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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11221

19 December 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 43
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) biotechnology
Ova which cannot develop into human beings can be patented

Brussels, 18/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - If a human ovum which is parthenogenically activated is not capable of developing into a human being, in other words it can under no circumstances lead to a human being, it can be patented, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled, in a verdict (case C-364/13) returned on Thursday 18 December, which unblocks the biotechnological development of so-called “regenerative” medicine.

The Court was ruling in a dispute in the United Kingdom, where 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