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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10872

22 June 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) croatia
First head of European Commission Representation

Brussels, 21/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 21 June, the European Commission announced the appointment of the first head of the European Commission Representation in the Republic of Croatia - His Excellency Ambassador Branko Baricevic - who will take up office on 1 July 2013.

On 1 July 2013, the Republic of Croatia will become the 28th member state of the European Union. Consequently, on this date, the current delegation of the European Union will close its doors and, instead, a...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECOFIN: Irish Presidency committed to getting agreement on banks
(AE) ECONOMY: Ecofin Council approves Commission recommendations
(AE) GREECE: Eurozone fears and warnings about Greece
(AE) ECOFIN: Automatic information exchange must be global norm
(AE) ECOFIN: EU27 decide on measures to combat VAT fraud
(AE) FINANCE: Broad agreement confirmed on MiFID II
(AE) BANKING: EU27 approves bank capital requirements
(AE) EUROZONE: Drip-feeding bank recapitalisations in eurozone
(AE) CYPRUS: Van Rompuy and Anastasiades discuss aid plan
(AE) LATVIA:
(AE) TAXATION: Warning letters sent to nine member states
(AE) VAT: Bulgaria sent to court over VAT exemptions
(AE) STATE AID: Restoring of HSH Nordbank guarantee
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Three days to agree farm reforms
(AE) ENERGY: Parliament stance on biofuels and ILUC takes shape
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Call for ENVI committee to lead on ILUC
(AE) COHESION: Vote on cohesion policy reform due in July
(AE) TRANSPORT: Heavy infringement package in transport
(AE) WOMEN: EPSCO Council takes stock of progress on quotas for women
(AE) JHA: Barroso reminds Bulgaria of its appointment obligations
(AE) RESEARCH: Trialogue agreement on “Horizon 2020” seems imminent
(AE) HEALTH: Council agrees general approach on tobacco directive
(AE) HEALTH: Five countries in breach over medicines and organ transplants
(AE) HEALTH: IMCO committee adopts Berra report on medical devices
(AE) DIGITAL: Digital Single Market is a priority (IMCO committee)
(AE) YOUTH: Concrete initiatives for helping young people (CULT committee)
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Hungary referred to Court on issuing vouchers
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SERBIA-KOSOVO: Concrete progress on implementing agreement
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Middle East, Syria and Eastern Partnership on EU27 menu
(AE) ENLARGEMENT: Deterioration in freedom of the press and expression
(AE) CROATIA: First head of European Commission Representation
(AE) RUSSIA: EU concerned about homosexual propaganda
(AE) CHINA: Beijing should repair the harm done over solar panels
(AE) AZERBAIJAN:
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: NGOs say door remains open to food speculation
(AE) TURKEY: Germany summons the Turkish ambassador
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: More student exchanges from 2014