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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10601

25 April 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 32
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / (ae) immigration
Council of Europe blames NATO for loss of life in the Mediterranean

Strasbourg, 24/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - Tineke Strik from the Socialist group of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) put a halt to the Italian, Spanish and Maltese attacks, in a debate on lives lost in the Mediterranean, by pointing out that PACE is not a court but a free assembly that is entitled to seek the truth. Strik is the author of a PACE report on lives lost in the Mediterranean, and the tabler of a resolution passed by PACE on Tuesday morning.

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Remarks on the new phase of the presidential election in France which are of European interest
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Efforts being made at Council on agriculture budget 2014-2020
(AE) BUDGET: Bitter talks over 2014-2020 cohesion policy
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) JHA: Schengen area - 27 member states invited to discussion table
(AE) JHA: ACTA - a threat against privacy, says EDPS
(AE) COHESION: Council's partial general approach on cohesion package
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission wants to improve passenger vessel safety
(AE) TRANSPORT: Industry supports Connecting Europe Facility
(AE) DIGITAL: Making the digital single market a reality
(AE) ENERGY: Hungary casts doubt over pan-European Nabucco project
(AE) FOOD SAFETY: Move to harmonise use of flavourings in EU
(AE) FISHERIES: EP fisheries committee approves overfishing measures
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Olive oil - action plan in May
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Experts debate greening and conditionality
(AE) AGRICULTURE: CAP - Presidency in favour of simplification and greening
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) BANKING: EU split over CRD IV
(AE) HUNGARY: Commission satisfied with central bank changes
(AE) ECONOMY: EPP wants stronger single market governance
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: EU prepares response to Argentinian protectionism
(AE) TRADE: EU/Mercosur - Spain wants to negotiate without Argentina
(AE) TRADE: Canada - free trade agreement possible in 2012
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: EU aid scrutinised by OECD
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: €13.5 million for maternal health in Zimbabwe
(AE) CROATIA: Accession preparations - Zagreb on right track
(AE) MOROCCO: Further European aid of €80 million
(AE) NORTHERN CYPRUS: No Cyprus reunification conference at start of May
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: ESF - why Commission wants minimum 25% threshold
(AE) SOCIAL: Exposure to electromagnetic fields - further delay
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) CJEU: Italian rules discriminate in allocation of housing benefit
(AE) CJEU: Advocate General on re-sale of computer program licences
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) IMMIGRATION: Council of Europe blames NATO for loss of life in the Mediterranean
(AE) DEMOCRACY: Morocco signs Council of Europe action plan