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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11002

23 January 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 37
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) finance
Court of Justice says ESMA is entitled to legislate on short-selling

Brussels, 22/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - Rejecting all of an appeal lodged by the United Kingdom, and partially contradicting conclusions published by Advocate-General Niilo Jääskinen (see EUROPE 10921), in a ruling on case C-270/12 on Wednesday 22 January, the European Court of Justice confirmed that the power of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to adopt emergency measures on the financial markets of the member states in order to regulate or prohibit short selling is...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CLIMATE/ENERGY: Setting course for 2030 with proposed 40% reduction in emissions
(AE) ENERGY: Greater energy efficiency to tackle rising costs
(AE) INDUSTRY: Commission advocates industrial renaissance
(AE) PUBLIC PROCUREMENT/CORRIGENDUM:
(AE) JHA: EP - Committee gives green light to readmission agreement with Turkey
(AE) JHA: Bulgaria on slippery slope, says latest report
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Proposal in sight on products distributed in schools
(AE) TRANSPORT: Differences arise on cross border mega truck traffic
(AE) TRANSPORT: Ship owners oppose amendments to ports package
(AE) COHESION: Hahn rallies forces for adoption of delegated acts
(AE) COHESION: Informal ministerial meeting to resolve national level problems
(AE) COHESION: EP shuld not object to code of conduct
(AE) CUSTOMS: “Operation warehouse” has helped prevent €9 million fraud
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: EP and Greek Presidency at loggerheads over bank resolution question
(AE) GREECE: Stournaras says Greek court's decisions must be taken seriously
(AE) ECONOMY: For Stournaras, the focus is on small business
(AE) ECONOMY: First fall in debt to GDP ratio since 2007
(AE) TAXATION: Hollande wants partial harmonisation of taxation by 2020
(AE) ECONOMY: IMF slightly more optimistic about 2014
(AE) ECB:
(AE) STATE AID: Sardinian aid for Saremar must be returned
(AE) STATE AID: Slovakian regional aid map 2014-2020
(AE) STATE AID: Polish aid for electricity industry
(AE) STATE AID: Revised UK scheme for small businesses given go-ahead
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU threatens Ukraine with sanctions due to violence
(AE) UKRAINE: Russia criticises sanctions threats
(AE) CYPRUS: Urgent need to find an agreement on Cypriot issue
(AE) LEBANON: EU condemns further bomb attack in Beirut
(AE) ALGERIA: Danger of weapons circulating in Sahel-Sahara
(AE) MOROCCO: EU to put end to privileged positions
(AE) TUNISIA: Compliance in food packaging
(AE) MIDDLE EAST:
(AE) TRADE DEFENCE: Interim revision process
(AE) CAR: Ashton says Samba-Panza's election is important step
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) FINANCE: Court of Justice says ESMA is entitled to legislate on short-selling
EDUCATION - CULTURE
(AE) EDUCATION/CULTURE: Greece sets out its priorities for EP
(AE) HEALTH: ENVI committee adopts tobacco directive compromise