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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11175

14 October 2014
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy
Norway gives green light to two electricity cables linking it to EU

Brussels, 13/10/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 13 October, the Norwegian government gave its approval to the construction of two sub-sea electricity lines connecting Norway to Germany and the United Kingdom under the North Sea. The commissioning of the two 1400 MW cables, the Nord.Link, which will connect Norway to Germany, and the North Sea Network, which will connect it to the United Kingdom, is scheduled for 2020 at the latest. Born of an energy partnership agreed in June 2012 between...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Positive aspects exist and are encouraging
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Agriculture's contribution to EU2020 strategy review
(AE) AGRICULTURE: New rules on promoting agricultural products
(AE) ENERGY: Costs and subsidies - first full EU-wide view
(AE) ENERGY: Norway gives green light to two electricity cables linking it to EU
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Air-quality - CoR wants binding objectives for 2025
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Testbiotech calls glyphosate risk assessment into question
(AE) DIGITAL: Commission and private sector collaborate in “big data” venture
(AE) BETTER REGULATION: Stoiber's “damning” report on administrative streamlining
(AE) TRANSPORT: Confirmation of mandates for negotiating rail reform
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Entrepreneurs at European Parliament on 16 October
(AE) HEALTH: High-level Ebola meeting on 16 October
(AE) HEALTH: Germany offers best mental health support
(AE) JHA: Amnesty International concerned at ending of Mare Nostrum
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) FRANCE: Draft 2015 budget not encouraging, says J. Dijsselbloem
(AE) GREECE: Preventative credit line is an option, says Dijsselbloem
(AE) TAXATION: AEI - Vienna and Luxembourg could get extra year
(AE) TAXATION: New online tool on changes in VAT rules
(AE) SPAIN: Post-programme surveillance - institutional lenders issue satisfecit
(AE) BANKS: Banking sector increasingly reliant on deposits
(AE) BANKS: Transparency on sector's health will be ready on 26 October
(AE) FINLAND:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: TTIP and Russia-Ukraine on Rome ministerial agenda
(AE) VIETNAM: Free-trade agreement hoped for within months
(AE) SYRIA: EU condemns Islamic State offensive on Kobane
(AE) SYRIA: EU increases its emergency aid to refugees by €3.9 million
(AE) GAZA: Europeans promise €468 million for reconstruction
(AE) YEMEN: EU condemns attacks on peaceful demonstrators
(AE) AFGHANISTAN: EU to allocate €1.4 billion in development aid over 7 years
(AE) ALGERIA: Three projects to improve agricultural exports
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: College of Commissioners' launch suspended pending Violeta Bulc outcome
(AE) PARLIAMENT: TI calls for more transparency over MEPs' activities outside Parliament
(AE) BUDGET: Amending letter - agricultural crisis reserve mobilised
(AE) BELGIUM: Europe gets behind new Prime Minister Charles Michel
YOUTH - CULTURE
(AE) YOUTH: European youth conference in Rome (13-16 October)
(AE) CULTURE: Impact of piracy on creative industries in Europe
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1065