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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11117

9 July 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 34
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) morocco
Council of Europe assesses Kingdom's democratic progress

Brussels, 08/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - An envoy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Bogdan Klich (Poland, EPP/CD), is visiting Morocco from Monday 7 July until 10 July, in the framework of the “Partnership for democracy”.

A press release reiterates that the Moroccan parliament was the “first to be granted the status of partner for democracy by the PACE, in June 2011”. This status “allows a delegation of 12 members of the Moroccan parliament to take their...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU relations with third countries must take domestic developments into consideration - caution needed for new accessions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Renzi rocks boat over flexibility
(AE) TAXATION: Semeta says talks with tax havens are progressing well
(AE) TAXATION: Hybrid loans rules adopted
(AE) BANKING: Bank SRF contribution calculation details expected in September
(AE) ECONOMY: Eurogroup determined to reduce tax on labour
(AE) SPAIN: Spain makes early payment on its ESM loan
(AE) GREECE: Athens insists it will keep its commitments
(AE) CYPRUS: ESM approves €600 million in aid for Cyprus
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: Was resignation forced and premeditated or voluntary and regretted?
(AE) COMMISSION: Juncker meets Liberals on their own ground
(AE) COMMISSION: Juncker says economic affairs commissioner probably socialist
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Chairs and deputy chairs of EP committees
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: European Jihadist action plan against background of Iraq concern
(AE) CLIMATE: €1 billion for innovative projects, including first on CCS
(AE) ENERGY: EU adopts post-Fukushima nuclear safety framework
(AE) SEA: Joining forces with member states for safer oceans
(AE) COHESION: European funds could do more for renewable energies
(AE) REGIONS: Committee of the regions delegation in Kiev
(AE) WOMEN: Italy wants Council agreement on quotas by end of year
(AE) TRANSPORT: German vignette sees foreign drivers in cross hairs
(AE) CUSTOMS: More than 70,000 counterfeit goods seized in operation ERMIS
(AE) DIGITAL: “Digital Venice 2014” - Italian Presidency will be digital
(AE) HEALTH: Progress on medical devices among Italy's priorities
(AE) TOURISM: Italian Presidency wants to help tourism boom
(AE) TOURISM: Cruise industry calls for visa code review
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Europeans agree to extend targeted sanctions
(AE) UKRAINE: Donors ready to help Ukraine in exchange for reforms
(AE) SWITZERLAND: Bern requests freedom of movement revision
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Brok re-elected chair of EP committee
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Valenciano to chair EP sub-committee
(AE) SOUTH CAUCASUS:
(AE) MOROCCO: Council of Europe assesses Kingdom's democratic progress
(AE) ENERGY: Russia-Ukraine dispute - negotiations in deadlock