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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10790
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) state aid

Probe into several cases of aid to Estonian Air

Brussels, 20/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 20 February, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into a number of public support measures granted by Estonia in favour of its flag carrier airline Estonian Air, which is in financial difficulties. The Commission has doubts whether these measures are in line with EU state aid rules. The most recent of these measures was notified to the Commission in 2012 and involved its plan to grant a rescue loan of €8.3 million to Estonian...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Agreement in principle on Stability and Growth Pact changes
(AE) BANKING: Parliament stands its ground on upper limits on bank bonuses
(AE) POLAND: Warsaw signs budgetary pact and debates euro
(AE) PORTUGAL: Much deeper recession expected in 2013
(AE) STATE AID: Probe into several cases of aid to Estonian Air
(AE) STATE AID: Aid to Brodosplit shipyard in Croatia increased
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) CONSUMERS: Commission is not alarmist over horsemeat fraud
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Future director of EEA grilled by European Parliament
(AE) INDUSTRY: ArcelorMittal gives Commission a chance on steel
(AE) INDUSTRY: EU27 want REACH cost reduction for SMEs
(AE) TRANSPORT: Kallas scores points on alternative fuels
(AE) SPACE: Work begins to bring space agency closer
(AE) WOMEN: Ways to remedy women being hit doubly hard by crisis
(AE) WOMEN: MEPs wait for follow up on gender equality directive
(AE) DIGITAL: Not enough women in new technology
(AE) FISHERIES: Fisheries committee agrees to end discards in Skagerrak
(AE) FISHERIES: Parliament starts tough debate on aid to fishing 2014-2020
(AE) JHA: Parliament's industry committee to vote on personal data
(AE) JHA: UEAPME warning over personal data
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission presents its “social investment” package
(AE) SOCIAL:
(AE) CULTURE: European Parliament welcomes Aladdin Project
(AE) EDUCATION: Enhancing and reforming the role of teacher educators
(AE) EDUCATION: Commission to continue cooperation with Cuba
(AE) CULTURE:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Ambassador hopes for great momentum in relations
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: World situation has deteriorated again
(AE) ARMENIA: EU hails progress on elections but calls for further efforts
(AE) TURKEY:
(AE) BURUNDI: €68 million for food security and energy
(AE) TRADE: Other side of the coin for anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar
(AE) TRADE:
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Do not “create deadlock over the South”