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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11301

24 April 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 27
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport
Modal transfer to rail is possible but ambitious

Brussels, 23/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 23 April 2015 during a conference in Brussels, the LivingRAIL and SPIDER PLUS research project participants presented their conclusions.

These European Commission-financed programmes are expected to put forward measures for strengthening the European railways.

According to Lars Deiterding from SPIDER PLUS, the two research teams reached the following joint conclusion, “The desired shift towards rail is possible, if we start now and do...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(AE) JHA: Twenty-Eight stress determination and triple budget for Triton
(AE) GREECE: Reforms - large part of distance covered (Tsipras)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Sapin wants “serious and detailed” discussions at Eurogroup
(AE) ECOFIN: Ministers discuss ways of stimulating reform and investment
(AE) FINANCE: Greens/EFA concerned about plenary vote on money market funds
(AE) ECONOMY: Between 2013 and 2014, average deficit fell and debt grew
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: NGO concern at reform developments
(AE) JHA: ALDE fears lack of ambition and warns of row
(AE) GMO: US concerned by approach for authorising imported GMOs
(AE) CLIMATE: OECD calls on Poland to shift to lower-emissions economy
(AE) TRANSPORT: Modal transfer to rail is possible but ambitious
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Less expensive cross border parcel deliveries
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Committee adopts Stihler and Ford reports
(AE) COHESION: Cretu visits southern Italy
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) RUSSIA: Commission insists on depoliticising Gazprom grievances
(AE) GAZA: UNRWA calls on EU to give more funds
(AE) EU/AFRICA: Partnership growing on migration, climate and sustainable development
(AE) AUSTRALIA: EU and Australia strengthen their cooperation
(AE) BANGLADESH: Malmström urges Dhaka to do more on sustainability compact
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) CONSUMERS: Functioning of insurance arrangements in contract must be clear
(AE) JHA: No alternative to removal of non-EU illegal migrants
(AE) TRANSPORT: Right to drive in another state may be denied after a serious road traffic offence in that state
EMPLOYMENT - EDUCATION
(AE) SOCIAL: Council can negotiate YEI pre-financing with European Parliament
(AE) YOUTH: Tibor Navracsics meets youth organisations to discuss radicalisation issue
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council waiting for inter-institutional agreement
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: PACE says Mediterranean measures insufficient
(AE) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: PACE reservations on draft additional protocol to terrorism prevention convention