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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10542
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) development

Backing for SGP targeted on most needy countries

Brussels, 30/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament (EP) development committee has given its support to the draft regulation which aims to focus the trade preferences in the system of generalised preferences (SGP) on the most needy countries tightening up on the eligibility criteria with effect from 2014 (see EUROPE 10374). In backing the proposed reform on 25 January, the EP committee upheld, by a wide majority, the opinion by Michèle Striffler (EPP, Franc) who chairs the...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(AE) GREECE: Finalising 2nd Greek bailout by end of week
(AE) EURO: 25 endorse fiscal compact after Czech refusal
(AE) SYRIA: EU calls on UN to bring end to repression in Syria
(AE) ECONOMY: Effort require to boost growth
(AE) ECONOMY: Schulz wants tax, Eurobonds and rating agency
(AE) ECONOMY: Barroso and Rajoy focus on consolidation, growth and jobs
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The financial enemy, the return of Italy, other comments
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Economic sentiment indicator up
(AE) ITALY: Successful issuance of medium- and long-term sovereign debt
(AE) EURO: 15% drop in number of forged coins withdrawn from circulation
(AE) COMPETITION: First European Competition Forum to be held in Brussels on Thursday
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: More and more people find work
(AE) EDUCATION: Erasmus celebrates its 25th anniversary
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) FISHERIES: Rajoy calls on Barroso to negotiate new EU-Morocco agreement
(AE) CLIMATE/ETS: Registry for allocating airline quotas opened
(AE) CLIMATE: EU has everything to gain from 30% emissions reduction by 2030
(AE) TRANSPORT: Costa Concordia - cruise industry takes a look at itself
(AE) TRANSPORT: Political support requested for two-wheelers
(AE) TRANSPORT: Franco-Italian agreement on Lyon-Turin high-speed train
(AE) REGIONS: British scepticism over cohesion
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) CROATIA: Van Rompuy encourages Croatia to pursue reforms
(AE) SYRIA: Vote on UN resolution; - Russia still against
(AE) IRAQ: EU repeats call for abolition of death penalty
(AE) TRADE: Raw materials - WTO upholds verdict against China
(AE) TRADE: Hormone-treated beef - epilogue to transatlantic conflict
(AE) TRADE: Cocoa - fighting child labour
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Dialogue advanced as much by local authorities as by UfM, according to Mercedes Bresso
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: NGOs left perplexed over new trade strategy
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Backing for SGP targeted on most needy countries
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY: New president “on offensive”
(AE) PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY: Resolution in favour of wishes expressed in “living wills”
BUSINESS NEWS NO 4
(AE) Research:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 943