGHANISTAN: EUPOL mission extended until end of 2016
(AE) IRAN:
(AE) USA: CoR concerns on public procurement and services in TTIP
(AE) TRADE: European industry wants decisive action on Chinese solar panels
(AE) ALGERIA: Tension mounts between Algeria and EU
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Aid coordination and efficiency sought
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ECHR: Court refuses EU accession
(AE) INSTITUTIONAL: Commission can withdraw legislative proposal under negotiation
(AE) BIOTECHNOLOGY: Ova which cannot develop into human beings can be patented
(AE) JHA: Travel for medical reasons does not open door to subsidiary protection regime