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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11040
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) ecowas

Trade - EU to grant at least €6.5 billion over five years

Brussels, 17/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - For the period 2015-2020, the EU, its member states and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the “EPA for development” programme of West Africa to the tune of €6.5 billion. In Brussels on Monday 17 March, the Council of the EU confirmed this in conclusions adopted without debate.

This EPA Development Programme (PAPED) was created by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) in order to guarantee that with the financial support...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU issues sanctions against 13 Russians and 8 Crimeans
(AE) SYRIA: EU gives Unicef €1 million for vaccination against polio
(AE) SYRIA: Asthon calls on international community to take action
(AE) TUNISIA: Füle concludes mission to Tunis with pledge to double aid
(AE) DEFENCE: Central Africa - launch of EUFOR CAR operation delayed
(AE) CAR: Concerned EU makes further emergency aid airlift
(AE) ECOWAS: Trade - EU to grant at least €6.5 billion over five years
(AE) UNITED STATES: Investor-state arbitration stumbling block for TTIP
(AE) RUSSIA: Tempers fraying between Brussels and Moscow on trade
(AE) TRADE:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Delays and backlogs - main shortcomings of legal systems
(AE) JHA: European Investigation Order enshrined by Council
(AE) JHA: Council adopts text on freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime
(AE) JHA: Moldova - Visa-free regime effective early May
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Results of expenditure checks not reliable
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Professionals hit out at delegated acts
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs put ports package on hold
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPS likely to postpone mega-truck question
(AE) REGIONS: CoR presents EU 2020 mid-term review to Van Rompuy
(AE) DIGITAL: Neelie Kroes welcomes US internet management decision
(AE) DIGITAL: ITRE committee telecoms package report on Tuesday
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: long-term finance package on 27 March
(AE) WOMEN: European delegation in New York for UN women's session
(AE) CONSUMERS: EP wants to strengthen package holiday rights
(AE) HEALTH: Council formally adopts tobacco directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Inflation stands at 0.7% in eurozone in February
(AE) LITHUANIA: Case made at EP for Lithuania to join euro
(AE) ANTITRUST: Commission happy with Google despite complaints
(AE) ANTITRUST: European Court rejects cement manufacturers' appeal
(AE) EUROZONE: Juncker and Schulz back eurobonds in long term
(AE) EUROZONE:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: European Council and rule of law on Tuesday's agenda
(AE) UNITED KINGDOM: David Cameron's seven-point plan for relations with EU
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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