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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10576

17 March 2012
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SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) agriculture
CAP, drought and Schmallenberg on Monday's Council agenda

Brussels, 16/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - EU agriculture ministers will, on Tuesday 20 March, discuss the simplification of the common agricultural policy (CAP) within the framework of the CAP reform package (for the expert debate, see EUROPE 10566 and 10553) and the consequences of the drought in the Iberian peninsula. Over lunch, ministers will also discuss the allocation of aid between the two pillars of the CAP (see EUROPE 10575).

The Council will be briefed by the Latvian and Estonian...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Encouraging non-EU countries to respond in kind
(AE) FISHERIES: Common fisheries policy reform to be debated on Monday
(AE) FISHERIES: General approach on ending finning of sharks
(AE) AGRICULTURE: CAP, drought and Schmallenberg on Monday's Council agenda
(AE) AGRICULTURE: COPA calls for aid for private storage of olive oil
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Easter and new rules cause egg prices to soar
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Sugar - measures planned for market supply
(AE) CONSUMERS: States may cancel contracts containing unfair terms
(AE) HEALTH: Antimicrobial resistance - European action is needed
(AE) HEALTH: Public health - EuroHealthNet and SEEHN ramp up cooperation
(AE) TRANSPORT: EIB loan for tramways in Ile-de-France
ECONOMY - FINANCES
(AE) GREECE: First instalment of aid to be released on Monday (€5.9 billion)
(AE) GREECE: Huge task ahead but taskforce optimistic about promising start
(AE) GREECE: IMF to contribute €28 billion to second Greek bailout
(AE) EURO: Merkel may suggest Schäuble to head Eurogroup
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) HUNGARY: Viktor Orban says Hungary will not be colonised
(AE) FUTURE OF EUROPE: European Growth and Minimum Wage Pact to fight economic crisis
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: Temporary application of Colombia-Peru deal possible in 2012
(AE) TRADE: Scoping continues with Japan
(AE) TRADE: New impetus in trade talks with Singapore next month
(AE) IRAN: EU denies banks access to SWIFT network
(AE) FYROM: High-level accession dialogue opens
(AE) SYRIA: Kofi Annan calls on Security Council for unity
(AE) PIRACY: MEPs want EU to act swiftly
(AE) HORN OF AFRICA: Call for appeasement between Eritrea and Ethiopia
(AE) MOLDOVA:
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: EP says water, needed by all, must be safeguarded
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: EP wants eight hours transport at most
(AE) NIGERIA: Cracking down on Boko Haram and analysing causes of conflict
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Bahrain, Palestine and Sinai
(AE) EDUCATION: Chess should be played more at school
(AE) RESEARCH: EP wants Euro-Africa radio astronomy partnership
(AE) JHA: EP focuses on different ways of training judges
EVENTS CALENDAR
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(AE) Other events 19-23 march: