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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11268

6 March 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) ukraine
Extension of sanctions linked to embezzlement of public funds

Riga, 05/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 5 March, the Council extended the EU's restrictive measures linked to the freezing and recovery of misappropriated Ukrainian state funds.

On 5 March 2014, the EU took out sanctions against 18 people - including Ukraine's former president, Viktor Yanukovych - for 12 months (see EUROPE 11033). It then took out sanctions against another 4 people - including Ukraine's former first deputy prime minister, Serhiy Arbuzhov, on 15 April (see EUROPE...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: Quantitative easing programme to launch on Monday 9 March
(AE) BANKS: Gualtieri calls for European text to create framework for structure of banks which are “too big to fail”
(AE) GREECE: ECB prepared to finance Greek economy if Athens sticks to its commitments
(AE) TAXATION: Still no guarantee from Commission on country-by-country reporting
(AE) TAXATION: Juncker on Greens' guest list for special committee
(AE) FINANCE: ECON committee vote on benchmarks postponed
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENERGY: Germany against support for nuclear projects in Energy Union
(AE) ENERGY: Iberian Peninsula interconnections work group
(AE) ENERGY: Commission earmarks €100 million for priority infrastructure
(AE) WOMEN: Jourova determined to adopt maternity leave directive
(AE) INDUSTRY: Vella calls for coastal tourism partners to work together
(AE) TRANSPORT: Bulc meeting with German MPs
(AE) DIGITAL: Six priority objectives for digital strategy 2015
(AE) CLIMATE: Council finalises position on monitoring ships' CO2 emissions
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Council common position on single-use plastic bags
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: EEA report requires Commission U-turn, say NGOs
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Organic farming - differences over pesticides and scope
(AE) FISHERIES: Seabass resolution to be debated in Strasbourg next Thursday
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission promises social partners better hearing
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) USA: Donald Tusk to meet Barack Obama in Washington
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Neighbourhood on informal Council agenda
(AE) UKRAINE: Extension of sanctions linked to embezzlement of public funds
(AE) IRAN: EU fully committed to negotiations on nuclear programme
(AE) RUSSIA: EU calls for release of Nadiya Savchenko and Estonian policeman
(AE) RUSSIA:
(AE) ACP:
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) TAXATION: Court rules against France and Luxembourg on e-book VAT
(AE) CONSUMERS: Makers of potentially defective medical device must bear cost of replacement
(AE) COPYRIGHT:
BUSINESS NEWS NO 137
(AE) Art market:
(AE) Oil:
(AE) Gas:
(AE) Attractiveness: