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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10585
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) budget

EP budget for 2013 frozen in real terms

Brussels, 29/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament's budget for next year will show no increase in real terms, following the vote (548 to 69, with 42 abstentions) in plenary session on Thursday 29 March on the report by Derek Vaughan (S&D, UK) on estimates for Parliament revenue and expenditure for 2013.

The Parliament's budget will increase by 1.9% in 2013 (compared with 2012), which equates to EU-wide inflation. However, a further €8.5 million will be added to meet...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) EURO: François Baroin wants the biggest possible European bailout fund
(AE) FINANCE: EP endorses derivatives agreement
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) SERBIA: Parliament calls for negotiations to begin
(AE) TURKEY: Ankara must make an effort with its neighbours
(AE) MONTENEGRO: EP calls for opening of negotiations
(AE) KOSOVO: EP wants states that have not yet done so to recognise Kosovo
(AE) BELARUS: EP urges EU to nurture relations with civil society
(AE) SOCIAL: Cohesion policy to fund poorest members of society
(AE) TRANSPORT: EP wants end to raw deals for air passengers
(AE) BUDGET: EP budget for 2013 frozen in real terms
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Commission wants more consistency in promotion
(AE) AGRICULTURE: EU General Court cancels fines linked to surpluses
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Water - subject of first European citizens' initiative
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Step towards adopting Seveso III directive
(AE) CLIMATE/ETS:
(AE) TELECOMS: Roaming - European Parliament groups and ECTA pleased
(AE) MEDIA: EBU wants to acquire top-level domain name
(AE) TRANSPORT: 2011 poor year for road safety - Kallas intransigent
(AE) REGIONS: What is Council waiting for on EGTC regulation, CoR wonders
(AE) REGIONS: ERDF funding for Pompeii
SOCIAL - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: Social partners present 2012-2014 programme
(AE) SOCIAL: €1.6 million in aid for redundant workers in Spain
(AE) EDUCATION: e-Twinning awards ceremony in Berlin
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: ASEAN - De Gucht in Phnom Pen for ministerial meeting
(AE) TRADE: India, free trade, bitter discussions on sensitive issues
(AE) BELARUS: Launch of European Dialogue on Modernisation with civil society
(AE) SYRIA: Cyprus complains it was not invited by Turkey to “Friends of Syria”
(AE) GUINEA BISSAU: EU calls for restraint from all at presidential election
(AE) TUNISIA: EU and ILO support regional development
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) GENERAL COURT: Court confirms fine on Telefonica for dominant position
(AE) CJEU: Court interprets directive on public procurement
(AE) GENERAL COURT: Alitalia/CAI - Court confirms Commission's decisions
(AE) CJEU: Advertising wine as beneficial for stomach is banned
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) FUTURE OF EUROPE: Jacques Delors says budget pact is “gas factory”
(AE) POLAND: Warsaw highlights EU weak points