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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11255

18 February 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 29
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) budget
Council approves multiannual financial framework revision

Brussels, 17/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 17 February, the Council confirmed the agreement in principle on revising the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020, to authorise the transfer of €21.1 billion of commitment appropriations not used in 2014 (see EUROPE 11253).

The revision of the MFF regulation allows the transfer of €16.5 billion to 2015, €4.5 billion to 2016 and the remaining €100 million to 2017. These commitments remained unused in 2014 due to the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Each side sticks to its guns over the Greek bailout
(AE) FISCALITY: Commissioners hold first debate about fiscal transparency
(AE) ECONOMY: EIB plans to make finance for SMEs available early
(AE) ECONOMY: Commission to rule on three countries' budgets at end of February
(AE) EURO: Commission to work on internationalising the euro
(AE) PORTUGAL: Early repayment of IMF loans given go-ahead
(AE) COMPETITION: EU responds to Barack Obama's criticisms about Google and Facebook
(AE) CYPRUS:
(AE) UKRAINE:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GREECE: Avramopoulos to stay on as commissioner
(AE) BUDGET: Mario Monti tests resistance at Council over own resources
(AE) BUDGET: Council approves multiannual financial framework revision
(AE) BUDGET: Council recommends 2013 budget discharge
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENERGY: Gas at heart of Putin's visit to Hungary
(AE) ENERGY: EBRD supports renewables action plan in Turkey
(AE) TRANSPORT: Motorways of the sea require greater visibility
(AE) TRANSPORT: Pilots affected by casualisation in low-cost airlines
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: GI extension to non-food sector welcome if voluntary, says EUROCHAMBRES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Monitoring of rural development spending could be better
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU working round the clock to support Minsk agreeements
(AE) LIBYA: EU and its partners reflect on how to take action
(AE) CSDP: Michel Barnier to be Commission's special adviser for defence policy
(AE) PALESTINE: Rodolphe Mauget is new head of police mission
(AE) SAUDI ARABIA: EPP explains its vote on Badawi resolution
(AE) USA: Malmström tries to assuage British fears on TTIP
(AE) EBOLA: On 3 March EU will host international conference in Brussels
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: EU unlocks €118,000 in emergency aid for Albanian floods
(AE) MALI: EU increases humanitarian aid in 2015 to €32 million
(AE) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: