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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11063
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) consumers

Product safety - BEUC welcomes EP vote

Brussels, 17/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - Welcomed unreservedly by the European Consumers' Bureau (known by its French acronym, BEUC), the green light given by the European Parliament on 15 April to the legislative package to tighten up the safety of consumer products and market supervision within the EU (see EUROPE 11062) has been criticised by Eurocommerce on one point: the “Made in” label for products, which the association feels is too complicated.

According to BEUC, the Parliament's...

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: Our offices will be closed for Easter from 18-21 April inclusive. EUROPE 11064 will be dated Wednesday 23 April 2014.
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) UKRAINE: EP condemns escalating tension and calls for sanctions
(AE) JHA: EP approves rules to fight legal highs
(AE) JHA: Transfer of non-European employees to EU subsidiaries made easier
(AE) EURO: Fight against false currency - EP validates agreement in trilogue
(AE) FISHERIES: EMFF to have €6.4 billion over the period 2014-2020
(AE) FISHERIES: EP approves three fishing agreements with third countries
(AE) MARITIME: EP suggests member states improve maritime area management
(AE) TRANSPORT: “Yes” to public-private funds for innovation (Shift2Rail and SESAR)
(AE) REGIONS: Massive support from MEPs for solidarity fund reform
(AE) GMOS: EP confirms no GMO pollen labelling in honey
(AE) SOCIAL: PESs network now official but legal base still ambiguous
(AE) FINANCE: EP prepares its position on long term investment
(AE) BUDGET: EP reluctantly approves own resource system
(AE) DIGITAL AFFAIRS: Investing in fast broadband made easier
(AE) ANTITRUST: EP agrees to simplify compensation for victims of cartels
(AE) TRADE: Draft revision on trade defence stuck at Council
(AE) TUNISIA: EP approves macro-financial aid of €300 million
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENERGY: EU agrees to gas talks with Russia
(AE) TRANSPORT: Kallas' first warning to FABEC states
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Water quality - Austria brought before Court
(AE) ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: Several member states under infringement proceedings
(AE) CONSUMERS: Product safety - BEUC welcomes EP vote
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Lithuanian pork producers also compensated
(AE) DIGITAL: EU looking for its best young technology companies
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: Great cooperation with three Western Balkans central banks
(AE) ITALY: Commission takes note of Italy's budget delays
(AE) FRANCE: Paris unveils €50 billion savings package
(AE) TAXATION: Dutch tax rule breaches right to free circulation in EU
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(AE) ANTITRUST:
(AE) EXCISE DUTY:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU, US, Russia and Ukraine agree on de-escalation
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Difficult situation in North Korea, Pakistan and Syria
(AE) MOLDOVA: President of Transnistria asks for EU recognition
(AE) USA: European Parliament's S&D Group sets its red lines on TTIP
(AE) MOROCCO: Re-establishing balance in fruit and vegetable trade
(AE) MALAWI: EU to observe general elections on 20 May
(AE) SOUTH KOREA: