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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10986

18 December 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 45
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) iran
European Parliament vice-president calls for human rights dialogue

Brussels, 17/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 17 December, Vice-President of the European Parliament Isabelle Durant (Greens/EFA, Belgium) called on the EU to take the opportunity of the agreement of 24 November with Iran on its nuclear programme to start a dialogue on human rights. EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis could “start the modalities for a dialogue” with the Iranian authorities, Durant told French news agency AFP. Durant is currently with a European...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: EP sends bank resolution question back to ministers
(AE) EUROZONE: First draft of EP report on the troika
(AE) GREECE: Approval for payment of €1 billion in aid
(AE) PORTUGAL: Troika issues positive assessment of Portugal
(AE) AUDITING: Agreement on ten-year rotation of auditors
(AE) BANKING:
(AE) STATE AID: Spanish football clubs under spotlight - four years later
(AE) STATE AID: Portuguese state guarantees for banks extended for six months
(AE) STATE AID: CoR comments on monitoring of state aid for struggling companies
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CONSUMERS: Mandatory labelling of origin of meat ingredients not imminent
(AE) EFSA: Two neonicotinoids potentially dangerous for human brain
(AE) GMOs: Parliament called on to oppose cultivation of MON 1507 maize
(AE) HEALTH: Tobacco directive discussions stall on e-cigarettes
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Any other business - milk, rice, organic farming at Council
(AE) FISHERIES: Council approves new EU-Morocco agreement
(AE) FISHERIES: Agreement on Black Sea quotas
(AE) RESEARCH: Launch of eight contractual public private partnerships
(AE) RESEARCH:
(AE) RESEARCH:
(AE) JHA: American NSA tapping programme “illegal” says federal judge
(AE) JHA: Romania closely scrutinised on its amnesty law for corruption
(AE) JHA: Clegg says plans on European migrants in UK are illegal
(AE) JHA: Washington would see EP invite to Snowden as unfriendly, warns delegate
(AE) TRANSPORT: Sound Parliament negotiating mandate on rail reform
(AE) TRANSPORT: Air passenger rights - MEPs change course
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission wants sustainable mobility in towns
(AE) ENERGY: Way is paved for Azeri gas deliveries to Europe
(AE) INDUSTRY: Active contribution of SMEs to greening of economy
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) ALBANIA: Granting candidate status should be postponed until June
(AE) LEBANON: Europe ready to give greater support to armed forces
(AE) BURMA: EU calls for electoral and constitutional reforms
(AE) IRAN: European Parliament vice-president calls for human rights dialogue
(AE) IRAN:
(AE) DEFENCE: NATO chief calls on Europeans not to lower guard
(AE) SYRIA: EU humanitarian aid of €142 million via UN
(AE) MALI: EU commends smooth 2nd round of legislative ballot
(AE) CIVIL PROTECTION: New EU legislation is adopted
(AE) MOROCCO: Mutual satisfaction evident during Association Council
(AE) TUNISIA: What European Socialists want three years after “revolution”
TOURISM - SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION - CULTURE
(AE) TOURISM: Two public consultations for more efficient policy
(AE) CULTURE: Creative Europe guide for subsidy requests
(AE) SOCIAL: Employment committee approves FEAD compromise with Council
(AE) SOCIAL:
(AE) SOCIAL:
(AE) EDUCATION: