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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11331

10 June 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 30
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) regions
Senior level group for simplifying European fund absorption

Brussels, 09/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 9 June, the European Commission presented an initiative to set up a senior level group to simplify the absorption of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF).

Under the chairmanship of the former Vice-President of the European Commission, Siim Kallas (Estonia), this group will seek to reduce the red tape currently weighing down on the shoulders of fund beneficiaries, particularly when it comes to reimbursement procedures.

The...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) TAXATION: End to tax optimisation by multinationals?
(AE) TAXATION: Virtually every multinational turns Parliament's invitation down
(AE) GREECE: “Time” and “patience” running out
(AE) ECONOMY: EFSI - member states confirm inter-institutional agreement
(AE) ECONOMY: GDP up 0.4% in eurozone and EU in first quarter
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) UNITED STATES: Parliament vote on TTIP recommendations postponed
(AE) RUSSIA: Parliament wants dialogue with Moscow but with sanctions
(AE) MONGOLIA: Mongolia presents itself as key EU partner in Asia
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Direct aid down by 1.39% in 2015
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Shareholders' rights - vote postponed until July plenary
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) REGIONS: Senior level group for simplifying European fund absorption
(AE) REGIONS: Member states want more efficient use of European funds
(AE) JHA: Advocate General's opinion of Safe Harbour delayed
(AE) JHA: Police cooperation and threat response receive €40 million
(AE) DIGITAL: Latvian Presidency wants to try again on roaming
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Air quality and COP 21 will exercise ministers on 15 June
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Organic farming in full Council agenda on 16 June
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) MEXICO: Bringing bilateral relations into a new dimension
(AE) UKRAINE: Discussions continue with Russia on free trade agreement
(AE) LIBYA: G7 calls for ambitious political solutions
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: G7 commits to eradicating hunger by 2030
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: UfM commits to fighting climate change
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: ARLEM calls for decentralisation and macro-regions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission outlines its future social policy framework
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) HUNGARY: ECRI concerned by sharp rise in racist violence and hate speech
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) JHA:
(AE) SAUDI ARABIA:
(AE) SPACE:
BUSINESS NEWS NO 150
(AE) Competitiveness:
(AE) Stock market: