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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11253

14 February 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) palestine
EU disburses €212 million to help Palestinians

Brussels, 13/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 12 February, the European Union announced the release of the first €212 million tranche of aid from its 2015 financial support to the Palestinian Authority and United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This funding will enable basic services to be provided such as education, health care, and social services to the Palestinian people.

A sum of €130 million from these funds will be earmarked for...

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