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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11229

14 January 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) cohesion
Cretu optimistic about absorption rate in Bulgaria

Brussels, 13/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - Bulgaria should be on the right track to optimise its maximum use of the structural funds allocated to the country for the 2007-2013 financial programming period. The European Commissioner for Development welcomed this news, following her meeting with the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov and his Deputy Prime Minister, Tomislav Donchev, on Monday 12 January.

Optimism. The two ministers convinced the Commissioner that Bulgaria was on the right...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) GMO: Parliament backs GMO opt-out in EU
(AE) ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Process leading to Juncker Commission hailed
(AE) COMMEMORATION: Parliament calls for freedom to be defended
(AE) FISHERIES: Seychelles vessels allowed access to Mayotte waters
(AE) FISHERIES: EU-Sao Tomé and Principe agreement approved
(AE) NIGERIA:
(AE) PARLIAMENT/DEATHS:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Pressure increases on European Parliament to adopt European PNR
(AE) DIGITAL: Online platforms defend specialist services
(AE) INDUSTRY: Raw materials partnership scoreboard
(AE) COHESION: Cretu optimistic about absorption rate in Bulgaria
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECONOMY: Proposal on EFSI ready - ball in legislator's court
(AE) ECONOMY: Putting Pact to work for reforms and investment
(AE) COHESION: Structural funds in combination with EFSI investment fund
(AE) GREECE: Eurogroup will work with Greek government no matter what
(AE) TAXATION: FTT - all twenty-eight should be involved in making rules (Steven Maijoor)
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) FINANCE:
(AE) ECB:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Work continues on Normandy-format meeting
(AE) SERBIA: Court of Auditors satisfied with pre-accession aid
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: EU to adopt an Islamic State strategy on 19 January
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Better involving civil societies in common policies
(AE) USA: Very clear scepticism on including ISDS mechanism in TTIP
(AE) RUSSIA: Sefcovic to discuss abandonment of South Stream with Moscow
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ECB: Advocate General to give opinion on 'OMT' programme
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) ECHR: Accession of EU - ball in EU's Court (Jagland)
CULTURE - EDUCATION
(AE) CULTURE: European Parliament culture committee prioritising copyright
(AE) CULTURE: SADC will keep close eye on copyright reform
(AE) CULTURE: European publishers appeal for balanced rules
(AE) EDUCATION: MEPs support citizenship courses in schools
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE DOCUMENTS No. 2590: An ambitious but realistic Latvian presidency