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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10889
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport

Court of Auditors recommends bringing Marco Polo to an end

Brussels, 16/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Auditors is recommending that the Marco Polo programme be discontinued. This programme seeks to shift road freight to the railways, inland river ways and short distance sea routes. Following an audit of eight Marco Polo I (2003-2006) and eight Marco Polo II (2007-2013) programmes, the court highlighted a significant number of shortcomings in this European programme. Marketing was particularly deficient and targets were not met or...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New energy outlook and relaunch of two bank categories
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Better shale gas risk assessment and information
BIODIVERSITY: Vilnius informal meeting on public/private funding
(AE) FISHERIES: Agreement on EMFF aid distribution arrangements
(AE) FISHERIES: Iceland and Commission try to calm matters down
(AE) FISHERIES: Council confirms agreement with Parliament on CFP reform
(AE) FOOD: Paris calls on EU to speed up on meat labelling
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Netherlands wants rules on slaughter without stunning
(AE) JHA: American espionage and Syrian refugees on informal meeting agenda
(AE) JHA: Malta and Italy call on EU to do more to take in migrants
(AE) JHA: Eurojust-Interpol cooperation agreement
(AE) HEALTH: Controversy surrounding forced HIV tests in Greece
(AE) HEALTH: Lithuania fully committed to sustainable health systems
(AE) TRANSPORT: Clean fuel package urban perspective
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission consultation on rail noise
(AE) TRANSPORT: Court of Auditors recommends bringing Marco Polo to an end
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SOUTH AFRICA: Sixth bilateral summit in Pretoria on Thursday
(AE) SOMALIA: EEAS says fight against piracy is a success story
(AE) EGYPT: Hollande and Ban Ki-moon call for an end to violence
(AE) ISRAEL: Guidelines on eligibility of Israeli entities for EU funding
(AE) ICELAND: Government wants to maintain close cooperation with EU
(AE) TRADE: EU resistance to protectionism welcomed by WTO
(AE) TRADE:
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) BANKING: London top for €1,000,000 plus remuneration packages
(AE) BANKING: Bank capital requirements rules come into force
(AE) EUROZONE: EFSF loses its AAA rating
(AE) ECONOMY: Inflation hits 1.6% in the eurozone in June
(AE) FINANCE: Barnier wants talks to cover financial services
(AE) COMPETITION:
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - MEDIA
(AE) MEDIA: Online media call for tender dropped
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: European trainees stage sandwich protest
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ENERGY: Court reprimands Polish law on shale gas exploitation
LATEST NEWS
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Fipronil banned for being fatal to bees