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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10499

22 November 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/taxation
EU-Swiss tax disagreements on the table on Friday

Brussels, 21/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - Swiss federal finance advisor Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf will be in Brussels on Friday 25 November for talks with EU Taxation Commissioner Algirdas Semeta about bilateral savings tax agreements (Rubik-type deals) already signed or being negotiated (EUROPE 10450, 10458 and 10481) between Switzerland and various EU member states, deals which have drawn the ire of the European Commission and the European Parliament.

After signing tax agreements with Germany...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Turkey's accession disappears off the horizon and in Greece a misunderstanding is cleared up
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(AE) EU/ITALY: Mini-summit with Merkel/Monti/Sarkozy in Strasbourg
(AE) EU/GREECE: Papademos has a Herculean task ahead of him
(AE) EU/SPAIN: Shift to right, war on crisis declared
(AE) EU/LIBYA: EU calls on Tripoli to cooperate with international criminal court
(AE) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Libya to become member of UFM
(AE) EU/BURMA: EU supports political progress
(AE) EU/POLITICAL PARTIES: Leader of European Socialist Party steps down
(AE) EU/SERBIA: Dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade resumes
(AE) EU/EGYPT: European leaders condemn violence
(AE) EU/IRAN: France threatens Teheran with “unprecedented” sanctions
GENERAL NEWS
(AE) EU/EURO: Barroso suggests eurobonds as payback for better discipline
(AE) EU/ECONOMY: Official request for assistance lodged
(AE) EU/PUBLIC TENDER: New legislation in mid-December
(AE) EU/TAXATION: EU-Swiss tax disagreements on the table on Friday
(AE) EU/BUDGET: Austerity budget for EU in 2012, down from 2011
(AE) EP/BUDGET: Austerity is not only way forward, say Greens
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Istanbul tuna meeting delivers good results
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Commission wants total ban on shark finning
(AE) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Afghanistan granted €1.5 million in aid
(AE) EU/BENIN: Piebalgs in Benin on Tuesday to encourage economic reform
(AE) EU/ENVIRONMENT: New marine sites added to Natura 2000
(AE) EU/COHESION: Around €600 million more in funds for Portugal
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: Movement on airlines' black list
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: 2010 - safest year for rail
(AE) EU/JHA: Schengen - Netherlands announces controls
(AE) EU/JHA: Immigration - transfer to private businesses
(AE) EU/DIGITAL: Termination rates for mobile calls - second warning to Polish regulator
(AE) EU/DIGITAL: Poland speeds up handling of 112 calls
(AE) HEALTH: Quality of health care to be improved by increased patient responsibility
(AE) EU/INDUSTRY: Product safety directives to be reviewed in nine sectors
(AE) EU/TRADE: End of year to be decisive in free-trade talks with India
(AE) EU/TRADE: State of play in free-trade negotiations with Mercosur
(AE) EU/CJEU: Italy condemned for failing to recover illegal aid
(AE) EU/ADMINISTRATION: Making e-Government accessible to all europeans
(AE) EU/ADMINISTRATION: Civil servants meet for general assembly
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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