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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10869

19 June 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 33
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment
Another step towards less polluting batteries

Brussels, 18/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - The way is open for adoption of the new directive on recycling batteries and accumulators. The member state permanent representatives (Coreper) endorsed, on 14 June, the informal agreement negotiated in trialogue on changes to the 2006 European directive on the recycling of batteries and accumulators, in order to strengthen its provisions on the elimination of mercury and cadmium. The European Parliament did the same on 8 June (see EUROPE 10862)....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Foreign and defence policy - right back to the drawing board for the EU
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Crucial talks on 2014-2010 Financial Framework
(AE) HUNGARY: Venice commission slams Constitution
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) G8: Leaders call for a crack-down on tax evasion
(AE) TAXATION: Podimata Report on the new FTT
(AE) GREECE: Athens resumes talks with the troika
(AE) CYPRUS: Cyprus responds to troika's overview of money-laundering audit
(AE) FINANCE: MiFID II agreement in principle confirmed at Council
(AE) BANKING: Council draws up a “resolution triangle”
(AE) RATING: Rating agencies brought into line from 20 June
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ETS: Possible compromise on “backloading” at ENVI committee on Wednesday
(AE) RESOURCE EFFICIENCY: EU's course takes shape
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Another step towards less polluting batteries
(AE) AGRICULTURE: European Parliament regrets lack of progress on CAP reform
(AE) AGRICULTURE: France and Italy demand transparency for wine and China
(AE) FISHERIES: Brittany and Galicia regions defend deep sea fishing
(AE) FISHERIES: Coreper agreement on first two reform texts
(AE) HEALTH: Council focus is on “tobacco directive”
(AE) JHA: Reding criticises Prism, urging Europeans to protect themselves
(AE) JHA: In 2012, asylum mostly granted to Syrians
(AE) TRANSPORT: EP transport committee looks at clean fuels
(AE) TRANSPORT: Tran Committee closes “tachograph” chapter
(AE) TRANSPORT: Kallas not mincing words with industry over rail package
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: G8 is the pragmatic eulogist of free trade
(AE) TRADE: Talks on Friday about Chinese solar panels
(AE) TRADE: Ever more protectionist measures within G20
(AE) EGYPT: Court of Auditors says EU's support well-intentioned but ineffective
(AE) SERBIA/KOSOVO: New Dacic and Thaçi meeting on Thursday 20 June
(AE) ALBANIA: EU puts pressure on Tirana before elections on 23 June
(AE) PALESTINE:
MEDIA - EDUCATION
(AE) AUDIOVISUAL: Greece reopens ERT pending a new proposal
(AE) EDUCATION: Teachers must be well-trained, experts say