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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11283

27 March 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 40
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) energy
Hungary referred to Court over energy efficiency

Brussels, 26/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided on Thursday 26 March to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice for failing fully to transpose Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency. The directive should have been incorporated into national law by 5 June 2014. The Commission is proposing a daily penalty of €15,444 be imposed on Hungary.

Hungary also received a reasoned opinion on Thursday after failing to submit its national energy efficiency action plan (NEEAP)....

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SOUTH KOREA: 35% leap in EU exports in three years
(AE) MERCOSUR: Parties want to test their ambitions on trade agreement
(AE) TRADE: Malmström says EU committed to concluding WTO Doha round
(AE) TRADE: WTO to examine EU complaint on excessive Russian duties
(AE) YEMEN: Mogherini says military action is not a solution
(AE) IRAN: West hopes for agreement on key nuclear issues before 31 March
(AE) ARMENIA: Engagement to strengthen cooperation confirmed
(AE) AZERBAIJAN: Development of EU-Azerbaijan relations in 2014
(AE) EGYPT: Egypt facing a complicated transition
(AE) JORDAN: EU-Jordan relations progressed positively in 2014
(AE) LEBANON: Country under pressure due to Syrian crisis
(AE) TUNISIA: Federica Mogherini reaffirms EU's solidarity
(AE) ANGOLA: EU hails Angolan ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) JHA: Treaty to combat organ trafficking open for signature
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Hogan optimistic about effects of ending milk quota
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Sustainable forestry management for more jobs
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Parliament says EU must do more for food safety
(AE) ETS: First trialogue on stability reserve on 30 March
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Three states before Court for breaches of EU law
(AE) CLIMATE:
(AE) CLIMATE: EU supports Earth Hour
(AE) ENERGY: Hungary referred to Court over energy efficiency
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Belgium referred to Court over posted workers
(AE) JHA:
(AE) JHA: Personal data legal appeals on US soil still awaited
(AE) JHA: 45% increase in requests for asylum in industrialised world (UNHCR)
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Bienkowska outlines practical ways of working
(AE) TRANSPORT: Bulc still not clear on German minimum wage
(AE) TRANSPORT: Airlines' suggestions for competitiveness
(AE) TRANSPORT:
(AE) DIGITAL: Operators call for ambition in digital strategy
(AE) DIGITAL: Experts discuss copyright exceptions
(AE) DIGITAL: High quality content must remain norm, says EBU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Stournaras recommends three-pillar arrangement to monitor plan
(AE) COMPETITION: Vestager wants e-commerce sector enquiry
(AE) FRANCE: French deficit for 2014 lower than anticipated at 4%
(AE) ECONOMY: EFSI - Parliament's debate focuses on mobilisation of EU budget
(AE) ECONOMY: Parliament rubber-stamps further €1.8 billion in aid to Kiev
(AE) TAXATION: Tackling tax optimisation - Parliament draws lines in sand
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) SOCIAL: Advocate General places limits on what might be called “social tourism”