No. 2014, January 2014

Index

• PARLIAMENT : PERMANENT PRESENCE IN WASHINGTON HAS PUT EP ON RADAR.
• FIRST SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN CITIZENS' INITIATIVE.
• NEW EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR SMES.
• MERGERS : CEMEX WEST-HOLCIN: COMMISSION CONTINUES PROBE.
• EUROZONE : LATVIA MAKES SMOOTH TRANSITION TO EURO.
• CONSULTATION ON REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICES.
• EU/SWITZERLAND : SWISS ECONOMIC COMMUNITY MOBILISES FOR FREE MOVEMENT.
• GENERAL APPROACH ON PAYMENT ACCOUNTS DIRECTIVE.
• FREE MOVEMENT : CAMERON CONCERNED OVER ROMANIAN AND BULGARIAN WORKERS.
• THREE GUANTANAMO INMATES SENT TO SLOVAKIA.
• POLITICAL DEAL ON FOOD AND FEED EXPENDITURE.
• EU/RUSSIA : MOSCOW TAKES EU TO WTO OVER ENERGY DUTIES.
• SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY : EU TO HEAD CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY.
• FINANCIAL aMARKETS : MARKET ABUSE: EP AND COUNCIL BEEF UP CRIMINAL SANCTIONS.
• EU/SWITZERLAND : FREE MOVEMENT: UNION WILL NOT STAND IDLY BY.
• BANK RESOLUTION: THREE-WAY TALKS ON 8 JANUARY.
• ECB PLAYS FOR TIME.
• STATE AID : FRANCE AND SNCM RESPOND TO EU.
• EU/TURKEY : CORRUPTION SCANDAL ROCKS TURKEY AS NEW EU MINISTER TAKES OVER.
• EIB FUNDING PLAN 2014.
• EIB FINANCING.
• EUROZONE INFLATION FALLS.
• INDUSTRIAL PRODUCER PRICES DECLINE.
• EU-IRAN MEETING ON NUCLEAR AGREEMENT.
• SECURITY/US SPYING : EP TO DECIDE ON HEARING EDWARD SNOWDEN.
• ENERGY/CLIMATE CHANGE : EIGHT COUNTRIES CALL FOR 2030 RENEWABLES TARGET.
• HEALTH : PROVISIONAL DEAL REACHED ON CLINICAL TRIALS REGULATION.
• CIVIL PROTECTION : NEW EUROPEAN DISASTER RESPONSE MECHANISM.
• HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT : ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS: EU FAILS TO MEET ITS DEADLINE.
• EUROZONE : MEPS WANT TROIKA'S INTERNAL DEBATES TO BE TRANSPARENT.
• BANKING: BARNIER APPEALS TO BEIJING.
• COHESION POLICY : NEW RULES SET STANDARDS FOR PARTNERSHIP IN STRUCTURAL FUNDS.
• BUDGET : CULTURE: SURVEY SHOWS BACKING FOR BANK GUARANTEE FACILITY.
• ECB:aCOUNCIL RECOMMENDS LAUTENSCHLAGER.
• RETAIL SALES INCREASE.
• UNEMPLOYMENT : JOBLESS RATE STABILISES AT HIGH LEVELS.
• EIB LOAN FOR HUNGARIAN RAILWAYS.
• SWOBODA: ABOLISH TROIKA.
• EU/ICELAND : MACKEREL WAR: NEGOTIATIONS RESUME.
• FINANCIAL MARKETS : MIFID II: EP-COUNCIL TALKS ON 14 JANUARY.
• ENERGY/CLIMATE CHANGE : PARIS, BERLIN AND LONDON CALL FOR CO2 OBJECTIVE.
• INSTITUTIONS : DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR: COMMISSION REJECTS ALL CANDIDATES.
• EUROZONE : PRESSURE MOUNTS ON ECB AND GERMANY TO ACT AGAINST DEFLATION.
• EU/US : NORWEGIAN ACCUSED OF SOCIAL DUMPING IN NEW OPEN SKY CASE.
• AGRICULTURE : BERLIN AND PARIS JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.
• PRESIDENCY : ATHENS HAS FOUR MONTHS TO PROVE ITSELF.
• MARITIME TRANSPORT : MONITORING EMISSIONS: YES, BUT HOW?
• FINANCIAL SERVICES : INSURANCE REFORM: MEPS EXPECTED TO VOTE LATE JANUARY.
• EU MISSION IN CAR?
• NEW TSG.
• ECONOMIC SENTIMENT INDICATOR : ESI BACK TO LONG-TERM AVERAGE LEVELS.
• TUSK PESSIMISTIC OVER POLAND JOINING EURO.
