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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10830

19 April 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 40
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) regions
Court of Auditors looks at brownfield sites and shortcomings in EU action

Brussels, 18/04/2013 (Agence Europe) -The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has highlighted shortcomings in projects to regenerate industrial and military brownfield sites, for which 85% of co-funding is through the European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) and Cohesion Funds. The Court presented a report on Thursday 18 April on the basis of an analysis of samples of 27 projects funded over the 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 programming periods in five countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Hungary,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Significance of the discipline imposed on banks in the EU - political and economic developments and repercussions
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) CROATIA: MEPs delighted at Croatia's imminent accession to EU
(AE) TURKEY: MEPs call for several chapters to be opened
(AE) MONTENEGRO: Parliament hails progress but it must continue
(AE) SERBIA: MEPs support opening of negotiations for June 2013
(AE) KOSOVO: European Parliament calls for reforms so SAA can be concluded
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: European Parliament withdraws from ESF talks with Council
(AE) JHA: European Parliament go-ahead to visa facilitation for Ukraine and Moldova
(AE) ECONOMY: European Parliament wants bank bailouts to cover non-euro nations
(AE) ECONOMY: European Parliament annoyed at being kept in dark over economy
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Schulz wants real debate on Europe
(AE) BUDGET: 3.29% increase in European Parliament's 2014 operating budget
(AE) FISHERIES:
(AE) FISHERIES:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes transitional CAP rules for 2014
(AE) FISHERIES:
(AE) REGIONS: Figures illustrate benefits of structural funds in times of crisis
(AE) REGIONS: Court of Auditors looks at brownfield sites and shortcomings in EU action
(AE) TRANSPORT: Mixed response from industry on provisions on lorries
(AE) HEALTH: PIP before court - BEUC calls for collective redress
(AE) HEALTH: EMA annual report on success of orphan medicines
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Compromise is found on priority substances in water
(AE) FOOD SAFETY: EFSA recruits experts and calls for applicants
(AE) DIGITAL: Open internet - 80 organisations denounce blocking
(AE) DIGITAL: Emergency number 112 - EENA rewards eight initiatives
(AE) EDUCATION: EUNEC comments on “rethinking education”
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) PORTUGAL: Government announces more budget cuts
(AE) CYPRUS: Bundestag gives go-ahead for Cypriot bailout
(AE) ECONOMY:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UNITED STATES: Free trade - Dublin hopes to wrap up mandate by mid June
(AE) INDIA: Free-trade talks struggle to reach agreement
(AE) SYRIA: Fabius warns of devastating consequences for region
(AE) SYRIA: EU could partially lift oil embargo
(AE) SERBIA/KOSOVO: Positions are closer but still no agreement
(AE) ETHIOPIA: EU assures prime minister of increased cooperation
(AE) VENEZUELA: Catherine Ashton calls for dialogue and calm
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) BUSINESS: Court's Systran-Commission ruling quashed
(AE) TRANSPORT: France fails to meet railway obligations
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EESC: EESC must emerge from the shadows says new president Henri Malosse
(AE) IRELAND: Michael Higgins says Europe must be given some soul