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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10726

9 November 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 36
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) infrastructure
Project bonds agreement signed and ready for roll-out

Brussels, 08/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are in the pilot phase of the initiative for loan obligations devoted to infrastructure projects, commonly known as “project bonds”. The European commissioner for financial affairs, Olli Rehn, and EIB President Werner Hoyer signed, on Wednesday 7 November, a cooperation agreement between their two institutions, constituting the second stage in launching the pilot phase of the €230...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: Draghi say overcoming fragmentation will be a huge challenge
(AE) GREECE: EU says Greek parliament's vote is a “first step”
(AE) CYPRUS: Troika returns to Nicosia
(AE) ECONOMY: €30 billion to help Europe's emerging economies
(AE) TAXATION: Swedish study says Tobin Tax would damage EU economies
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INDUSTRY: Limited scope of automotive industry plan “CARS 2020”
(AE) INFRASTRUCTURE: Project bonds agreement signed and ready for roll-out
(AE) TRANSPORT: Airports and workers want better ground-handling package
(AE) TRANSPORT: Anger is vented against lack of ambition for Single Sky
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: EPEE applauds gradual elimination of HFCs
(AE) CLIMATE: Group of NGOs urge ICAO Council to make progress
(AE) FISHERIES: EP fisheries committee criticises EU/Mauritania protocol
(AE) FISHERIES:
(AE) FISHERIES: Negotiations for new EU/Morocco agreement get go-ahead
(AE) FISHERIES: Committee vote on reform postponed until mid-December
(AE) REGIONS: Catalan crusade in EU for self-determination
(AE) REGIONS: CAP budget at heart of Valcarcel and Ciolos meeting
(AE) TECHNOLOGY: Androulla Vassiliou calls for adequate resources for EIT
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Unanimous opinions on two product directives
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: High unemployment could become norm in EU
(AE) SOCIAL: Unions mobilise in response to ETUC's appeal
(AE) SPORT: Turin is 2015 European capital of sport
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SERBIA/KOSOVO: Dialogue progresses gradually
(AE) TURKEY: Stefan Füle calls for focus on real priorities
(AE) BANGLADESH: MEPs mobilise to save Grameen Bank
(AE) UNITED STATES: Juppé harsh on Obama's foreign policy results
(AE) POLICE: A woman elected at the head of Interpol
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
(AE) CARIBBEAN: €6 million in emergency aid to Sandy victims
(AE) TRADE: Anti-subsidies investigation into Chinese solar panels
(AE) TRADE:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Berlin wants close collaboration with London
(AE) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly and EP move closer together
(AE) ADMINISTRATION: Council civil servants and agents on strike on Thursday
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) CJEU: Ruling against Greek law on participation in strategic companies
(AE) CJEU: Paid annual leave may be reduced in relation to working time