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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10506

1 December 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 41
FOREIGN POLICY / (ae) foreign affairs
EU27 split over utility of Iranian oil embargo

Brussels, 30/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - The 27 EU foreign ministers due to meet for a Foreign Affairs Council meeting on Thursday 1 December were divided on 30 November about whether to issue an oil embargo on Iran to punish it for continuing with its nuclear programme. They were also divided over the timing of such measures, explained diplomats. France, the United Kingdom and Germany are reported to favour an oil embargo but countries like Italy and Greece, which are highly dependent on...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Looking for positive, or at least useful, aspects of the current crisis
SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS
(AE) ITALY: Italy's new austerity measures “well received”
(AE) EUROGROUP: EFSF lending capacity at whim of the markets
(AE) GREECE: Europe gives go-ahead for Greek aid
(AE) IRELAND: Eurogroup says Ireland is setting a fine example
(AE) PORTUGAL: Draconian austerity measures for 2012
(AE) STATISTICS:
ECONOMY-FINANCE
(AE) BANKS: Minima agreement on public guarantee system
(AE) EIB: Werner Hoyer to replace Philippe Maystadt
(AE) ECB: France and Germany in battle over chief economist
(AE) BELGIUM: Brussels happy with Belgium's budget deal
(AE) TAXATION: New parent company and subsidiaries directive adopted
(AE) BUDGET: Ministers approve EU budget for 2012
(AE) COMPETITION: Green light for Santander's acquisition of RBS assets
(AE) COMPETITION: EADS subsidiary Astrium to buy up Mobsat Holding
(AE) HAITI: EIB supports small business and water industry
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs underwhelmed by idea of revising treaty
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) RESEARCH: Horizon 2020 - €80 billion for research and innovation
(AE) ENTERPRISE €: 2.5 billion to boost competitiveness by 2020
(AE) SPACE: €7 billion proposed to complete Galileo and EGNOS
(AE) SPACE: €5.8 billion to fund GMES
(AE) TRANSPORT: Two-days of round table discussion to tackle TEN-T
(AE) COHESION: Greece - more jobs through better management of funds
(AE) COHESION: ERDF provides €1 billion oxygen supply to SMEs
(AE) JHA: COE investigation into Libyan migrants' distress signals being ignored
(AE) JHA: COE calls on Ukraine to step up fight against corruption
(AE) JHA: Amnesty criticises Commission on Roma in Italy file
(AE) UN/CLIMATE: Appeals increase - experts provide examination in Durban
(AE) SOCIAL: European week of demonstrations and strikes
(AE) SOCIAL: Social media democratisation instrument
FOREIGN POLICY
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU27 split over utility of Iranian oil embargo
(AE) IRAQ: Iranian opposition calls for EU to act to delay closure of Ashraf refugee camp
(AE) DRC: Catherine Ashton calls for calm and respect of electoral law
(AE) IRAN: European leaders condemn attack on British Embassy
(AE) FYROM: FYROM calls on Greece to vote for start of talks
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
(AE) EU/UNITED STATES: Free trade to be considered to support growth
(AE) EU/UNITED STATES: Energy efficiency -Energy Star programme agreement
(AE) UN/DEVELOPMENT: Piebalgs and hour of truth at Busan summit
(AE) SOMALIA: Humanitarian aid worker expulsion by al Shabaab unacceptable
THE INSTITUTIONS
(AE) COURT OF JUSTICE: No copyright for programming languages
(AE) COURT: Cartel in acrylic glass sector - fine reduced