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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11114

4 July 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 36
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) ecb
Fewer but more transparent meetings in 2015

Brussels, 03/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - In normal circumstances, from 1 January 2015 onwards, the European Central Bank Governing Council will meet every six weeks (rather than monthly) and will publish “accounts of its monetary policy discussions”.

This means that reserve maintenance periods will be extended to six weeks to match the new scheduled.

ECB President Mario Draghi acknowledged on Thursday 3 July that the decision to reduce the frequency of the governing council meetings from...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Commission's intentions on copyright
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Italy's number one priority is long-term investment
(AE) DIGITAL: Italy wants agreement on connected continent package
(AE) ENERGY: Italian Presidency to focus on 2030 framework and energy security
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Organic, fruit and vegetables and milk on Italian Presidency menu
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Milk quotas - Italy's €1.4 billion “slate”
(AE) FOOD SAFETY: Acrylamide in food - EFSA consultation
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Circular economy projects have room for improvement
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Presidency prioritises climate and resource efficiency
(AE) JHA: UK again asks for Commission action on Gibraltar
(AE) JHA: Commission looks at asylum-seeker notification
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: Fewer but more transparent meetings in 2015
(AE) BULGARIA: Banks see off bank run without help from government
(AE) TAXATION:
(AE) CYPRUS: Troika makes rosier forecasts but remains cautious
(AE) GERMANY: First draft balanced budget in 45 years
(AE) GREECE: Athens will prove troika wrong on budget gap (Samaras)
(AE) STATE AID: Belgian state guarantee for ARCO cooperative rejected
(AE) COMPETITION:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Paris, Berlin, Kiev and Moscow call for a ceasefire
(AE) BELARUS: Bialiatski calls for continued pressure
(AE) PALESTINE: EU condemns killing of Palestinian and calls for restraint
(AE) DEFENCE: Smith new Atalanta Operation Commander
(AE) TRADE: Russia limits imports of meat from Moldova
(AE) TRADE: Rome wants to unblock trade policy review plans
(AE) TRADE: EU urges China to open up and deepen its reforms
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION - CULTURE
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Directive on working time for inland waterways
(AE) EDUCATION/YOUTH/CULTURE/SPORT: Italian Presidency priorities
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Successive fixed-term contracts can be limited and converted into indefinite contracts in event of abuse
(AE) JHA: Council guilty of two errors of assessment in sanctions
(AE) JHA: Court clarifies scope of individuals' right to be heard
(AE) JHA: Sophie in't Veld wins her case against Council over SWIFT
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EP 2014: Juncker and Van Rompuy's lunch focused on nominations
(AE) COMMISSION: Vote on Juncker's appointment brought forward to 15 July
(AE) PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES:
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE/Documents” No. 2585: Composition of European Parliament committees by name