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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10620
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) switzerland

Free movement - EP protests against quotas

Brussels, 24/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 24 May, the European Parliament adopted a resolution, which sharply criticises the measures it considers discriminatory and illegal, taken by the Swiss authorities against citizens of Central and Eastern Europe. A month after the Swiss Federal Council decision to activate its safeguard clause and limit the number of work permits granted to the nationals of eight EU member states (Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Heads of state compare notes - Disagreements remain, with some progress - It is starting to look as if Greece will have to leave the eurozone
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Backing for growth agenda, division over Greece
(AE) GREECE: Cohn-Bendit says Greek memorandum must be looked at again
(AE) ECONOMY: Netherlands ratifies European Stability Mechanism
(AE) ECONOMY: Austerity combined with growth (EP Eurobarometer)
(AE) BUSINESS:
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) UKRAINE: EP calls on Ukraine to release political prisoners
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: EP wants robust measures on resource efficiency
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: MEPS want simplified infringement procedure
(AE) SWITZERLAND: Free movement - EP protests against quotas
(AE) WOMEN: EP sends warning shot across Commission bows over wage gap
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: More needs to be done to tackle youth unemployment
(AE) JHA: Resolution condemning homophobia in Europe passed
(AE) FISHERIES: EP approves EU-Mozambique fisheries agreement
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Agreement on lower sulphur content in marine fuels
(AE) TRANSPORT: Airlines furious with Kallas
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Still a long way to go before Roma inclusion
(AE) SOCIAL: S&D urges Commission to revise its Monti II proposals
(AE) SOCIAL: ETUC welcomes EP vote on FTT but refuses exemptions
POLITICS - INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) CZECH REPUBLIC: Budgetary risk in event of structural fund freezes
(AE) BUDGET: Progress on macro-economic conditions
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) IRAN: Discussions on nuclear programme expected to continue
(AE) SYRIA: US$4 billion lost through sanctions
(AE) BOSNIA: CoR - combining state institutions and local democracy
(AE) ICELAND:
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Putting UfM in order to conquer investor confidence
(AE) TUNISIA:
(AE) INDIA: Expedited talks on free trade expected in June
(AE) TRADE: WTO - progress on trade facilitation and LDC
(AE) TRADE: Anti-dumping - China's solar industry under fire
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) GENERAL COURT: Ruling against Mastercard for its interchange fees
(AE) CJEU: Court annuls decision on “F1” trade mark