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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10639
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) sustainable development

Disappointing agreement likely at Rio+20

Brussels, 21/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - After months of negotiating, a last-ditch agreement was reached during the night of Tuesday 19 to Wednesday 20 June, just before the opening of Rio+20, the United Nations conference on sustainable development. On Wednesday morning, UN conference coordinator, Frenchman Brice Lalonde, announced that the Rio declaration, “The Future We Want”, containing 283 articles, had been adopted. The text had been put to the heads of state and government present...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some truths on Greek situation and related issues
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) SPAIN: Spanish banks will not need more than €62 billion
(AE) CYPRUS: EU aid for Cypriot banks, Russian aid for Cypriot economy
(AE) EUROGROUP: Moscovici says he is not a Eurogroup candidate
(AE) EIB: Barroso and Hoyer call for more funding for EIB
(AE) GERMANY: Ratification later this month
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Agreement in principle on accounting directives
(AE) ECONOMY: D'Alema wants a more integrated, growth-focused EU
(AE) HUNGARY: Changes to central bank law
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Victims all have same rights, no matter the crime
(AE) JHA: EU paves way for visa-free regime for Turkish citizens
(AE) JHA: Cyprus must penalise employers who exploit illegal migrants
(AE) JHA: Global Alliance for combating child sexual abuse online
(AE) JHA: EP special committee wants European prosecutor to combat Mafia
(AE) DIGITAL: Poland referred to ECJ on audiovisual media services
(AE) HEALTH: Lead crystal jewellery will not be banned
(AE) HEALTH: EP committee adoption of health programme report
(AE) AGRICULTURE: 2012 European award for cooperative innovation
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Reasoned opinions on laying hens sent to ten countries
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) TRANSPORT: Seven countries in Commission's sights
(AE) TRANSPORT: Public consultation on urban mobility
(AE) TRANSPORT: Parliament puts on pressure for passengers' rights
(AE) TRANSPORT: Investigation before port policy is reviewed
(AE) WOMEN: Council discusses women and climate change
(AE) REGIONS: Cohesion package - voting with view to common provisions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: EPSCO Council refuses to remain in Ecofin shadow
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Infringements by Italy and UK on protecting workers
(AE) MULTILINGUALISM: Europeans could do better on language skills
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: ACTA has one foot in the grave
(AE) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Disappointing agreement likely at Rio+20
(AE) AFGHANISTAN: EU criticises minister's comments on shelters for women
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Budgets committee wants to use part of 2011 surplus
(AE) BUDGET: Budget 2013 - EP calls on Council to act responsibly
(AE) BUDGET: United Kingdom before the Court for unpaid customs duties
(AE) EEC: Calamia - Madrid and Lisbon's accession revive integration