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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10574

15 March 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade
Investment and GSP review on Council agenda

Brussels, 14/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - Bilateral investment treaties, bilateral free-trade agreements with Colombia and Peru, and with Singapore, and review of the generalised system of preferences (GSP) are the main items on the agenda of the first Council of trade ministers under Danish presidency, in Brussels on 16 March.

Investment. Ministers will take stock of negotiations with the European Parliament (EP) on a draft regulation on bilateral investment treaties (BITs), which implement...

Contents

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