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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10579

22 March 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 38
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) state aid

21/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - Approval of UK plans to relieve the Royal Mail Group (RMG) from excessive pension costs relating to its past monopoly position and to provide RMG with restructuring aid. On Wednesday 21 March, the European Commission approved UK plans to relieve the Royal Mail Group (RMG) from excessive pension costs relating to its past monopoly position and to provide RMG with restructuring aid consisting of a debt reduction of £1.089 billion (around €1.311 billion). The...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: Encouraging even playing field in international procurement
(AE) TRADE: Rising free trade concern in car industry
(AE) SWITZERLAND: EU calls for qualitative leap in bilateral relations
(AE) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Request for accession candidacy likely in June
(AE) SYRIA: Security Council statement of support for Kofi Annan
(AE) IRAQ: MEPs call on Kobler to take action on Camp Ashraf
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: Arab Spring presents opportunity for peace process
(AE) ALGERIA: European observers at May's elections
(AE) SOUTH SUDAN: EU encourages Salva Kiir to continue efforts
(AE) RACIAL DISCRIMINATION:
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) FISHERIES: Several countries call for continued aid for the fleet
(AE) FISHERIES: Oceana says 82% of species fished lack management measures
(AE) FISHERIES: France - EU rejects Brittany regional fund
(AE) BIODIVERSITY: MEPs ambitious for 2020 strategy
(AE) AGRICULTURE: CAP needs to regenerate - Divisions over proposed reforms
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Wine - no to end of planting rights
(AE) REGIONS: At Greece's bedside, cohesion could guarantee loans to SMEs
(AE) REGIONS: Cohesion at service of climate? MEPs unconvinced
(AE) REGIONS: EP calls on Commission to give outermost regions enough funding
(AE) WOMEN: Pressure from certain MEPs means DSK will not attend EP
(AE) TELECOMS: Commission requests information from Italy
(AE) TELECOMS: Orange commitment to digital strategy
(AE) INDUSTRY: European digital skills week
(AE) HEALTH: Parliamentary committee debates breast implants
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: New proposals on seconded workers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Barnier's Green Paper on funding for real economy
(AE) GREECE: Philippos Sahinidis takes over as finance minister
(AE) TAXATION: Committee votes for compulsory company tax harmonisation
(AE) BUSINESS: EIB lends money to small businesses in France
(AE) STATE AID: Several probes begun
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INSTITUTIONNAL
(AE) BUDGET: Debates start on “negotiating box”
(AE) ADMINISTRATION: Salaries 2012 - Council calls for departure from method
(AE) INSTITUTIONS:
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) GENERAL COURT: 2005 Commission decision on aid for alumina production is cancelled