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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11247

6 February 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 27
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) ukraine
EU hails Franco-German diplomatic initiative

Brussels, 05/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 5 February, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini gave her support to the Franco-German initiative to find a solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine.

“The European Union supports all the initiatives aimed at bringing political solution to the ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine. The efforts of [Germany's] Chancellor Angela Merkel and [France's] President François Hollande, and the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) ECONOMY: Growth expected to be positive in all countries of EU in 2015
(AE) GREECE: Varoufakis hopes for interim agreement before long-term contract
(AE) ECONOMY: Troika remains interlocutor, for time being
(AE) TAXATION: European Parliament's grand coalition blocks committee of enquiry
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: European Parliament debates continue on outcome for European PNR
(AE) JHA: Parliament's ALDE group launches democratic governance pact
(AE) ENERGY: Sefcovic campaigning from Riga to Baku on energy union
(AE) ENERGY: Slovakia is primary gas import route to Ukraine
(AE) CLIMATE: Maros Sefcovic calls for ETS reform “well before Paris”
(AE) TRANSPORT: Unions outline social challenges to Bulc
(AE) TRANSPORT: Legislative reviews support road safety
(AE) REGIONS: Regions want greater freedom in applying Juncker plan
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: No review of single market integration
(AE) YOUTH: Youth Forum welcomes youth employment initiative
(AE) AGRICULTURE: CAP reform and member states' main decisions
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU hails Franco-German diplomatic initiative
(AE) EGYPT: EU criticises another mass trial
(AE) SOUTH SUDAN: EU reiterates peace process due to finish before 5 March
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Commission shares its vision of global partnership post-2015
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Own resources - Monti's impossible but vital task
(AE) BUDGET: Parliament deems unused appropriations transfer plans “technical”
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Decision on “one seat report” postponed
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) SOCIAL: State where partially unemployed frontier worker works must provide benefits
(AE) SOCIAL: No CJEU scope over fixed-term work probationary periods
(AE) TRANSPORT: General court annuls recovery of state aid from Irish companies
(AE) HEALTH: Medicines not part of drug precursor regime
(AE) TAXATION: Guaranteeing used cars against breakdowns is VAT-free