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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10530

13 January 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 37
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) hungary
Controversial laws - Barroso ready to use all his powers

Brussels, 12/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - European Commission President José Manuel Barroso took a tough stance in Copenhagen on Thursday 12 January saying he was ready to use all the powers at his disposal to ensure that Hungary complies with European legislation. The cause of this is a number of laws voted in Hungary which jeopardise the independence of the country's central bank and that of its magistrates (see EUROPE 10529).

Speaking at a press conference in Copenhagen to launch the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: What is really going on in this push to tighten the public finance belt in the eurozone?
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) ECB: Draghi says budget pact will not change interest rates
(AE) GREECE: Sachinidis says more cash may be required
(AE) BELGIUM: Commission says it does not have a neo-liberal agenda
(AE) ECONOMY: Monti says discipline, growth and integration go together
(AE) ECONOMY: José Manuel Barroso would like more solid rescue funds
(AE) ECONOMY: Bonds succeed in Spain and Italy
(AE) ECONOMY:
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Cereals market driven by biofuel demand
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Measures for supply of sugar market
(AE) AGRICULTURE: International Year of Cooperatives
(AE) FOOD SAFETY: Schmallenberg virus - EU closely monitors situation
(AE) HEALTH: PIP implants - Françoise Grossetête questions Commission
(AE) ENERGY: Nuclear - national authorities say stress tests a success
(AE) ENERGY: First setback for Danish green Europe
(AE) COHESION: Hungary might not receive EU funding in 2013
(AE) COHESION:
(AE) SPACE: Galileo satellites will soon all have first names
(AE) TRANSPORT:
(AE) JHA: Schengen - still no video surveillance in Netherlands
(AE) JHA: Parliamentary committee vote on protection order in civil matters
(AE) JAI: Cecilia Malmström urges Barack Obama to close down Guantanamo
(AE) JHA: Tilman Götte, new president of Council of EU Notariats
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE
(AE) SOCIAL: Statement by bishops on social market economy
(AE) CULTURE/MUSIC: EEBA prize ceremony in Groningen
(AE) CULTURE:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) IRAN: Prospect of six-month transition for EU oil embargo
(AE) SYRIA: Ashton calls for investigation into death of French journalist
(AE) FIJI: EU welcomes lifting state of emergency
(AE) CROATIA/SLOVENIA: Arbitral tribunal list known by end of January
(AE) CROATIA: JASPERS technical assistance extended to Croatia
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Moratinos calls EU response ambiguous and insufficient
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Economic stalemate while investors wait cautiously
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: European summit may be brought forward to 29 January
(AE) HUNGARY: Controversial laws - Barroso ready to use all his powers
(AE) OMBUDSMAN: Commission needs to review budget “early warning system”
(AE) PLENARY SESSION: New president, Hungary, compact and Danish Presidency