Europe Daily News
Monday 23 March 2015
COMPETITION
TRADE & CUSTOMS
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case
M.7275
Novartis/
GlaxoSmithKline Oncology Business)
Malmström and Froman discussed way
forward in TTIP
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case
M.7496
Panasonic/Ficosa
Inversion/Ficosa International)
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7526 - G.L. Swarovski/ Bilfinger
/ProfiCare)
Action brought on 24.12.2014 — Deutsche
Telekom vs. Commission (Case T-827/14)
Commission
sends
Statement
of
Objections
to
Bulgarian
Energy
Holding and subsidiaries for suspected
abuse of dominance on Bulgarian
natural gas markets (IP/15/4651)
Commission
clears
JV
between
ArcelorMittal and CLN for steel service
centres in Italy (M.7461)
Midday Express 16.03.2015
EU US Joint Statement on Public Services
TTIP: list of documents sent to the
Council and to the European Parliament
Answer given by Ms Malmström:
European Commission's withdrawal of
the regulation on reciprocity in
international procurement markets E-011061/2014
Answer given by Ms Malmström: TTIP
and the specific case of SMEs - E011118/2014
Answer given by Ms Malmström: Fund to
support
workers
and
firms
detrimentally affected by the EU-USA
FTA (TTIP) - E-011219/2014
Azevêdo underscores WTO commitment to
trade programme for poorest countries
Commission
clears
JV
between
Styrolution and Braskem in industrial
resins sector (M.7302)
Update to the Customs Freight
Simplified Procedures controlled goods
list
CMA publishes report on regulation of
higher education
EU and Turkey to deepen trade ties
Midday Express 16.03.2015
STATE AID
Commission orders Greece to recover
incompatible
aid
from
Piraeus
Container Terminal (SA.28876)
Midday Express 16.03.2015
Commission
opens
in-depth
investigation into Spanish high-speed
railway test centre (CEATF) (IP/15/4652)
SA.37185)
Guidance: Customs Information Paper 8 (2015)
Financial Times 23.03.2015
INDUSTRY, EMPLOYMENT, RESEARCH
WIPO Standing Committee on the Law
of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and
Geographical Indications, 33rd Session
(Geneva, 16 - 20 March 2015) - Final
EU/Member States' statements
Speech by Commissioner Moedas on
"British science thrives in the EU and we
thrive because of you"
Midday Express 16.03.2015
FINANCIAL SERVICES & TAXATION
ESMA consults on disclosure requirements
for private and bilateral Structured
Finance Instruments
AGRICULTURE & MARITIME AFFAIRS
The Commission and the European
Investment Bank facilitate access to
credit for farmers (IP/15/4647)
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Answer given by Mr Arias Cañete: Energy
independence in Latvia - E-009591/2014
Europe sees first eclipse of solar power
era - Continent plunged into partial darkness but
no impact on electricity supplies
Financial Times 21-22.03.2015
HEALTH & CONSUMER/FOOD SAFETY
Keeping consumers safe: nearly 2500
dangerous products withdrawn from the
EU market in 2014 (IP/15/4627, Q&A –
Memo/15/4628, the Reports)
EFSA - Categorisation of plants for
planting, excluding seeds, according to the
risk of introduction of Xylella fastidiosa
Easy to read summaries of scientific
opinions - Potential health effects of
exposure to electromagnetic fields
EURO & ECONOMY
Other decisions taken by the Governing
Council of the ECB
Investment Plan for Europe: V.P.
Katainen takes roadshow to Cyprus
Midday Express 16.03.2015
Quantitative easing: what is it and what
does the ECB want to achieve with it?
Merkel pressed to act tough over Greece
(See Tsipras letter to Merkel)
Financial Times 23.03.2015 p.1
Reforms
Greece
before
cash,
Spain
warns
Financial Times 23.03.2015 p.4
Eurozone QE relies on a confidence trick
Financial Times 23.03.2015 p.7
Greek bailout summit ends in disarray
Financial Times 21-22.03.2015 p.2
Germans’
obsession
‘Stinkefinger’
with
Greek
Financial Times 21-22.03.2015 p.2
Greece slides towards the euro trapdoor
Financial Times 21-22.03.2015 p.6
FUTURE OF EUROPE
Brexit could cost £56bn a year, report
says
Financial Times 23.03.2015
Europe’s far-right to Russia with love
Financial Times 23.03.2015
FOREIGN AFFAIRS & ACCESSION
Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2015/480 of 20.03.2015 amending for
the 227th time Council Regulation (EC)
No 881/2002 imposing certain specific
restrictive measures directed against
certain persons and entities associated
with the Al-Qaeda network
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/486 of
20.03.2015 amending Decision 2011/172/
CFSP concerning restrictive measures
directed against certain persons, entities
and bodies in view of the situation in
Egypt
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/487 of
20.03.2015 amending Decision 2011/173/
CFSP concerning restrictive measures in
view of the situation in Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Declaration by the H.R. Federica
Mogherini on behalf of the European
Union on the International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Declaration by Federica Mogherini on
behalf of the EU on the occasion of
World and European Water Day
H.R./V.P. Mogherini to visit Cuba on 2324 March
Midday Express 16.03.2015
Commissioner Hahn to visit Tirana on
23/24 March and Kosovo on 25 March
Midday Express 16.03.2015
Commissioner Mimica to attend Women
in Parliaments Summit in Ethiopia
Midday Express 16.03.2015
Bosnia & Herzegovina: back on an EU
track?
ISS Alert - No19 - 20 March 2015
An EU vision for Bosnia - Association
agreement puts the troubled state on track for
eventual membership
Financial Times (blog) 23.03.2015
Russia delivers
Denmark
nuclear
warning
to
Financial Times 23.03.2015
Russia is ‘very unhappy’ at sanctions
link
Wall Street Journal Europe 23.03.2015