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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11018
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) research

Two nightmares haunting Commission

Brussels, 13/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - The backlog of accumulated arrears and the risk of the administrative machine stalling due to there being an overwhelming number of funding requests for research projects are the two nightmares that haunt the Commission's sleep. Speaking at the industry, research and energy committee (ITRE) on Wednesday 12 February, the director-general of DG Research and Innovation, Robert-Jan Smits, said that he shared MEPs' concerns but did note the launch of the new...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: Publication of OECD global standard for automatic exchange of information
(AE) BANKING: Bank resolution goes back to ministers due to lack of progress elsewhere
(AE) EUROZONE: Coeuré defends ECB's advisory role on troika
(AE) FINANCE: CNAV monetary fund question still open at EP
(AE) FINANCE: Transatlantic financial convergence continues apace
(AE) CYPRUS: Urgent need to deal with non-performing loans
(AE) STATE AID:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) GMO: TC 1507 maize - 12 countries put Commission under pressure
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Another step towards updated EIA directive
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: EP committee reaches compromise on animal health
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Sugar - COPA-COGECA opposes Commission's measures
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) JHA: NSA report snubbed by EPP, criticised by Greens and decried by ECR
(AE) REGIONS:
(AE) RESEARCH: Two nightmares haunting Commission
(AE) TRANSPORT: Hauliers losing patience over lorry weights and dimensions
(AE) DIGITAL: Boom in European mobile apps sector
(AE) DIGITAL: Making Europe into micro-electronics leader
EUROPEAN DEBATES
(AE) OLIVIER JEHIN: Jogging the memory of European citizens
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Stefan Füle calls for urgent measures
(AE) SERBIA/KOSOVO: Agreement on judiciary in coming days
(AE) RUSSIA: EU criticises sentence given to protester Evgeny Vitischko
(AE) AZERBAIJAN: EU calls for NGO legislation to be reviewed
(AE) EGYPT: ALDE says EU cannot remain silent on human trafficking
(AE) SYRIA:
(AE) RUSSIA: Azevedo advocates patience on respect for WTO commitments
(AE) TRADE: Free trade warning from European unions
(AE) PANAMA:
(AE) TRADE:
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: Provisional seven article agreement on posting of workers
(AE) EDUCATION: Swiss students fear for their mobility
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) COPYRIGHT: Court defines scope of protection of rights on internet
(AE) HEALTH: Austrian legislation on opening of pharmacies ruled against
(AE) JHA: