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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10691
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) industry

MEPs want greater transparency in extracting industries

Brussels, 18/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - A decisive stage for greater transparency in the extractive industries sector of the EU was crossed on Tuesday 18 September at the European Parliament (EP) which took a stance in favour of regulations that make it an obligation for companies of the sector to publish full details of their payments to the governments of countries in which they operate.

The legal affairs committee of the European Parliament adopted the EP's negotiating mandate on the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) IRELAND: Commission gives go-ahead for Ireland to get a billion euros
(AE) SPAIN: Spain raises €4.6 billion on the money markets
(AE) SPAIN: dodgy debts reach record high in Spain
(AE) GREECE: Stournaras says Greece is on track but needs more time
(AE) GREECE: Labour costs slump due to austerity and pay cuts
(AE) BANKING: France optimistic about eurozone bank supervisory system
(AE) ROMANIA: José Manuel Barroso lectures prime minister
(AE) FUTURE OF EU: Berlin and Warsaw for direct elections of leaders
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) TRANSPORT: Kallas sheds light on opening domestic passenger rail service
(AE) TRANSPORT: First exchange with Kallas at EP on roadworthiness test
(AE) TRANSPORT: Passenger rights to be improved in all modes of transport
(AE) INDUSTRY: MEPs want greater transparency in extracting industries
(AE) JHA: Match fixing, EP wants tougher EU response
(AE) JHA: Greece fears flood of Syrian refugees
(AE) FISHERIES: Fishing sector puts forward anti-discards plan
(AE) FISHERIES: Mauritania - EU social partners call for financial support
(AE) DIGITAL: Public-private partnership for robotics in 2013
(AE) RESEARCH: €180 million for research hub in Romania
(AE) RESEARCH: New international cooperation strategy
(AE) ENERGY: Cyprus wants infrastructure agreement before end of 2012
(AE) WOMEN: ECB, letter from Goulard to Juncker on parity
EDUCATION - CULTURE
(AE) EDUCATION: Two experts examine quality of higher education
(AE) CULTURE: Barroso meets representatives from cultural world
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SOUTH AFRICA: Fruitful bilateral summit but no date for EPA
(AE) EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Local and regional authorities want more room
(AE) MACEDONIA: Stefan Füle concerned over ethnic tensions
(AE) ALBANIA: Barroso and Van Rompuy call on Tirana to continue progress
(AE) TRADE: China urges Europe to negotiate on solar panels
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: More support for reactivating Euro-Mediterranean area