***** EUobserver - 10.12.2014 **********************************************
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Skype among newly revealed tax deals Luxembourg - 10/12/2014 09:08:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Political pressure on European Commission president Juncker is set to rise
again following new revelations about tax avoidance schemes in Luxembourg.
http://euobserver.com/news/126852
2. EU leaders to pledge more Ukraine money, threaten Russia sanctions - 10/12/2014 09:29:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU is prepared to inject more money into Ukraine and to impose further
sanctions on Russia if need be, draft summit conclusions say.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126855
3. Online businesses in despair over EU tax rules - 10/12/2014 09:28:45
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New VAT rules coming into force on 1 January to close a loophole worth
billions of euros have left some businesses overwhelmed and "confused".
http://euobserver.com/economic/126840
4. EU meeting turns into South Stream funeral - 09/12/2014 20:46:40
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU states who were to have hosted Russia's South Stream gas pipeline have
begun looking for other ways to improve energy security.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126847
5. EU lays out investment priorities for Juncker plan - 09/12/2014 16:37:39
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU commission has given a first flavour of what kind of projects could
be financed by the new ?315bn investment fund scheduled to become
operational mid-2015.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126841
6. MEPs want new EP group on transparency and corruption - 09/12/2014 18:16:47
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A handful of MEPs are setting up a group in the European Parliament to
tackle crime, corruption and transparency at the EU institutions and across
Europe.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126846
7. Inequality reduces economic growth, OECD report reveals - 09/12/2014 22:20:59
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rising income inequality has cost European economies up to 10 percent in
lost economic output over the past twenty years, according to a new report
by the bloc's leading economic thinktank.
http://euobserver.com/social/126842
8. Merkel 'frustrated' with Putin, her top Russia aide says - 09/12/2014 09:33:22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merkel has lost trust in Putin, her top advisor on Russia has said, while
warning of the danger of Russian air acrobatics in the Baltic region.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126839
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Greek stock market in historic collapse - 10/12/2014 09:15:24
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126854
Portuguese jets intercept Russian bombers - 10/12/2014 09:15:15
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126853
3,400 boat migrant deaths in 2014: UN - 10/12/2014 09:12:00
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126849
EU states complicit in CIA torture, says Amnesty - 10/12/2014 09:10:45
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126851
Hungary signs Russian nuclear contracts - 10/12/2014 09:05:41
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126848
***** EUobserver - 09.12.2014 **********************************************
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Greece gets two more months to exit bailout - 09/12/2014 07:24:09
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend by two months Greece's
bailout, while the Greek government is fighting for political survival and
has brought forward presidential elections.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126832
2. China does not need human rights lesson, says top envoy - 09/12/2014 09:23:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A top Chinese official in Brussels told reporters that China doesn't need
lessons on human rights from the EU.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126838
3. Eurogroup puts pressure on France to deliver on deficit - 08/12/2014 16:59:52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurozone finance ministers have greenlighted a European Commission proposal
to give France three more months to fix its budget deficit, but spelled out
how much is needed in "additional measures".
http://euobserver.com/economic/126829
4. Project wishlist for Juncker plan worth ?1.3 trillion - 08/12/2014 13:25:55
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member states have filed some 2,000 projects they consider eligible for the
?315bn investment scheme announced by Jean-Claude Juncker.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126827
5. Medical devices face uncertain diagnosis in EU - 08/12/2014 11:15:34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
After recent implant scandals, revised EU legislation should make medical
devices subject to more stringent tests, but health ministers are dragging
their feet.
http://euobserver.com/social/126807
6. Belgium asks for solidarity to prevent electricity blackouts - 09/12/2014 09:23:54
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred maintenance and a lack of investments combined with a series of
accidents have increased the chance of blackouts in Belgium.
http://euobserver.com/news/126831
7. [Opinion] Resource efficiency in danger of slipping off EU's agenda - 08/12/2014 16:53:41
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resource efficiency is in danger of slipping off the EU's agenda with a key
law on the issue up for the chop under the EU commission's new
red-tape-cutting drive.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/126826
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Merkel's government distances itself from 'speak German at home' idea - 09/12/2014 09:06:54
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126835
Brussels and Antwerp want to ban polluting cars - 09/12/2014 09:05:02
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126836
Portuguese bricklayers in demand in UK - 09/12/2014 09:04:29
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126837
Risk of European summer heatwaves rises sharply: Study - 09/12/2014 09:01:04
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126834
Parliament and member states agree EU budget for 2015 - 08/12/2014 19:57:13
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126833
***** EUobserver - 08.12.2014 **********************************************
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. EU earns 'fail' grade over bank capital regime - 08/12/2014 09:25:34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New EU laws would not be enough to ensure that the bloc's banks would
survive a future financial crisis, according to a new report by the global
bank regulator.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126810
2. Eurozone ministers face new Greek budget battle - 08/12/2014 09:29:56
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurozone finance ministers will face a race against time to resolve the
latest disagreement over Greece's spending plans and agree a short-term
extension to its bailout program as they gather in Brussels on Monday (8
December).
