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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10573
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) transport

Clarifications about super-lorries

Strasbourg, 13/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - In answer to a question from MEP Ismail Ertug (S&D, Germany) at the European Commission Question Time at the European Parliament, EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas clarified his plans for super-lorries. Having got wind that a letter on this was about to be sent to the member states by the Commission, the EP asked the commissioner to consult MEPs before sending a missive on this highly controversial issue over which MEPs, member states and other...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Details of practical plan to launch European political union
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) GREECE: Conditional go-ahead for second Greek bailout
(AE) EUROGROUP: Backstop decision to be made in Copenhagen
(AE) ECB: New board member to be selected in Copenhagen
(AE) HUNGARY: New deficit correction measures required by July
(AE) SPAIN: Room for manœuvre on Spanish deficit in 2012 but not 2013
(AE) PORTUGAL: Juncker says Portugal's austerity programme is on track
(AE) BELGIUM: Eurogroup happy with Belgium's deficit
(AE) TAXATION: Ministers continue working on FTT technicalities
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs sceptical about results
(AE) JHA: Netherlands - Mark Rutte leaves MEPs in lurch over PVV website
(AE) JHA: EP wants to make cross-border inheritances easier
(AE) WOMEN: EP wants quotas in business and politics
(AE) EDUCATION: EU must become more involved in Bologna Process
(AE) TRANSPORT: Clarifications about super-lorries
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) JHA: Sarkozy's Schengen comments make waves in EP
(AE) JHA: European Ombudsman investigates how Frontex meets its obligations
(AE) JHA: Only 10% take advantage of voting rights in local elections
(AE) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Mandate for Rio+20 conference
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: LIFE 2014-2020 proposal welcomed by Council
(AE) REGIONS: Seven capital city regions in Top 10 of GDP per inhabitant in 2009
(AE) ENERGY:
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE
(AE) SOCIAL: EU unemployment hits new high in January 2012
(AE) SOCIAL: EAPN backs 20% of ESF for social inclusion
(AE) MEDIA: €5 million for 35 MEDIA Mundus projects
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) INDIA: EU raises question of regulation on vessel protection
(AE) SYRIA: UN considers Syrian issue - a “political power struggle”
(AE) MIDDLE EAST:
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: MEPs want effective democracy fund
(AE) RUSSIA: EP steps up pressure after elections
(AE) GAZA: EIB support for sea water desalination plant
(AE) UKRAINE:
(AE) TRADE: China, rare earths - EU, United States and Japan at WTO
(AE) JAPAN: Nuclear accident - tribute to Fukushima victims
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) CJEU: Burma - freeze on funds of Pye Phyo Tay Za is cancelled
(AE) CJEU: Decision freezing funds of Melli Bank is upheld