• ECB APPROVES LAUTENSCHLAGER NOMINATION.
• SNOWDEN INVITED TO EP VIA 'INTERACTIVE' VIDEO CONFERENCE.
• FINANCIAL MARKETS : FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING: ECON MULLS PUBLIC REGISTER.
• TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORK : COMMISSION CLARIFIES FINANCING PRIORITIES FOR 2014-2020.
• ENERGY/CLIMATE CHANGE : MEPS CALL FOR THREE BINDING OBJECTIVES BY 2030.
• EUROPEAN COUNCIL : FEBRUARY EU SUMMIT CANCELLED AS MORE PREPARATION NEEDED.
• BANK RESOLUTION : PARLIAMENT CALLS COUNCIL TO ACCOUNT.
• EU/FAROE ISLANDS : HERRING ON WTO'S MENU.
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS : HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND AND E-SIGNATURE TAKE PRIDE OF PLACE.
• SINGLE EURO PAYMENTS AREA : SEPA TRANSITION PERIOD EXTENDED.
• EUROZONE : ECB SEES INFLATION BELOW 2% FOR TWO YEARS, WILL ACT 'IF REQUIRED'.
• HEALTH : DENTAL AMALGAM: COMMISSION REOPENS DEBATE.
• GREEN LIGHT FOR PUBLICIS-OMNICOM MERGER.
• GMOS : UK CALLS ON MEMBER STATES TO APPROVE GM MAIZE.
• TRANSPORT : PROPOSALS IN THE WORKS ON ROAD USER CHARGES.
• MARITIME TRANSPORT EMISSIONS : INDUSTRY DIVIDED ON PROPOSED MEASURES.
• FORCED OPTIMISM.
• PAOLO FALCIONI/CECED.
• APPOINTMENTS/ERC SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL.
• APPOINTMENTS/ECA.
• FLEMISH LISTS FOR EUROPEAN ELECTIONS.
• EU/US : NORWEGIAN'S TRANSATLANTIC AMBITIONS A TEST CASE FOR OPEN SKY.
• EIB LOAN FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN AUSTRIA.
• EUROPEAN ELECTIONS : SWISS SOCIALISTS ACTIVE IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS.
• INTERVIEW WITH HERVE GUIDER, GENERAL MANAGER, EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVE BANKS (EACB) : 'BANKING INDUSTRY'S DIVERSITY NEEDS TO BE RECOGNISED'.
• NEW DIRECTORS-GENERAL/ECB.
• NEW TSG.
• HEALTH : SEASONAL FLU VACCINATION: EU NOWHERE NEAR ITS TARGET.
• INTERVIEW WITH MEP ANNI PODIMATA (S&D, GREECE) : 'NOW IS THE TIME TO PRESERVE SOMETHING THAT IS IRREPLACEABLE'.
• FISHERIES FUND: COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MAINTAIN SILENCE.
• EU BUDGET : ASYLUM FUND POTENTIALLY MORE BENEFICIAL TO MIGRANTS.
• EDUCATION/MOBILITY : EU IDENTIFIES NATIONAL BARRIERS TO STUDENT MOBILITY.
• CLIMATE CHANGE : STUDY: LOW EU CLIMATE TARGETS LIKELY, GERMANY HAS TO ADJUST.
• DEFENCE : ESTONIA, NORWAY CONCERNED OVER WEAKENING TRANSATLANTIC TIES.
• DIJSSELBLOEM NOT WORRIED ABOUT LOW INFLATION.
• CLIMATE CHANGE/ETS : ETS BACKLOADING: CLIMATE COMMITTEE APPROVES IMPLEMENTING ACT.
• CORRIGENDUM.
• AGRICULTURE : SCIENTISTS WARN OF HONEYBEE SHORTAGE.
• TRANSPORT : INTERMODALITY AND INNOVATION PRIORITIES FOR INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT.
• CARTELS : CAR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS IN COMMISSION'S SIGHTS.
• TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP : LONG-AWAITED FAST TRACK BILL INTRODUCED IN US CONGRESS.
• ECONOMIC POLICY : ECONOMISTS SEE ALTERNATIVES TO 'EUROPEAN ORTHODOXY'.
• BARROSO ON LATVIA'S EURO ACCESSION.
• COHESION POLICY : 2014-2020: POLAND FOCUSES ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND INNOVATION.
• EU/IRAN : NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN TO APPLY FROM 20 JANUARY.
• TORY MPS WANT UK VETO POWERS OVER EU LAWS.
• EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK : ECB UNVEILS NEW TEN-EURO NOTES.
• COMPANY LAW : NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING AND GENDER BALANCE ON AGENDA.