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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11682

6 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 34
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***    GUY VERHOFSTADT:Le mal européen. Marque belge et Editions Plon (12 av. d’Italie, F-75013 Paris. Tel: (33-1) 44160900 – Fax: 44160901 – Internet: www.plon.fr ou www.marquebelge.com).  ‘Tribune libre’ series. 2016, 422 pp, €17. ISBN 978-2-259-24912-6.

In this book that was originally written in Dutch, former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, figurehead for European federalism today and currently a pretender to the presidency of the European Parliament on behalf of...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Eurogroup agrees on short-term debt-easing measures for Greece
ECONOMY: Eurogroup recommends balanced fiscal stance
ECONOMY: Eight eurozone countries told to introduce measures in respect of Stability and Growth Pact
ITALY: Eurozone calm after Italian 'no' vote
STATE AID: British electricity capacity mechanism auction given go-ahead
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Way clearing for general approach on draft gas supply regulation
JHA: European Parliament committee approves new rules to strengthen counter-terrorism arrangements
JHA: French Interior Minister defends his anti-terrorist action to MEPs
DIGITAL: Council adopted position on WiFi4EU
AGRICULTURE: Last chance inter-institutional talks on organic farming
FISHERIES: Norway tops up on blue whiting in North Sea in 2017
FISHERIES: Green light for fisheries operations in Cook Islands waters
SPACE: ESA budget confirmed for flagship European space programmes
BIODIVERSITY: EU working in Cancun for mainstreaming of natural capital
INTERNAL MARKET: EUIPO says EU loses €83 billion every year due to counterfeiting and piracy
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Conclusion of environmental goods agreement postponed until 2017
SYRIA: Federica Mogherini acknowledges sanctions are ineffective
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU hails establishment of commission of inquiry into violence in Rakhine State
MEDITERRANEAN: Conference on water
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: European Vocational Skills Week Launched
INSTITUTIONAL
AUSTRIA: Broad relief at Alexander Van der Bellen's victory in Austria
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Proposal on EU-Chile organic trade agreement
AGRICULTURE: Proposal bringing spirits regulation into line with treaty
ENERGY: PGNiG complaint to CJEU over Commission OPAL gas pipeline decision
GAMBIA: EU welcomes Presidential election and democratic change
INDUSTRY: EUIPO awards DesignEuropa competition prizes
DIGITAL: EU requested to propose Digital rights charter
FISHERIES: European Parliament's fisheries committee finds compromise on external fishing fleet
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA delivers opinion on safety of dry grape extract as flavouring in water
TRANSPORT: European Parliament unhappy about Commission-Berlin agreement on draft German legislation on road charging
TRANSPORT: Political pillar in 4th railway package in final stage before adoption
TRANSPORT: Unions demonstrate against adoption of rail package political pillar
TUNISIA: €213 million in aid granted
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