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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9283

11 October 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin
Council wants to give “highest priority” to development of payment services which respond to needs of users

Brussels, 10/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 10 October, the Ecofin Council adopted conclusions on the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA), which aims to remove any distinction between national and cross-border payments in euro within the EU. The Council considers that “the highest priority” should be given to payment services which will be developed within the SEPA project, payment services which will have to respond to the needs of all users.

Initially, the conclusions called on...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CYPRUS: Discussion on Finnish Presidency's compromise proposal on direct trade with northern part of Cyprus
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/LIBERALS: European Liberals in favour of keeping one Commissioner for every Member State - Bucharest Congress (12/13 October)
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/DEATH PENALTY: EU restates its opposition to death penalty “in all cases and in all circumstances”
(EU) EP/USA:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Satisfaction at improvement in public finances - Excessive deficit procedures for Germany and France draw to close
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council satisfied with efforts by United Kingdom but addresses new recommendation to Hungary - no worries about Germany
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council keen on strict interpretation of inflation criterion by Commission and ECB
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council wants to give “highest priority” to development of payment services which respond to needs of users
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Commission to present code of conduct in clearing and settlement industry to ministers in November
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: No progress on EIB's external lending mandate
(EU) EU/JHA: Effective application of a directive on asylum policy is threatened by its non-transposition in Member States
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Environment committee re-inserts principle of compulsory substitution of most dangerous substances in second reading on REACH
(EU) EU/MEDCINE: Medicine Agency considers its increased budget for 2007 is too low
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs visits two gas storage sites in Germany
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission publishes list of recipients of EU funding
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2007: Budgets Commission finalises vote with view to first reading - conditional acceptance of recruitment of new officials
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Political groups stick to their stance on Services Directive
(EU) EP/HEALTH: John Bowis reasserts importance of comprehensive European strategy on mental health
(EU) EU/COMPANIES: Verheugen wants to slash administrative costs by 25%, which according to recent assessment stood at €600 billion a year
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission green light for proposed acquisition by Arcelor Profil Luxembourg and SNCFL of CFL Cargo
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Joe Borg visits Romania and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New compromise text on definition and labelling of spirits, especially vodka
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Towards conciliation procedure between Council and Parliament on third railway packet
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TECHNOLOGY: Commissioner Figel gives details of his proposal for creation of European Institute of Technology
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Europe's peripheral maritime regions feel Commission is giving too little interest to motorways of sea
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in the Official Journal
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