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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10940
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INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) epp

Death of Christian Democrat leader Wilfried Martens

Strasbourg, 10/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 10 October, the European institutions paid tribute to Wilfried Martens, head of the European People's Party (EPP) and former prime minister of Belgium, who died in the night of Wednesday to Thursday, aged 77. On Tuesday, Martens delegated his job, which he had held since 1990, to the head of the EPP at the European Parliament Joseph Daul of France, for health reasons.

Daul, acting president of the EPP, explained: “We have a lost a great...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) JHA: Eurosur will save lives but will have small budget
(AE) JHA: Commission will not call for TFTP suspension
(AE) JHA: Parliament concerned at impact of crisis on democracy
(AE) RUSSIA: MEPS call on EU to do more on human rights
(AE) JORDAN: MEPs' green light to participating in EU programmes
(AE) SENEGAL: Sall says root action must be taken on illegal immigration
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Malala Yousafzai wins Sakharov Prize 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) TRANSPORT: Shift to mixed railway safety certification system
(AE) TRANSPORT: Divergences at Transport Council on air passenger rights
(AE) TRANSPORT: Train accident prompts Spain to think about safety belts
(AE) TRANSPORT: Ministers approve new EMSA responsibilities
(AE) TRANSPORT: Ministers extend mandate for SESAR joint undertaking until 2024
(AE) SPACE: Transport Council agreement on GNSS agency
(AE) COHESION: Agreement on reform still stumbling on same obstacle
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Car and climate CO2 emissions means council will get “heated”
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: EU signs Minamata convention on mercury
(AE) JHA: Parliament still awaits answers on CIA flights
(AE) AGRICULTURE: 4% reduction in direct payments in 2014 budget
(AE) RESEARCH: EIB green technology loan to PSA Peugeot Citroën
(AE) DIGITAL: ENISA's advice for better managing industrial control systems
(AE) DIGITAL: 2013 Innovation Summit presents plan for innovation
(AE) DIGITAL: Neelie Kroes encourages young Spanish entrepreneurs
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Rehn explains bank bailouts under Stability and Growth Pact
(AE) ECB: Currency swap deal with China
(AE) GREECE: Athens raps the IMF on the knuckles
(AE) TAXATION: Semeta explains how to adjust to e-taxation
(AE) TAXATION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: EU wants a WTO panel on Russian recycling fee on cars
(AE) TRADE: Azevedo strongly supported by Asia-Pacific on WTO/Doha
(AE) BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Commission aid reduced by €47 million
(AE) DEATH PENALTY: EU and Council of Europe restate opposition
(AE) UKRAINE:
(AE) ALGERIA: Mixed results from trade association agreement
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EP 2014: Schulz official candidate for head of European Commission
(AE) EPP: Death of Christian Democrat leader Wilfried Martens
(AE) ADMINISTRATION: Council adopts new working conditions
(AE) EP 2014: 24% of French voters prepared to vote for the Front National