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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10643

28 June 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) gulf
EU and GCC want to deepen relations

Brussels, 27/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - After their meeting in Luxembourg on 25 June for the 22nd session of the Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting of the European Union and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Qatar), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton and the Saudi minister for foreign affairs, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, commended the progress in cooperation between the EU27 and the oil...

Contents

ECONOMY -FINANCES - BUSINESS
(AE) EUROPEAN SUMMIT: Facing the music with confidence
(AE) CYPRUS: Mavroyiannis says aid for Cyprus is mid-way between Spanish and Greek aid
(AE) TAXATION: Semeta discusses Swiss deal and Tobin tax
(AE) ECONOMY: UEAPME says growth and discipline go hand-in-hand
(AE) STATE AID: Bankia/BFA aid gets go-ahead
(AE) STATE AID: Bank aid scheme gets go-ahead
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Exclusive interview with Jerzy Buzek
(AE) BUDGET: Böge hopes agreement will be reached after summer break
(AE) BUDGET: Several billion euro needed to pay the bills
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Immigration - EU must adopt resources to remain attractive, says OECD
(AE) JHA: Drugs - Europe producing more and more cannabis
(AE) TRANSPORT: Without subsidies, Ryanair would go under, say competitors
(AE) TRANSPORT: Tachograph - Council refuses to merge driving licence with driver card
(AE) TRANSPORT: International standardisation for training and certification of seafarers
(AE) REGIONS: Socialists express their views on cohesion policy
(AE) REGIONS: CoR examines updating of public procurement directives
(AE) REGIONS: Hahn discusses Danube Strategy in seven countries
(AE) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Agreement at WIPO on Beijing Treaty
(AE) DIGITAL: Media submit their ideas for single digital market
(AE) DIGITAL: “eInclusion” - Belgian and British projects rewarded
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: No exit from crisis without green stimulus measures
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Seveso III directive adopted
(AE) EFSA: Conflicts of interest still remain, NGOs claim
(AE) AGRICULTURE: France “will defend agriculture budget and CAP”
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Less paper-pushing and à la carte Greening
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) CHINA: Rare earths - EU wants special group at WTO
(AE) PERU/COLOMBIA: Trade unions condemn signature of FTA
(AE) INDIA: Prospect of agreement on free trade by end of 2012
(AE) GULF: EU and GCC want to deepen relations
(AE) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: High level accession dialogue is launched
(AE) KENYA:
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: ETUC calls for radical change of direction
(AE) SOCIAL: EU quarterly employment performance
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) GENERAL COURT: 2008 Microsoft penalty payment upheld but reduced
(AE) CJEU: Clarification on refusal to deduct VAT