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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10986

18 December 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 45
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) iran

17/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - Ashton-Araghchi meeting. On 17 December, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton met Iran's Deputy Minister Abbas Araghchi in Brussels in order to review progress on the implementation of the joint action plan, Ashton's spokesperson stated. The spokesperson said that since the agreement of 24 November, Ashton has remained in “regular” contact with Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. On 16...

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: