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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10183

17 July 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
UK will have to repay €223 million

Brussels, 16/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - As a result of a decision adopted by the European Commission on Friday 16 July, 10 EU member states will have to repay a total of €265.02 million of EU farm money ruled to have been unduly spent. The United Kingdom, with €223.26 to be returned, is the most affected.

€137 million has been charged to United Kingdom - England - for weaknesses in the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS-GIS), in the administrative procedure as regards controls and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Enhanced cooperation, pragmatism and twenty-five years of Schengen Agreement
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS: EU calls for additional rights to ensure “effective participation” by its representatives in General Assembly work
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Kristalina Georgieva urges Khartoum to comply with humanitarian law
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Belgian Presidency hopes to make further strides
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Still no European public prosecutor office in sight
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Prospect of European security plan in place by 2014
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU sets up e-justice internet portal
(EU) EU/RESEARCH COUNCIL: EU wants to strengthen competitiveness through research and innovation
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: President Lula wants to conclude EU-Mercosur free trade agreement before leaving office in December
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA reports fewer pesticide residues are now found in food in the EU
(EU) EP/BIODIVERSITY: Following failure to meet 2010 Objective, MEPs call for halting of loss of biodiversity by 2020 as bare minimum
(EU) EU/ANIMAL DISEASES: Commission looking at lifting the ban on feeding bone meal to non-ruminants
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Increase in land area under organic agriculture
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New rules on aid to fruit and vegetable producer organisations are step in wrong direction
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Major conference on agriculture policy post-2013
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: UK will have to repay €223 million
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Problem of legal basis for recovery plans
(EU) EP/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: What is the future of gender equality in the EU? Debate with Viviane Reding
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Towards a “green job” creation strategy
(EU) EU/CELEBRATION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission prepares ambitious action plan to strengthen road safety
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Oettinger recommends guaranteed prices for renewables
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission makes €15 million available for emergency aid to combat malnutrition and curb epidemics in Ethiopia
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate general says Maastricht can legally prohibit admission to “coffee shops” on people not resident in Netherlands
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate general says risk of undermining social security system may justify restrictions on principle of free provision of services
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: United Kingdom may refuse to repay VAT to taxable persons not established in EU on goods and services used for insurance and financial operations
(EU) EU/EURO: Commission unveils draft regulation to facilitate professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road
(EU) EP/REGIONS: Bulgarian contribution to Danube Strategy
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY: ICT research to help rail industry
(EU) EU/EIB: €200 million to PSA Peugeot Citroën for development of plug-in hybrid vehicle
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/07/2010: