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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11026

26 February 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) brazil
Green light to Lisbon-Fortaleza undersea fibre optic cable

Brussels, 25/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - The future telecommunications connection between the EU and Brazil is testament to the resolve of both parties to avoid US espionage.

Meeting in Brussels on 25 February (see EUROPE 11025), the EU and Brazilian leaders affirmed their support for the project to link the EU and Brazil by an undersea fibre optic cable between the capital of Portugal - Lisbon, and the capital of Ceara state (north east-Brazil) - Fortaleza.

The new cable, which is due to be...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: For their future, young Europeans must be helped to understand the real significance of the election of the new European Parliament
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) TRANSPORT: EP at sixes and sevens ahead of rail governance vote
(AE) CLIMATE: CO2 from cars - EP enshrines agreement on 95g/km by end 2020
(AE) JHA: EP supports broader seizure of profits of crime
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: European voluntary corps 2014-2020 soon to be launched
(AE) WOMEN: Action plan and European Year to fight violence
(AE) ECONOMY: Left-Right split on European semester 2014 policies
(AE) HEALTH: EP plenary vote on tobacco directive on 26 February
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EP endorses €3.5 billion fund for the deprived in Europe
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Launch of high-level own resources group
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014: Greens/EFA want Schulz to resign
(AE) ESTONIA: Possible shortened mandate for Kallas as prime minister resigns
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Edward Snowden's testimony raises tricky questions for EP
(AE) JHA: Debate on fundamental rights and post-Stockholm situation
(AE) JHA: Clarifications sought about European Prosecutor
(AE) ETS: Council gives green light on short-term reform
(AE) TRANSPORT: Signature of EU-Brazil aviation agreement delayed again
(AE) TRANSPORT:
(AE) DIGITAL: EP postpones vote on “connected continent” package
(AE) DIGITAL: Agreement on rolling out broadband infrastructure
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Job vacancies rare in EU, particularly in South
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission and Council of Europe formalise ROMACT
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Engine of growth slowly revs up
(AE) EUROZONE: EP wants troika brought into line before it goes
(AE) COMPETITION: Ahlstrom and Munksjö supply misleading information
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU stresses unity and independence of Ukraine
(AE) HAITI: EU continues its support as parliamentary elections approach
(AE) MERCOSUR: Free-trade ambitions to be tested in March
(AE) BRAZIL: Green light to Lisbon-Fortaleza undersea fibre optic cable
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Increased role for regions
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Right to hearing may be invoked at national level