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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11336

17 June 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 31
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) ecb
Court of Justice of EU rules OMT programme compatible with treaties

Brussels, 16/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - The 'Outright Monetary Transactions' programme (OMT), announced by the European Central Bank in 2012 but never implemented, which allows sovereign bonds to be purchased on the secondary markets by the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. It does not exceed the competences of the ECB as regards monetary policy and does not infringe the prohibition on monetary financing by the member...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Glimmers of hope on migrants after ministers' meeting
(AE) JHA: Agreement in principle on 16 European prosecutor articles
(AE) JHA: Council political agreement on public documents
(AE) AGRICULTURE: General approach at Council on organic farming
(AE) AGRICULTURE: No flexibility on rural development expenditure eligibility
(AE) FISHERIES: Council demands phasing in of MSY
(AE) ENTERPRISE: MEPs oppose industrial espionage
(AE) COPYRIGHT: Very broad support from committee for Reda report
(AE) TRANSPORT: Parliament proposes inclusion of methane in calculation of CO2 emissions
(AE) TOURISM: European Parliament considering “destination Europe” label
(AE) ENERGY: Three countries lagging behind in 2013/14 on reaching 2020 renewables target
(AE) ENERGY: Maros Sefcovic on energy union tour to Hungary
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Two weeks to conclude and still many unknowns
(AE) EMU: Economic governance - grand coalition closes ranks
(AE) BANKS: König urges member states to transpose 'BRRD' directive
(AE) COMPETITION: Vestager calls for competition in telecoms
(AE) STATE AID: Green light to German broadband scheme
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) ECB: Court of Justice of EU rules OMT programme compatible with treaties
(AE) SINGLE MARKET: Member states cannot require certification bodies to have their registered office on their territory
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Marine Le Pen manages to form group in Parliament
(AE) RELIGION: Religious leaders address issue of countering radicalisation
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: Kostiantyn Yelisieiev says ceasefire breached every day
(AE) USA: Crucial European Parliament committee vote on TTIP on 29 June
(AE) TRADE: WTO report shows slight slowdown in G20 restrictions
(AE) SAHEL: EU-Sahel ministerial meeting to strengthen response to common challenges
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Guigou on fighting misunderstanding, rejecting others and radicalism
NEWS BRIEFS
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