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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11221

19 December 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 2 / 43
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / (ae) state aid
Luxembourg to give the Commission a list of its tax rulings

Brussels, 18/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - A few weeks ahead of the court hearing, the prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, has announced the withdrawal of the Duchy's appeal at the European General Court against the Commission's demand that it be given information about all of Luxembourg's tax rulings.

Bettel said he was prepared to provide the requested information. His announcement follows the Commission's decision on Wednesday to broaden its tax ruling investigation to all other EU...

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