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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10408

30 June 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/state aid
Two partially illegal aid projects and a probe

Brussels, 29/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 29 June the European Commission reached a number of different decisions on state aid with regard to Germany, Belgium and Finland. It considers that the aid is partially incompatible with EU rules on state aid: - The Commission has decided that a loan amounting to around €15 million granted by the Wiederaufbaukasse der rheinland-pfälzischen Weinbaugebiete (WAK) Germany in 1999 constitutes illegal state aid as it was granted in...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: After Croatia, accession problems and difficulties of other Balkan countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(AE) EP/CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Greens in EP want round table
(AE) EU/BAHRAIN/JUSTICE: EU urges transparency in Bahrain trials
(AE) EU/TURKEY: EU concerned about Turkish Parliament boycott
(AE) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EMHRN disavows EU migration policies
(AE) EU/CONGO:
(AE) EU/POLAND:
(AE) EU/ITALY:
GENERAL NEWS
(AE) EU/GREECE: Europe breathes sigh of relief as MPs agree to austerity plan
(AE) EU/IMF: Greece - Christine Lagarde's immediate priority
(AE) EU/BUDGET: Commission opens hostilities on future budget
(AE) EU/EIB/SPAIN: Support for Ingeteam's RDI activities
(AE) EU/AGRICULTURE: Aid to poorest, Cioloº puts pressure on states
(AE) EU/AGRICULTURE: Vegetables - confidence returns
(AE) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Unions - in favour of revision of working time directive
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Criticism of Community method for calculating quotas
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Push for sanctions against Iceland
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Negotiations on new EU-Gabon agreement opened
(AE) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Free trade agreement enters into force
(AE) EU/INDONESIA: Free-trade - Jakarta wants negotiations in 2011
(AE) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS:
(AE) EU/NUCLEAR: Stress tests - Oettinger does not want to rush
(AE) EU/ENERGY: Agreement on wholesale market transparency and integrity
(AE) EU/STATISTICS: Significant rise in electricity and gas prices in 2010
(AE) EU/JHA: Agreement on follow-up of cross-border road traffic offences
(AE) EU/JHA: Trafficking in human beings - US criticises Estonia, Malta and Cyprus
(AE) EP/JHA: Schengen reform - Greens fears EP may be sidelined
(AE) EU/JHA: France condemned over refusing to recognise Tunisian migrant's papers
(AE) EU/MEDIA: State radio makes most of new media
(AE) EU/CULTURE:
(AE) EU/CYBER-SECURITY: Map of best practice in Europe (ENISA)
(AE) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Labour market - signs of recovery but high social costs
(AE) EU/EMPLOYMENT RATES: 2010 fall for 20-64 year olds, rise for 55-64 age group
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: EU wants to reduce CO2 emissions from maritime sector
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: TEN-T - €180 million for rail, maritime and river transport
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: Impact of economic crisis on wane for rail
(AE) EU/CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from cars down once again in 2010
(AE) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Consultation on common INSPIRE standards
(AE) EU/WASTE:
(AE) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Water purification plant in Gaza
(AE) EU/STATE AID: Two partially illegal aid projects and a probe
(AE) EU/COMPETITION:
(AE) EU/COMPETITION:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/06/2011: