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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10849

22 May 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 35
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) eastern partnership
Several ministers call for better visibility

Brussels, 21/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 17 May, ministers from the Visegrad group (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia), Ireland and Lithuania called for visibility of the Eastern Partnership to be strengthened. In the conclusions of their meeting in Krakow (Poland), they stress the importance of strengthening the visibility of the Eastern Partnership through the preparation and implementation of a visibility strategy provided for in the roadmap of the Eastern Partnership, and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Reactions, support and obstacles to the three objectives set out by France
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(AE) TAXATION: Combating fraud and tax havens on summit agenda
(AE) ENERGY: Energy prices on agenda of European summit
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) BANKING: Raiding savings as a last resort
(AE) TAXATION:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Ministers say they've already made concessions on 2014-2020 budget
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY SESSION
(AE) BANKING SUPERVISION: MEPs still have some doubts
(AE) SOCIAL: EP answers Commission White Paper on pensions
(AE) FYROM: S&D and EPP presidents hope for progress in talks
(AE) JHA: EP seeks health-check for media in EU
(AE) REGIONS: EP calls for regional strategy for industrial zones
(AE) TRANSPORT: EP approves agreements with Eurocontrol and Sri Lanka
(AE) WOMEN: MEPs' recommendations to seven Balkan countries
(AE) EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN:
(AE) CHINA:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Annual forum to discuss reception of refugees?
(AE) COHESION: Flexible approach to five states' fund absorption
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Water quality is good in 94% of bathing sites in Europe
(AE) ETS:
(AE) TRANSPORT: Railway package, Eurotunnel - exception proves the rule?
(AE) TRANSPORT: Consultation on Single European Sky performance scheme
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE - SPORT
(AE) SOCIAL: Uncertain Parliament position on aid to deprived and risks of delay
(AE) CULTURE: Vassiliou's assurances on EU-US free trade
(AE) CULTURE: Council gives general approach on capitals of culture
(AE) SPORT: Council stresses that unity is needed to tackle doping
(AE) SPORT: Council conclusions on sports men and women's dual careers
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TERRORISM: London calls for Hezbollah to be added to black list
(AE) ISRAEL: EU denies postponing vote on labelling products from settlements
(AE) GEORGIA: EU criticises violence at Gay Pride
(AE) UNITED STATES:
(AE) EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Several ministers call for better visibility
(AE) RUSSIA: EU reiterates its concerns about human rights
(AE) CHINA: Germany wants to avoid trade war
(AE) AFRICA: EU allocates additional €35 million for counter-piracy
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1004