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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11828
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Greece

Commission proposes to end excessive deficit proceedings

On Wednesday 12 July, the European Commission proposed to end the excessive deficit procedure in place against Greece since 2009.

“This is a symbolic decision. Greece is finally reaping the rewards of its extremely tough sacrifices”, said the Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Pierre Moscovici.

The Commission's proposal is based on facts: the Greek deficit trajectory, has fallen from a level close to 16% of national GDP in 2009 to a primary budgetary surplus (not including...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
CUSTOMS: EU intends to cut off financing of terrorism from trafficking in cultural goods
JUSTICE: Rozière's own-initiative report on protection of whistleblowers gets warm welcome
MIGRATION: Member states examine how they can help Italy tackle influx of migrants
FISHERIES: Parliament committee agrees compromise on North Sea cod plan
FISHERIES: Management plans are main priority of Estonian Presidency
REGIONS: Karl-Heinz Lambertz elected head of Committee of the Regions
ETS: European Parliament and Council negotiators on post-2020 ETS reform to meet on 13 September
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament committee approves inter-institutional agreement on review of RoHS 2 Directive
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA says raw or undercooked pork is main cause of hepatitis E infection in EU
TRANSPORT: MEPs call on Commission to provide clarification about aviation safety equipment certification
ENERGY: EU and Japan sign LNG memorandum of cooperation
ENERGY: IEA says energy investment declined globally in 2016 but clean energies reached 43% market share
ENERGY: Energy security and southern gas corridor at heart of Šefčovič visit to Georgia
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Barnier waiting for London finally to adopt positions on priority issues
BUDGET: Council reaches position on 2018 budget
EEAS: European External Action Service amends its policy on trainees
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Commission proposes to end excessive deficit proceedings
FRANCE: Moscovici approves of presentation of budgetary trajectory aiming to respect commitments made
BANKS: Banking resolution rules work but could be better, says Koenig
ECONOMY: Banking union, Capital Markets Union, fair taxation and EMU on Estonian Presidency's agenda
MONEY LAUNDERING: Berlin and Dublin give their reasons for rejecting transparency of trusts
EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: Mogherini and Lavrov agree to strengthen their cooperation on foreign policy
IRAN: Mogherini says EU trade and investment will continue
CSDP: House of Lords says there is 'little reason' to renew Eunavfor Med Sophia operation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member states will decide position on inter-institutional proclamation for pillar of social rights at end of October
NEWS BRIEFS
BIODIVERSITY: EU extends European list of invasive alien species requiring action
ENERGY: Greater cooperation on energy efficiency between EU and Eastern Partnership countries
EDUCATION: European Parliament culture committee wants to increase resources for Erasmus +
JHA: MEP support inter-institutional compromise on entry/exit system