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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10847
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha

Switzerland - quotas for activating safeguard clause are reached

Brussels, 16/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - Switzerland can henceforth officially reintroduce quotas for permits to stay for over one year issued to the nationals of 17 EU member states (the 15 older states plus Malta and Cyprus), several Swiss media reported on Thursday 16 May.

For the past year, the clause has already applied to nationals of Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. The threshold wanted by the Federal Council for activating the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Is the closer EU-US partnership compromised? Two theories
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Stournaras says direct bank recapitalisation should be retroactive
(AE) CYPRUS: IMF pays some aid and issues a warning
(AE) ECONOMY:
(AE) BANKING:
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ETS: 2% reduction in emissions in 2012 but twice as many surplus quotas
(AE) DISASTERS: New European response centre is launched
(AE) CONSUMERS: RAPEX says China is dangerous products champion
(AE) AGRICULTURE: improved olive oil labelling
(AE) ENERGY: Cheap energy is watchword at top political level
(AE) TRANSPORT: Airport package may fall off radar
(AE) TRANSPORT: Private car road pricing guidelines out soon
(AE) TRANSPORT: Cabotage review - CLECAT wants Kallas to do more
(AE) REGIONS: Assembly of European Regions works on exiting crisis
(AE) REGIONS: Major railway projects in Czech Republic and Slovenia
(AE) JHA: Switzerland - quotas for activating safeguard clause are reached
(AE) JHA: Italy and Bulgaria worst of all when it comes to LGTBI rights
(AE) RESEARCH: Commission launches six scientific clusters in Danube region
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE
(AE) EDUCATION: Teaching must be given greater value, Council says
(AE) EDUCATION: Council wants equitable access to higher education
(AE) YOUTH: Youth work helps disadvantaged youngsters
(AE) YOUTH: Working together for young people
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) IRAN: After long and useful discussions work will continue
(AE) TURKEY: Füle says fresh momentum needed in negotiations
(AE) MONTENEGRO: Füle says swift reforms must take place
(AE) MADAGASCAR: Reserve on EU support for organisation of elections
(AE) CHINA: Human rights campaigners call on EU for more action
(AE) MOROCCO: Financing of forestry programme
(AE) TRADE: Argentina initiates WTO procedure on biodiesel
(AE) TRADE: China warns EU against trade war
(AE) TRADE:
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) COMPETITION: Commission expected to investigate aid to Alitalia
(AE) GENERAL COURT: Toy heavy metal value limits temporarily allowed
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) HUNGARY: Human Rights Watch wants Article 7 to be used against Hungary
(AE) BUDGET: EP says EU budget will run out of cash in November