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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11079

15 May 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 34
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) state aid
Changes to Lloyds restructuring plan given thumbs up

Brussels, 14/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 13 May, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to proposals by the United Kingdom authorities to amend conditions for the divestment of Lloyds Banking Group's (LBG) UK retail business. The Commission says that a delay in the divestment of LBG's UK retail bank entity Verde (now re-branded as TSB) will not jeopardise the viability of the business, and the Commission has also accepted changes in the scope of the divestment, in particular the...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) FISHERIES: Commission proposes ban on all types of driftnet
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Restoring marine ecosystems is urgent for Blue Growth
(AE) SEAS: Innovation central to Maritime Day 2014
(AE) ENERGY: New efficiency criteria for transformers
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Reciprocity deemed crucial in trade in organic products
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) REGIONS: €60 million from ERDF for Polish-Lithuanian electricity lines
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Danish patents court referendum on 25 May
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Pressure equipment surveillance simplified
(AE) TRANSPORT: Aviation agreement with Ukraine planned for 5 June
(AE) JHA: Malmström and Alfano refer to EU action over illegal immigration
(AE) JHA: Migration and EASO cooperation with Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan
(AE) HEALTH: EPHA says e-health must not create new barriers
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: European ombudsman investigates expert groups
(AE) EP 2014: Latest survey shows gap closing between EPP and PES
(AE) EP 2014:
(AE) EP 2014: EU anti-corruption campaign
(AE) EP 2014: Book trade publishes a manifesto for candidates
(AE) EP 2014: COMECE says Europeans have duty to turn out and vote
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) GEORGIA: EU and Georgia to sign Association Agreement on 27 June
(AE) BRUNEI: EU concerned about implementation of new penal code
(AE) MOLDOVA: Signature of association agreement on 27 June
(AE) TURKEY: Mine accident at Soma, EU offers aid
(AE) UNITED STATES: Commission's new effort at transparency on TTIP
(AE) UNITED STATES: Fifth round of TTIP negotiations in Arlington
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Joint declaration to tackle climate change
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Making private sector a driving force for inclusive growth
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) FINANCE: Time to put new financial regulations into practice
(AE) BANKING: Vítor Constancio sees consolidation period on the horizon
(AE) BANKING:
(AE) STATE AID: Changes to Lloyds restructuring plan given thumbs up
(AE) ANTI-TRUST: European publishers join camp of anti-Google protestors
(AE) TAXATION: Scotch Whisky Association happy with ruling against Hungary
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) HEALTH: Germany overruled on heavy metals in toys