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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10835

26 April 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 35
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) ep/economy
Rehn hauled over coals over economic policy

Brussels, 25/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - Several MEPs gave Euro Commissioner Olli Rehn a rough ride on Thursday 25 April in a debate on macroeconomic imbalances in the EU, in which the Commissioner was called to account for the European Commission's economic policies.

MEPs from countries in receipt of aid slammed the European Commission's obstinate focus on budget austerity. Portuguese S&D MEP Elisa Ferreira said that she's from a country that has followed the troika's recommendations to the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Significance and ambition of proposed agreement between the EU and USA
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CLIMATE: Ambitions for 2020 and beyond for CO2 emissions from cars
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: 7th EAP - a “new deal” for green growth
(AE) JHA: MEPs validate last building block of future European asylum policy
(AE) JHA: Brussels deems Swiss decision on EU workers illegal
(AE) JHA: Eurodac database police access subject to conditions (EP)
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Italy and Greece in dock over laying hens directive
(AE) AGRICULTURE: €35.97 million to promote agricultural products
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) REGIONS: Post-industrial regional strategy at EP committee
(AE) TRANSPORT: Five reasoned opinions for maritime infringments
(AE) TRANSPORT: EU says French railway reform is off the mark
(AE) HEALTH: Tobacco directive - MEPs denounce criticism of e-cigarettes
(AE) RESEARCH: Healthy good - EIB finances Puratos R&D
(AE) RESEARCH:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: Tax evasion and money laundering initiatives all over the place
(AE) MONEY-LAUNDERING: Paris and Berlin want tougher line on dirty money
(AE) BANKING: Merkel says no unified savings guarantee system in short term
(AE) AUDIT: EP wants compulsory rotation of auditors after fourteen years
(AE) EP/ECONOMY: Rehn hauled over coals over economic policy
(AE) COMPETITION: Consultation on Google's offer
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: EMU - social workshop must apply to all EU, says ETUC
(AE) SOCIAL: Four states denounce social assistance tourism
(AE) EDUCATION: Improved support for teachers, says Eurydice
(AE) DIGITAL: Proposal on public data is adopted in EP committee
(AE) DIGITAL: Europioneer awards are presented
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: Croatian Consumer Protection Commissioner
(AE) BUDGET: Emergency budget meeting at May summit
(AE) BUDGET: Cohesion at risk without deal on 2013 budget and MFF
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UNITED STATES: Parliament supports transatlantic partnership proposal
(AE) NORWAY: Oslo urged to abandon its duties on cheese and meat
(AE) AFRICA: EU and AU Commissions prepare for EU-Africa summit
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: Additional budget of €70 million
(AE) SERBIA/KOSOVO: The process continues with more meetings