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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10643
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INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) parliament

Exclusive interview with Jerzy Buzek

Brussels, 27/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - Former President of the European Parliament and current MEP Jerzy Buzek (EPP, Poland) recently granted Agence Europe an exclusive interview.

Agence Europe (AE) - What are impressions of your presidency of the European Parliament?

Jerzy Buzek (JB) - It coincided with an exceptionally difficult period for the European Union. Tackling the financial crisis was certainly the overriding priority of my term in office. It figured in our relations with the...

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