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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11200

20 November 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 31
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) commission
Juncker team calm faced with vote of no confidence

Brussels, 19/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 19 November, European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans said that the Commission was “calm” and preparing for the debate planned in Strasbourg next week on the vote of no confidence lodged by the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) Group. He added that the Commission's mode of representation at this debate had not yet been decided, although he seemed to suggest that respect for the logic “of what has been done...

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(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Plastic bag legislation will not be withdrawn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