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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10800

7 March 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 35
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

06/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Polluting plastic in firing line. The first steps of a new EU strategy to cut pollution from plastic were seen on Wednesday 6 March with the adoption using the written procedure of a European Commission Green Paper on the various options (see EUROPE 10799). (AN/transl.fl)

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) UNITED KINGDOM: Junker says British approach could have serious ramifications
(AE) HUNGARY: New Council of Europe concerns about Constitution
(AE) EP:
ECONOMY - FINANCES - BUSINESS
(AE) COMPETITION: European Commission fines Microsoft €561 million
(AE) COMPETITION: Anti-trust investigation into LG of Lithuania
(AE) STATE AID: Detailed investigation into aid for Cyprus Airways
(AE) STATE AID: Investigations into aid for HDS and Larco in Greece
(AE) STATE AID: Investigation into aid for big electricity users in Germany
(AE) STATE AID: Five Dutch football clubs under investigation
(AE) STATE AID:
(AE) BANKING: Commission discusses bank reform
(AE) LATVIA: Riga officially applies to join euro
(AE) ECONOMY: Two-pack changes to stability and growth pact endorsed
(AE) ECONOMY:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) THAILAND: Launch of free trade negotiations
(AE) UNITED STATES: Tackling agricultural barriers to free trade
(AE) SYRIA: Free Syrian Army repeats request for weapons from EU
(AE) ISRAEL: EU requests clarification regarding new bus services
(AE) MOLDAVIA: EU calls for political dialogue “without delay”
(AE) BURMA: EU-Burma task force in November
(AE) VENEZUELA: EU pays qualified homage to Hugo Chavez
(AE) LIBYA: Inauguration of border security support project
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: EIB support for southern bank transition
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) WOMEN: Zero tolerance from Reding for female genital mutilation
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission considering penalty points for driving licences in Europe
(AE) TRANSPORT: El Khadraoui rapporteur for rail liberalisation
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Sofia gets behind judicial system on patent
(AE) PATENT: Good showing by European businesses
(AE) COHESION: Hahn takes stock of outermost regions with Lurel
(AE) JHA: Sofia and Bucharest will have to wait a bit longer for Schengen
(AE) ENERGY: Ministerial in March on interconnection of Baltic region
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Janez Potocnik calls for greener CAP
(AE) ENVIRONMENT:
(AE) TOURISM: Excellent performance in sector in 2012
(AE) EDUCATION: ESU laments increase in registration fees in Bulgaria