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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10866

14 June 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 32
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) climate
EIB support for fund to safeguard tropical forests

Brussels, 13/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 13 June, the European Investment Bank (EIB) decided to contribute up to €25 million for the Althelia Climate Fund launched this week. The fund is a private-public partnership that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with a focus on sustainable land use, ecosystem services and forest carbon.

Althelia Ecosphere is an innovative fund which will develop multiple revenue streams from forest protection and sustainable land use. It aims...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Europe up against its foreign, military and security policy
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Agreement on professional qualifications
(AE) JHA: Crisis leads to increasing exodus from southern European countries
(AE) JHA: Viviane Reding wants real answers on PRISM programme
(AE) JHA: States urged to step up fight against corruption (GRECO)
(AE) ENERGY: Binding nuclear safety tests every six years
(AE) AGRICULTURE: CAP reform, tension over milk, sugar and wine before Council
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Seven countries advocate caution in CMO regulation reform
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission proposes mandatory eCall by 2015
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) FINANCE: Ministers reach agreement on MiFID
(AE) TAXATION: Commission shares similar approach to OECD
(AE) CYPRUS: France says it has heard Nicosia's call
(AE) TAXATION: EU wants adjustments in Swiss tax deal
(AE) AUDITING: Courts want a greater role for external auditing
(AE) COMPETITION:
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) TURKEY: European Parliament calls Erdogan to conciliation
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU called to ensure protection of journalists
(AE) EEAS: Parliament wants better institutional coordination
(AE) CUSTOMS: EP adopts regulation on intellectual property rights
(AE) FINANCE: MEPs say it takes too long to get new rules onto statute books
(AE) ECONOMY: EP accuses ministers of dithering
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GREECE: Samaras sticks to decision to close ERT
(AE) PORTUGAL: Growth, employment and return to markets (Cavaco Silva says)
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UNITED STATES: Suspense hangs over free-trade mandate
(AE) TRADE: WTO challenge against Chinese duties on steel tubes
(AE) TUNISIA: EU surprised at severity of sentence imposed on Femen group
(AE) CLIMATE: EIB support for fund to safeguard tropical forests
(AE) UNITED STATES:
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: France found guilty of non-compliance with nitrates rules
(AE) STATE AID: Court of Justice rules on Alitalia and Ryanair
EDUCATION - YOUTH
(AE) LANGUAGES: Label 2014-2015 gives priority to social inclusion and sport
(AE) YOUTH: EYF welcomes EP resolution as positive step for youth employment