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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10528

11 January 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) mediterranean
Tunisia and Jordan become members of EBRD

Brussels, 10/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - At the beginning of this year, Tunisia and Jordan became members of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and are thus now able to be recipients for EBRD support. The two countries applied for membership in 2011, and have now joined the two other countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region, Egypt and Morocco, which were founder members of the bank when it was established in 1991.

The EBRD states in a press release that it has the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Wider repercussions of the Budget Pact
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) TAXATION: Denmark opposes Tobin Tax
(AE) TAXATION: Broad Tobin Tax consensus in Europe
(AE) GREECE: Debt restructuring agreement with banks in sight
(AE) EURO: Liberals want energetic action for growth
(AE) ECONOMY: Verhofstadt - growing support for eurobonds
(AE) ECONOMY: Golden Rule difficult to set up in Denmark
(AE) ECONOMY: Bailout funds - €3 billion for Ireland and Portugal
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) CONSUMERS: 70% of internet credit sites breach law
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Priorities - CAP reform, quality and Lisbon
(AE) JHA: Greece and establishment of Asylum Support Office
(AE) JHA: Drugs - Netherlands bans khat
(AE) ENERGY: Danish Presidency wants to turn EU towards greener system
(AE) HEALTH: MEP Grossetête and Eucomed want more checks on breast implants
(AE) TRANSPORT: €200 million and 5 TEN-T priorities
(AE) TRANSPORT: Modest progress on air safety in already very safe Europe
(AE) TRANSPORT: Low cost airlines want end to illegal state aid
(AE) TRANSPORT: Business flights unfairly singled out by ETS
(AE) TRANSPORT:
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE - SPORT
(AE) SOCIAL: Unemployment rising, jobs falling and prospects gloomy
(AE) SOCIAL: Greek trial becomes symbol of struggle against austerity
(AE) CULTURE/SPORT: Danish Presidency priorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU brings ministerial meeting forward to 23 January
(AE) IRAN: Rome condemns decision on uranium and will support sanctions
(AE) LATIN AMERICA: EU-Latin America summit in early 2013?
(AE) HAITI: EU launches €23 million rebuilding programme
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Tunisia and Jordan become members of EBRD
(AE) DEVELOPMENT:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) HUNGARY: Verhofstadt wants Hungary outlawed from Europe
(AE) ITALY: ECHR rules against Italy over waste crisis in Campania
(AE) DANISH PRESIDENCY: Denmark goes for low cost Presidency