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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10943

16 October 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 37
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) parliament
Treaty change to allow Parliament to decide where it sits

Brussels, 15/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - According to a vote in the European Parliament's constitutional affairs committee on Monday 14 October, the Parliament should have the right to decide on where and when it meets. This has provoked anger among French MEPs. The report will be put to the plenary vote in the November session.

By adopting (22 votes in favour, 4 against) the report by Ashley Fox (ECR, UK) and Gerald Häfner (Greens/EFA, Germany) on determining the seats of the EU...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Discordant voices in eurozone over end of Greek programme
(AE) PORTUGAL: Exit talks postponed until 2014
(AE) ECONOMY:
(AE) BANKING: Rumblings over direct bank bailouts
(AE) TAXATION: Switzerland signs administrative aid deal
(AE) STATE AID: Doubts about post office aid for Alitalia
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) BANKING:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CLIMATE: Agreement on CO2 from cars to be renegotiated later
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: More than 90% of EU citizens breathe in bad air
(AE) CONSUMERS:
(AE) JHA: Council of Europe criticises Netherlands over racism
(AE) JHA: Clear progress from Malta, says Council of Europe
(AE) HEALTH: Guide to public health in European Union
(AE) ENERGY: Oettinger to respond to energy groups
(AE) FISHERIES: Two hundred scientists against aid to fishing fleet
(AE) DIGITAL: Estonia urged to withdraw broadband proposal
(AE) DIGITAL: Getting the most from cloud computing (del Castillo report)
(AE) DIGITAL: Close to 60% of internet users shop online
(AE) COHESION: MFF threatened by another postponement to reform
(AE) TRANSPORT: Compromises at committee on rail package could be tough
(AE) TRANSPORT: TEN-T maps for 9 corridors to be presented on Thursday
(AE) WOMEN: Greens bitter about executive posts in quotas
(AE) WOMEN: Commission looks at women's place in decision making
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - CULTURE - TOURISM
(AE) SOCIAL: Council fails to find posted worker compromise
(AE) SOCIAL: Five proposals from finance and labour ministers
(AE) TOURISM: UK to relax visa regime
(AE) CULTURE: Commission reveals winners of 2014 EBBA
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) IRAN: West discusses Iran's proposals
(AE) MONTENEGRO: EU and Podgorica hope for opening of Chapters 23 and 24
(AE) TRADE: China and Eastern Partnership on EU ministerial agenda
(AE) SOUTH KOREA: De Gucht in Seoul to take stock
(AE) SINGAPORE:
(AE) DEFENCE: Drones, cyber and satellites are European defence priorities
(AE) MOROCCO: De Keyser on freedom of expression and threats to press
(AE) PALESTINE: No Court of Auditors' comment on embezzlement accusations
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Treaty change to allow Parliament to decide where it sits