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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10578
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SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) regions

Shared risk mechanism to be voted on in April plenary

Brussels, 20/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - Parliament is working flat out to ensure that structural funds are used to help the economic recovery. On Tuesday 20 March, MEPs from the regional development committee approved the setting up of a shared risk mechanism financed from structural funds to boost private investment for European projects in countries receiving EU macro-economic assistance.

The financial instrument will help regions experiencing difficulty and to which the banks no longer...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Further comments about Greece, Hungarian-Romanian relations and Mafia mischief
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) FISHERIES: Differences over product labelling and market measures
(AE) AGRICULTURE: CAP - Council finds reform over-complicated
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Drought - Commission prepared to bring forward aid payment
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Ciolos pledges to improve fruit and vegetable sector
(AE) FOOD SAFETY: EU could do better on dioxin and heavy metal residues
(AE) REGIONS: Shared risk mechanism to be voted on in April plenary
(AE) JHA: Personal data protection - ultimatum sent to Google
(AE) JHA: EU-US conference on personal data protection
(AE) REGIONS: EIB loan for renovation of greater Lyons
(AE) ENERGY: CCS technology - Oettinger reflects on compulsory use
(AE) WOMEN: Appearance of DSK at Parliament provokes outrage among MEPs
(AE) TRANSPORT: TEN-T and ground handling services on agenda
(AE) TRANSPORT: Debate on gigaliners toughens prior to Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: Public consultation on retail banking
(AE) EURO: EFSF borrows successfully over short and long term
(AE) GREECE: Greek CDS to pay out nearly €2 billion
(AE) TAXATION: Semeta gives extensive briefing at European Parliament
(AE) COMPETITION: Commissioner refuses to budge on Deutsche Börse/NYSE
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EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Prospect of further sanctions against Iran
(AE) SYRIA: Moscow may support UN declaration
(AE) ISRAEL: Government criticises Ashton's comments on Toulouse and Gaza
(AE) PALESTINE: EU to finance two projects worth €35 million
(AE) AZERBAIJAN: EU calls on Baku to ensure protection for journalist
(AE) MALDIVES:
(AE) SOUTH SUDAN: EU welcomes President Salva Kiir, before Djuba summit
(AE) TRADE: Commission unhappy at Russian ban on live animal imports
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) HUNGARY: Media law - Klubradio wins case
(AE) HUNGARY: Council of Europe - negative opinion on judicial reform
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION - CULTURE - SPORT
(AE) SOCIAL: ENSA mobilising to promote local level social action
(AE) SPORT: New European agenda to promote sport for all
(AE) EDUCATION: Online safety - measures adapted to youngest users
(AE) EDUCATION: Parliament adopts Chess in School resolution
(AE) CULTURE: EU-Europa Nostra cultural heritage prize