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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10772

26 January 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 40
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) research
Two FET Flagships competition winners unveiled on Monday

Brussels, 25/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - It is not yet official, but we have learned that the European Commission will be announcing on Monday 28 January that two projects - one Swiss and one Swedish - have won the FET Flagships competition. The first sifting of applications was done in May 2011 to decide on projects that will get €1 billion in funding.

The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and the Chalmers Polytechnic, in Sweden, have won the prize. The...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ETS: Connie Hedegaard's wake-up call to EU and EP
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Poland taken to Court over nitrates and water pollution
(AE) ENERGY: EP wants effective improvements in nuclear safety
(AE) ENERGY: EP adopts position on 2050 roadmap
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Mixed response to EP committee vote on reform
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Sugar imports and marketing of out-of-quota sugar
(AE) FISHERIES: Council seeks to finalise its stance on CFP reform
(AE) FISHERIES: Agreement without Faroe Islands on Atlanto-Scandian herring
(AE) JHA: Small business concerned about privacy rules
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: France sent warning about ambulances
(AE) CUSTOMS: EP approves new counterfeit goods rules
(AE) TRANSPORT: Clean fuels package welcomed enthusiastically
(AE) REGIONS: Regionalist MEPs welcome Catalan declaration of sovereignty
(AE) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Same approach for both public procurement directives
(AE) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Austrian knuckles rapped over review directive
(AE) RESEARCH: Two FET Flagships competition winners unveiled on Monday
(AE) RESEARCH: Commission seeks Horizon 2020 experts
(AE) WOMEN: Already more women on company boards after quota proposal
(AE) WOMEN: Netherlands infringes maternity leave
(AE) TOURISM: Creating a European strategy for effective tourism
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Although banned, asbestos remains a time bomb
(AE) SOCIAL: Trade unions take action against social dumping
(AE) SOCIAL: Italy is requested to better protect employee rights under FTC
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: Austria must not grant USA something it refuses to give EU
(AE) CYPRUS: Rehn open to idea of direct bank recapitalisation by ESM
(AE) ECB:
(AE) EURO:
(AE) COMPETITION:
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) JHA: European Court of Human Rights balance sheet for 2012
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) BRAZIL: Clear resolve to conclude EU-Mercosur agreement
(AE) JORDAN: EU welcomes peaceful conduct of parliamentary elections
(AE) IRAQ:
(AE) MALI: Georgieva calls for preparation for greater humanitarian needs
(AE) PIRACY: EU may introduce rules on use of private bodyguards
(AE) NORTH KOREA: EU hails UN's adoption of broader sanctions
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: EU deplores Israel's rejection of any evaluation
(AE) IRAN:
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