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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10843

9 May 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 32
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) portugal
First long-term bond issue since May 2011

Brussels, 08/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 7 May 2013, Portugal achieved its first successful long-term bond issue since it was forced to ask for international aid in May 2011, at the same time as the country's international lenders were in Lisbon to assess a new austerity drive to drum up €4.8 billion (unveiled last week by Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, see EUROPE 10841).

Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar said the bond issue was a sign that Portugal's...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Fighting the false image of a Europe which is bogged down and incapable of preparing for the future
(AE) ASCENSION:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECOFIN: Ministers to discuss economy, banks and tax
(AE) TAXATION: Ecofin and European summit to focus on stamping out tax evasion
(AE) CYPRUS: Criticism of delays in dealing with Cyprus
(AE) BANKING: Barnier says all Europeans must be able to own bank account
(AE) PORTUGAL: First long-term bond issue since May 2011
(AE) BANKING: Mersch sets out 3 bail-in criteria
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) FISHERIES: Council attempts to revise mandate in effort to obtain CFP reform deal
(AE) AGRICULTURE: CAP reform debate on small and young farmers
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Facilitating exports of non-domestic ungulates
(AE) ENERGY: Barroso says time presses for completion of internal market
(AE) JHA: Commission wants to boost EU citizenship rights
(AE) JHA: Referendum needed in Denmark to join European Patent Court
(AE) JHA: Commission chooses non-binding option for collective redress
(AE) JHA: MEPs restate opposition to Europol and Cepol merger
(AE) DIGITAL: ETNO calls for harmonised approach on radio spectrum
(AE) ITALY:
(AE) ETS: Nine ministers prepared to support freezing of quotas
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs concerned about cash for clean fuel
(AE) TRANSPORT: ETSC comments on flight limitation rule changes
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) Switzerland: Roberto Balzaretti says if automatic information exchange becomes international standard, Switzerland would be prepared to discuss it
(AE) TRADE: Brazilian Roberto Azevedo appointed new WTO head
(AE) TRADE: Commission suggests heavy duty on Chinese solar panels
(AE) UNITED STATES:
(AE) SYRIA: EU very satisfied with agreement between Washington and Moscow
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EP calls for protection for journalists
(AE) BELARUS: EU regrets new death sentence
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS:
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: First formal dialogue between EU and "Islamists" of southern shore
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