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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11234

21 January 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport
Rail will still have Latvian Presidency's attention

Brussels, 20/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 20 January, the Latvian Minister for Transport, Anrijs Matiss, confirmed to MEPs at the European Parliament transport committee (TRAN) that the Latvian presidency's number one priority would be the technical pillar in the 4th railway package. MEPs expressed their concerns to him about social dumping in the road transport sector.

Rail. Minister Matiss asserted that the conclusion of the inter-institutional negotiations on the technical pillar...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Action to overcome confusion
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Paris attacks - Brainstorming ahead of informal Council of Riga
(AE) JHA: Kirkhope determined to push forward 'European PNR'
(AE) JHA: HRW denounces abusive treatment in Calais
(AE) JHA: Amnesty International demands EU sanctions over secret flights
(AE) PLANTS: European embargo on Indian mangoes lifted
(AE) FOOD:
(AE) FISHERIES: No EU aid for monitoring compliance with finning rules
(AE) FISHERIES: Fishing fleet increasingly profitable
(AE) FISHERIES:
(AE) FISHERIES:
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Bienkowska proposes digital solution for one-stop shops
(AE) TRANSPORT: Rail will still have Latvian Presidency's attention
(AE) TRANSPORT: European ports tell Violeta Bulc they want autonomy
(AE) TRANSPORT: Revision on road offences directive approved
(AE) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: European patent recognised in Morocco
(AE) SPACE: Commission will announce Galileo plans soon
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: IMF joins in debate on debt
(AE) BELGIUM: Commission tight-lipped over possible budgetary slippage
(AE) BANKS: Borrowers in foreign currency protected from March 2016
(AE) EUROZONE: Bailout plans - W. Schäuble in favour of keeping 'troika' in place
(AE) ECONOMY: Average euro area deficit at 2.3% of GDP in third quarter of 2014
(AE) TAXATION: Euronext Bruxelles against solely Belgian FTT
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) RUSSIA: Towards possible lifting of Russian embargo on certain EU products
(AE) PALESTINE: El Araby calls on member states to recognise Palestinian state
(AE) ARAB LEAGUE: EU and Arab League strengthen their cooperation
(AE) ARMENIA: 2015 will be year of strengthening cooperation
(AE) JAPAN: Tokyo promotes its active role in international security
(AE) CANADA: Quebec at gateway of North American market
(AE) CLIMATE: EU to step up its diplomacy for success in Paris
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Transfer of €21 billion in funds unused in 2014
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION - CULTURE
(AE) SOCIAL: Employment committee develops position on three legislative issues
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Commission to propose increasing pre-financing of YEI
(AE) CULTURE: Latvian Presidency at European Parliament - culture to bring us together
(AE) EDUCATION: Navracsics says education will be priority in Juncker plan
CORRIGENDUM
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