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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10574
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ECONOMY - BUSINESS / (ae) greece

Goebbels says Greek austerity programme does not work

Brussels, 14/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - Back from a two and a half day official visit to Greece, the head of the Social Democratic “alternative troika”, Robert Goebbels (S&D, Luxembourg), criticised the counterproductive austerity measures forced on Greece by the official troika of lenders (the European Commission, the ECB and IMF) in an interview with this newsletter on Wednesday 14 March. He said the general feeling was that the official troika has forced solutions on the country that...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) FYROM: EP reiterates appeal for accession negotiations to resume
(AE) ICELAND: European Parliament calls for opening up thorny “fishing” issue
(AE) BOSNIA: MEPs concerned at lack of progress
(AE) JHA: EU-US - new study reinforces doubts of PNR opponents
(AE) JHA: Parliament sets up its special committee on organised crime
(AE) BUDGET: EP concerned at payment appropriations situation
(AE) TRADE: Cocoa - yes to UNCTAD agreement, no to forced child labour
(AE) TRADE: Hormone-treated beef - yes to concessions to end conflict
ECONOMY - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: EFSF to provide €39.4 billion for second Greek bailout
(AE) GREECE: Goebbels says Greek austerity programme does not work
(AE) STATE AID: Consultation on future rules for cinema support
(AE) COMPETITION: Consultation on commitments by Siemens and Areva
(AE) COMPETITION: Information required of E5 (telecommunications)
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) JHA: Bucharest in favour of European Council on rise of extreme right
(AE) TELECOMS: Roaming - Parliament and Council continue discussions
(AE) TELECOMS: Call termination - Commission concerned at Latvian plans
(AE) ENERGY: Common framework for security of supply
(AE) ENERGY: EIB supports electricity production in Cyprus
(AE) TRANSPORT: Cruise industry optimistic for 2012
(AE) TRANSPORT: EU shares Belgium's grief
(AE) FOOD SAFETY: Animal diseases down - human capylobacteriosis up
(AE) COHESION: Common Strategic Framework sets out partnership contracts
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: Investment and GSP review on Council agenda
(AE) RUSSIA: Divided Parliament calls for reform from Moscow
(AE) SYRIA: Paris investigates - Rome suspends Embassy work
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: €1 million for cyclone victims in Madagascar
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: Further €11 million for South-East Asia
(AE) ALGERIA: Algiers wants more flexibility in WTO accession talks
(AE) MOROCCO: Free trade, especially with EU, in question
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Plenary vote postponed on Duff report on elections
(AE) BASQUE COUNTRY: Petition for increased commitment of EP