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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11200

20 November 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) health
Endocrine disruptors prove heavy burden on health budgets

Brussels, 19/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - In a report published on Monday 17 November, the Nordic Council of Ministers, on which Denmark, Finland; Iceland, Norway and Sweden are represented, highlights the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on male reproductive health and their significant cost to health budgets. The report, The Cost of Inaction: Socioeconomic analysis of costs linked to effects of endocrine disrupting substances on male reproductive health, estimates that between...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Plastic bag legislation will not be withdrawn
(AE) CLIMATE: Parliament-Council agreement on CO2 emissions from ships
(AE) AGRICULTURE: €28 million to Baltic countries to tackle Russian embargo
(AE) COHESION: Sharp divide between cohesion and net contributor countries
(AE) COHESION: Operational programmes to be approved
(AE) COHESION: Cretu focuses more attention on less developed regions
(AE) SPACE: Galileo satellites launch calendar uncertain
(AE) CULTURE: EU prize for literature, best authors rewarded
(AE) ENERGY: Council admits to delays on completing single market
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Commission outlines COSME initiative actions to EP
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) HEALTH: Endocrine disruptors prove heavy burden on health budgets
(AE) HEALTH: Social integration difficult for people with mental health problems
(AE) HEALTH: Pain therapy should be European priority
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: AEI on rulings - Commission does not fear stalemate at Council
(AE) ECONOMY: €700 billion in investment or stagnation, ALDE warns
(AE) BANKS: Banking union - a German and two Belgians shortlisted to chair SRB
(AE) ANTITRUST: Google - Tremosa and Schwab propose rotation system
(AE) COMPETITION: Ombudsman criticises Commission for retaining evidence
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: Commissioners asked to disclose meetings with lobbyists
(AE) COMMISSION: Juncker team calm faced with vote of no confidence
(AE) RULE OF LAW: Move towards “institutionalised” political dialogue
(AE) ADMINISTRATION: France wants to systematise civil servant exchanges
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Steinmeier not optimistic about way out of crisis
(AE) SERBIA: Belgrade will have to align its foreign policy with EU's
(AE) GEORGIA: €30 million for regional development
(AE) IRAN: Negotiations resumed on Iranian nuclear programme
(AE) UNITED STATES: TTIP - Commission begins Operation Maximum Transparency
(AE) TRADE: Trade defence and public procurement on Council agenda
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: EPP wants to “reshape” neighbourhood policy
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Court clarifies member states' obligations on nitrogen oxide limits