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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11396

25 September 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 40
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) human rights
EU should better target funds for abolishing torture and capital punishment

Brussels, 24/09/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 24 September, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) requested that the EU funds for fighting torture and capital punishment in the world be better targeted.

“Projects receiving EU support are having an impact, but too often they are not well targeted and have limited scope because funding is thinly spread”, the ECA states in a press release.

Over the 2007-2013 period, the European Commission granted 183 subsidies to NGOs for a total of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INDUSTRY: Volkswagen - member states called upon to investigate
(AE) TRANSPORT: Germany under fire over its medical tests for pilots
(AE) CLIMATE: MEPs have great COP 21 ambitions and want EU to set example
(AE) CLIMATE: Austria summoned to fully transpose CCS directive
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Malta sent to court over finch-trapping
(AE) ENERGY: Sustainable transition - Canete warns of investment gap
(AE) ENERGY: Energy efficiency directive - last warning for Estonia and Slovenia
(AE) HEALTHCARE: Enhancing cooperation to ensure better care of dementia patients
(AE) REGIONS: €74 million to enhance Cooperation in Indian Ocean
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Member states progress on schools milk scheme
(AE) AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food exports up 5.7% over year
(AE) AGRICULTURE: French beef exports to South Africa resumed
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca concerned at financial situation in cereals
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) COLOMBIA: Mogherini pleased that peace closer than ever
(AE) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EU represented in force at world summit in New York
(AE) SAUDI ARABIA: EU takes note of appointment of ambassador to a key UN post on human rights
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: EU should better target funds for abolishing torture and capital punishment
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) ECONOMY: Budgetary impact of migration challenge discussed at European summit
(AE) FINANCE: Benchmarks - inter-institutional negotiations making good progress
(AE) CYPRUS: Aid plan - IMF disburses tranche of around €126 million
(AE) TAXATION: Transparency of country-by-country fiscal data - Commission publishes contributions
(AE) TAXATION: France must apply the same procedural rules to French and foreign investors
(AE) TAXATION: Germany must update its VAT legislation for travel agencies
(AE) TAXATION: Greece to modify two excise regimes on two alcoholic drinks
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) UNITED KINGDOM: Progress continuing on renegotiation of UK-EU relations
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - YOUTH
(AE) YOUTH: European Youth Conference says young people must be given new motivation
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: European Commission says Alsace-Moselle's health insurance scheme must change
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Commission tries to use ESF and FEAD resources to tackle migration crisis
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) INSTITUTIONS: Court challenges three-language limit for European recruitment
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