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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10859

5 June 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 31
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) ep/efd

04/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mario Borghezio expelled from EFD Group. On Monday 3 June, the European Parliament's Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) Group decided to expel definitively the Italian Lega Nord MEP Mario Borghezio after his racist comments against the Italian minister for integration, Cécile Kyenge Kashetu. Kyenge Kashetu is the first black Italian cabinet minister (see EUROPE 10850). “I made it clear at the last Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group meeting that unless Mr...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EU and Turkey must set out the basis for effective cooperation and abandon the unrealistic objective of membership
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) HEARING: Neven Mimica - firm consumer commitment but vague on details
(AE) LITHUANIAN PRESIDENCY: Finance to dominate Presidency term
(AE) ADMINISTRATION: Union Syndicale says other strikes will follow
(AE) RELIGION: Humanists say Irish Presidency shows bias for churches
(AE) EP/EFD:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: Commission fine-tunes bank restructuring scheme proposals
(AE) EURO: Latvia to be eighteenth eurozone nation
(AE) TAXATION: Semeta says Greece must show zero tolerance of fraud
(AE) COMPETITION:
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(AE) CORRIGENDUM:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: EP wants results on CAP reform before June Council
(AE) AGRICULTURE: France welcomes court ruling on CVO
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Leguminous fodder plants of benefit to CAP
(AE) JHA: EASO supports Italy's efforts to improve asylum system
(AE) DIGITAL: Digital strategy is key point at Telecoms Council
(AE) DIGITAL: Neelie Kroes unveils proposals on open internet
(AE) TRANSPORT: Robust argument against decoupling
(AE) TRANSPORT: Single Sky2+ to see light of day next week
(AE) REGIONS: CPMR calls for budget adjustments for regions
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) RUSSIA: Economic links grow stronger but differences remain
(AE) RUSSIA: No rapprochement on Syria
(AE) TRADE: Commission unbending on Chinese solar panels
(AE) TURKEY: Parliamentary groups react to protests
(AE) EGYPT: Verhofstadt condemns imprisonment of NGO employees
(AE) PALESTINE: EU congratulates new prime minister on his appointment
(AE) TUNISIA: Wishy-washy results but improving (says ambassador)
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) JHA: Court explains reasons for refusing entry into member state