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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10721
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport

France thumbs nose at Commission over railways

Brussels, 30/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - France has caught the Commission off guard on the railways question. On Tuesday 30 October, the French minister for transport, Frédéric Cuvillier, announced the forthcoming merger of the national rail operator, SNCF with the Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) network managing body. This new direction on the railways in France is diametrically opposed to the goals of the Commission. The latter appears to be moving towards promoting a separate system in the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The November summit will not be able to define the 2014-2020 financial perspectives but will be able to clarify positions and open the negotiation
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: First compromise on 2014-2020 satisfies no-one
(AE) BUDGET: Presidency suggests savings of at least €50 billion for 2014-2020
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Tough austerity agreement reached with troika
(AE) IRELAND: Schäuble 100 % certain that Irish will not need aid next year
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) TRANSPORT: Political agreement at Council on digital tachograph
(AE) TRANSPORT: EU27 in favour of Roadworthiness tests directive
(AE) TRANSPORT: EU-Russia relations complicated in field of transport
(AE) TRANSPORT:
(AE) TRANSPORT: France thumbs nose at Commission over railways
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: NGOS say progress on EIA directive review insufficient
(AE) DIGITAL: Public consultation on FET research
(AE) DIGITAL: Cyber exercises under ENISA scrutiny
(AE) INDUSTRY: Commissioner Tajani comes to Greece's assistance
(AE) YOUTH: Non-formal education can help employability of young people
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) MALI: Preparations stepped up - Council to take stock on 19 November
(AE) EXTERNAL ACTION:
(AE) KOSOVO: Rule of law assistance not sufficiently effective
(AE) UKRAINE: Ashton and Füle call for good post-election conduct
(AE) SYRIA:
(AE) IRAQ:
(AE) ASIA: Prestigious meeting in Laos for 9th ASEM summit
(AE) TRADE: Barnier admits that Europe has been naive over free trade
(AE) JAPAN: Consultation in France on free-trade negotiations