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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10620

25 May 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 32
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) general court
Ruling against Mastercard for its interchange fees

Brussels, 24/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 24 May, the EU General Court upheld the European Commission's decision of December 2007 prohibiting the multilateral interchange fees (MIF) applied by MasterCard within the European Economic Area and the eurozone. It confirms the injunction that the payment system should stop this practice within six months, failing which heavy fines will be imposed. The General Court's decision may encourage the Commission to take action against other...

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