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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10811
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment

Bio-fuels and ILUC on Council's agenda

Brussels, 20/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - No formal decision is expected from the Environment Council to meet in Brussels on Thursday 21 March under the chairmanship of Phil Hogan, Irish Minister for the Environment, and Jimmy Deenihan, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. This session will be dominated by political debates. Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment, and Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action, will represent the European...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: 2014-2020 financial framework will be negotiated between European Council and Parliament, leapfrogging the simple yes or no procedure
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) CYPRUS: Cyprus expected to come up with an alternative asap
(AE) EMU: Building solidarity and boosting budget surveillance
(AE) STATE AID: Ducroire and SACE must repay some financial aid
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Agreement at Council on CAP reform
(AE) CORRIGENDUM:
(AE) FOOD: Industry to self-regulate on labelling of trans fats
(AE) ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: EFSA recommends defining scientific criteria
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Bio-fuels and ILUC on Council's agenda
(AE) REGIONS: Slow-down in cohesion reform negotiations
(AE) REGIONS: Hahn reiterates proposals on persons with disabilities
(AE) TRANSPORT: Contact made with MEPs on airline passenger rights
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs sceptical about annual technical checks
(AE) DIGITAL: ITRE committee supports efforts by Neelie Kroes on CEF
(AE) JHA: Vote postponed after 3133 personal data amendments introduced
(AE) JHA: Campaign to shed light on Frontex practices
(AE) JHA: S&D Group concerned by committee vote on personal data
(AE) JHA: Moves to facilitate EU visits for some Moldovans
(AE) ENERGY: New legal framework for offshore activities on track
(AE) ENERGY: Oettinger supports development of shale gas
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) NEIGHBOURHOOD: Greater cooperation with neighbouring countries
(AE) EGYPT: Mixed assessment, some steps forward and some steps back
(AE) UKRAINE: 2012 was year of great progress but much remains to be done
(AE) GEORGIA: Much progress made but there are still concerns
(AE) MOLDOVA: Good marks for action plan but more tension at start of 2013
(AE) JORDAN: EU-Jordan cooperation was wider in 2012
(AE) ARMENIA: 2012 is significant year in terms of progress
(AE) KOSOVO: Coming weeks will be crucial for EU-Kosovo relations
(AE) RUSSIA:
(AE) TRADE: Bolivia keeps its status of GSP+ beneficiary
(AE) TRADE: In't Veld partly succeeds on ACTA and transparency
(AE) TRADE:
(AE) SWITZERLAND: