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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11761
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Agreement on moving forward with EastMed project

At a ministerial summit in Tel Aviv on Monday 3 April, Cyprus, Greece, Israel and Italy agreed to increase their cooperation in taking forward, with EU support, their plans for the 2,000 km long underwater gas pipeline "EastMed", to carry the gas recently discovered in the Eastern Mediterranean to the markets of southern Europe.

“This is the beginning of a wonderful friendship between four Mediterranean countries”, said Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz at a press conference....

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
INDUSTRY: European Parliament rejects project to set up vehicle market surveillance agency
ENVIRONMENT: Parliament wants strict measures at EU level to curb deforestation for palm oil
FUTURE OF EU: Steinmeier determined to defend Europe against prophets of doom
AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for gender equality in CAP
FISHERIES: Parliament approves regulation on characteristics of fishing vessels
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament will not budge on its principles when negotiations between London and the EU begin
FUTURE OF THE EU: Commission discusses social dimension and future of EMU
HUNGARY: Commission in an uncomfortable position once again in view of last Orbán government
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Finance ministers to take stock of Greek bailout plan once again
EUROGROUP: Dijsselbloem's refusal to attend debate on Greece in Strasbourg infuriates MEPs
ECONOMY: MEPs refuse to pay for extension of 'Juncker' plan out of Horizon 2020 and CEF
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: Federica Mogherini condemns 'awful' chemical attack carried out in a rebel territory
SYRIA: Christos Stylianides calls on international community to increase its humanitarian aid
FYROM: Donald Tusk calls on Macedonian president to follow Euro-Atlantic path
ARMENIA: EU says despite irregularities election result reflects people's will
TRADE: WTO panel to rule on China's complaint about EU anti-dumping calculation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ETS: Inter-institutional negotiations on post-2020 ETS reform will get down to brass tacks on 30 May
ENERGY: Agreement on moving forward with EastMed project
ENERGY: Latvian gas market now liberalised
AGRICULTURE: Reduction in direct aid to create crisis reserve
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: Refusal to grant EU study visa to acquire knowledge that can threaten public security is legitimate
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Court of Auditors draws up a rather mixed balance sheet for Youth Guarantee
SOCIAL: Ministers emphasise employment as a means of tackling poverty
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Over three million hectares of vineyards in EU in 2015
ALGERIA: Support to civil society to strengthen its role in reform process
COLOMBIA: EU mobilises €150,000 to help rescue landslide victims
ENERGY: Public consultation on oil and smart grids PCIs
ARAB LEAGUE: Preparations underway for a joint summit, most likely early 2018
MEDITERRANEAN: €70 million EIB loan to build eco-campus in Morocco
FISHERIES: Tools to enable better data on state of stocks in Mediterranean