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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11852

1 September 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 22
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Commission orders Spain to recover €5.8 million from Iberpotash
Brussels, 31/08/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 31 August, the European Commission ordered Spain to recover the amount of €5.8 million unduly granted to the company Iberpotash S.A., which is active in the sector of potash mines in Catalonia.

Following an in-depth investigation opened on 26 January 2016, the European Commission found that the company, which was renamed ICL Iberia Súria & Sallent in 2014, had benefited from two unlawful measures.  The company was awarded a financial guarantee by the Spanish state to fulfil...

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INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Financial question and opening talks about future relationship are main stumbling blocks in UK/EU negotiations
POLAND: Commission not reassured by Poland's attitude and hands over to member states to decide on next steps
SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD SAFETY: Parliament committee slams RASFF over Fipronil tainted eggs
FOOD: MEPs do not want to encourage the world at large with meal replacements for the overweight
AGRICULTURE: EMB argues for inclusion of crisis management mechanism in new CAP
ENVIRONMENT: After France's announcement, Greens press Germany to vote against glyphosate re-authorisation
INDUSTRY: Entry into force of new improved automobile vehicle emission trials
TRANSPORT: Commission presents MEPs with TEN-T network implementation progress report
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: First cracks appear at European Parliament over retail financial services action plan
BANKS: EBF calls for freeze on certain measures of risk reduction package
ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation estimated at 1.5% in August
STATE AID: Commission orders Spain to recover €5.8 million from Iberpotash
EXTERNAL ACTION
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Hahn calls for swift adoption of partnership agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Armenia
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Justice agreement to enter into full force on 17 October
QATAR: Qatari foreign minister criticises lack of international community response to Gulf crisis
CENTRAL AFRICA: Court of Auditors says EU trust fund is good start that deserves better management
TRADE: WTO victory for EU and Japan against Brazil's tax regime in support of its national industry
BRAZIL: EU and Brazil want agreement in principle in 2017 on EU/Mercosur negotiations
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European trade unions outline their priorities for revising 'posted workers' directive
NEWS BRIEFS
UKRAINE: EU calls for media freedom
EMPLOYMENT: 9.1% unemployment rate in Eurozone and 7.7% in EU last July
GREECE: Greek government proposes modernisation of public sector in three years