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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11236

23 January 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 35
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) united kingdom
Death of former commissioner Sir Leon Brittan

Brussels, 22/01/2015 (Agence Europe) - Sir Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, died on 21 January aged 75. A British Conservative party politician, Brittan served as a minister under Margaret Thatcher (1981-1986), as European Commissioner for Competition (1989-1993) and as European Commissioner for Trade (1993-1995) under Jacques Delors, then as European Commissioner for External Relations (1995-1999) under Jacques Santer.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said it...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: Monetary institute plays quantitative easing card
(AE) TAXATION: FTT - Franco-Austrian initiative to relaunch talks
(AE) TAXATION: FTT - Banking industry takes up arms
(AE) COMPETITION: Aid to British co-generation power station confirmed
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Encryption also on informal ministers' meeting agenda in Riga
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Commission advocates eu solution to Russian embargo
(AE) FOOD: MEPs call for country of origin labelling of processed meat
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: MEPs still not satisfied over endocrine disruptors
(AE) FISHERIES: Vella willing to consider withdrawing end of drift net plan
(AE) FISHERIES: Implementing discard ban is Latvian Presidency priority
(AE) HEALTH: Medical devices - EUROPEAN Parliament calls on Latvia to show ambition
(AE) ENERGY: Energy Union - priority of Latvian Presidency
(AE) DIGITAL: Digital single market - informal ministerial meeting
(AE) INDUSTRY: Digital and financial underpin Presidency's work
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Council must decide on car reregistration
(AE) TRANSPORT: German minimum wage worries Eastern European lorry drivers
(AE) TRANSPORT: Competition at heart of future aviation strategy
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: 'Normandy' ministers call for immediate end to fighting
(AE) IRAN: EU opposed to new sanctions against Iran
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: Mogherini supports Quartet enlargement
(AE) NIGERIA: EU to observe February general elections in Nigeria
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID:
(AE) USA: European Parliament works on its TTIP demands
(AE) TRADE: WTO ministerial meeting on sidelines of Davos forum
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) UNITED KINGDOM: Death of former commissioner Sir Leon Brittan
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) COMPETITION: Reform of gambling sector in Italy does not infringe EU law
(AE) COMPETITION: EC powers with regard to national competition bodies clarified
(AE) CONSUMERS: Clause may be unfair even if it complies with national law
(AE) COPYRIGHT: Where internet access to protected photo takes place is crucial
(AE) COPYRIGHT: Copyright protection maintained even in different format
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) JHA: Retaliation against torture witnesses worrying
BUSINESS NEWS NO 131
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(AE) Economy:
(AE) Unemployment:
(AE) Urbanism: