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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11253

14 February 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) health
French medicines agency goes to Commission over Mysimba

Brussels, 13/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - ANSM, the French medicines agency, announced on 11 February that it had asked the European Commission's Standing Committee on Medicinal Products for Human Use to re-examine the marketing of the anti-obesity medicine Mysimba.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) delivered a favourable opinion on authorising the marketing of this appetite suppressant on 19 December 2014 but France and Ireland voted against this opinion, believing that the medicine's...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) EUROGROUP: Moment of truth draws near for Greece
(AE) ECOFIN: Ministers to discuss investment plan, Ukraine and the budget
(AE) FINANCE: Member states draw up benchmark negotiating position
(AE) STATE AID: Reintroduction of Danish bank wind-up scheme gets go-ahead
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) FISHERIES: Driftnets - rapporteur focuses on reinforced controls
(AE) FISHERIES: Illegal fishing - EU gives three third countries extra time
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Further 18 rural development programmes adopted
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Russian embargo - no new fruit and vegetable measures
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Rural development - no flexibility for old programmes
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca resigns from large carnivore platform
(AE) HEALTH: French medicines agency goes to Commission over Mysimba
(AE) INDUSTRY: CARS 2020 follow-up to come in 2015
(AE) ENERGY: Strong political support confirmed for Southern gas corridor
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) REGIONS: Commission's work programme lacks local dimension
(AE) COHESION: Europe-wide programme to improve cohesion policy
(AE) COHESION: Freezing of structural funds incompatible with growth strategy
(AE) DIGITAL: Copyright - digital industry welcomes draft Reda report
(AE) DIGITAL: Online commerce - sector calls for more harmonisation
(AE) EDUCATION: EU must continue to support research, says EUA
(AE) SPORT:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) RUSSIA: Consultations resume on EU-Ukraine free trade agreement
(AE) RUSSIA: Hollande says conditions still not met for delivering Mistrals
(AE) LIBYA: Matteo Renzi wants EU to be more involved in Libya
(AE) PALESTINE: EU disburses €212 million to help Palestinians
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: EU and UN call for release of all child soldiers
(AE) TRADE: WTO proves EU right on Chinese stainless steel tube duties
(AE) USA: CoR wants standards and public services protected in TTIP
(AE) TURKEY: Hahn calls for progress on rule of law reforms
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) STATE AID: France must recover state aid to fruit and vegetable producers
(AE) JHA: Precursors must be listed in order to be subject to controls
(AE) JHA: Illegal immigrants can be expelled simply for being suspected of criminal offence
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Agreement on transfer of €21 billion after 2014
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) WOMEN: Council of Europe report on sexual equality
(AE) JHA: Council of Europe's crime statistics for 2013
CALENDAR
: (AE) Main events of the European institutions 16-22 February
: (AE) Other events 16-22 February