http://euobserver.com/political/126823
3. EU looks to African dictators for migration solutions - 08/12/2014 09:29:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU is turning to African dictators to help counter a multitude of
threats as it steps up efforts to tighten border controls and renew
counter-terrorism initiatives.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126812
4. [Agenda] EU commissioners sworn in this WEEK - 08/12/2014 09:19:15
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU lawmakers enter the 11th hour of budget negotiations as European
commissioners and President Jean-Claude Juncker swear an oath to respect
fundamental rights this Week.
http://euobserver.com/agenda/126821
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Majority of Germans want Merkel to run for fourth term - 08/12/2014 09:30:28
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126816
Paris mayor wants to ban diesel cars - 08/12/2014 09:24:15
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126815
Kroes to draw startups to the Netherlands - 08/12/2014 09:23:39
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126814
Ashton becomes Mogherini's advisor on Iran - 06/12/2014 16:18:05
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126811
***** EUobserver - 06.12.2014 **********************************************
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Women in EU institutions get own 'caucus' - 05/12/2014 18:59:12
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Women working in the EU institutions now have their own 'caucus' to advance
gender equality, under an initiative by the Italian EU presidency.
http://euobserver.com/institutional/126808
2. British EU commissioner causes controversy on banking reform - 05/12/2014 09:44:52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial services commissioner Hill has named three pieces of legislation
that he believes ought to be scrapped, but his choice sparked criticism
from MEPs.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126801
3. [Opinion] A United Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok? - 05/12/2014 10:26:09
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why the best ideas are sometimes the most dangerous: ceding ground to Putin
will not make him stop.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/126790
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Finnish parliament approves Russian-built nuclear plant - 05/12/2014 17:34:54
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126809
***** EUobserver - 11.12.2014 **********************************************
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Paris announces economy reforms amid protests - 11/12/2014 09:21:41
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The French government has announced economic reforms aimed at spurring
growth and avoiding EU fines - thousands protested in Paris in response.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126866
2. Juncker seeks to bypass vetoes on tax reform - 10/12/2014 18:39:53
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU commission chief Juncker has indicated he will try to bypass member
states' veto powers over fiscal issues when he proposes new laws to clamp
down on tax avoidance.
http://euobserver.com/political/126859
3. EU commission wades into Greece's presidential debate - 11/12/2014 09:19:48
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The European Commission denies endorsing a former EU commissioner as top
candidate in the upcoming presidential Greek elections despite praising his
merits.
http://euobserver.com/political/126872
4. Canete: Climate talks moving 'slower than we want' - 10/12/2014 19:06:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is still a long way to go before agreement can be reached European
Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete has said from Lima.
http://euobserver.com/environment/126861
5. EU intelligence chief: No way of checking if information came from torture - 10/12/2014 18:41:21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU's intelligence-sharing bureau, IntCen, has no way of checking if its
information was obtained using torture, its chief has said in light of the
US Senate report.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126860
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Bank capital shortfalls just the 'tip of iceberg', ECB official warns - 10/12/2014 19:10:57
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126863
EU calls for inquiry into death of Palestinian politician - 10/12/2014 18:57:52
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126864
Kosovo picks new PM - 10/12/2014 18:57:16
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126862
Politico buys up European Voice - 10/12/2014 13:58:05
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126858
Juncker to work for 'fair taxation' after latest LuxLeaks - 10/12/2014 12:28:57
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126856
***** EUobserver - 12.12.2014 **********************************************
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Juncker: Greece should avoid 'wrong outcome' in elections - 11/12/2014 21:24:11
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned Greece against electing
"extreme forces" into power and said he would prefer "known faces to show
up".
http://euobserver.com/political/126880
2. Russia targets Cyprus, Hungary, and Italy for sanctions veto - 11/12/2014 21:57:02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Moscow is lobbying what it sees as sympathetic EU capitals - Budapest,
Nicosia, and Rome - to veto next year's renewal of Russia sanctions.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126879
3. EU's 2015 to-do list: Tax, economic integration, GMOs - 11/12/2014 15:10:24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU commission next year intends to combat tax evasion, deepen economic
integration, and review GMO rules, while scrapping 80 other laws, a draft
document says.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126875
4. Scrapping of environmental plans 'alarming' - 12/12/2014 09:26:51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A group of 10 environmental NGOs are "deeply concerned" by draft European
Commission plans to scrap proposals aimed at improving air quality and
reducing waste.
http://euobserver.com/environment/126885
5. Brussels increases pressure on Paris to make reforms - 12/12/2014 09:28:36
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
France has made little progress in its attempts to boost competitiveness
and restore the viability of its public finances, according to a new report
by the European Commission.
http://euobserver.com/news/126883
6. EU commission bans public scrutiny on US data talks - 11/12/2014 17:23:34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The European Commission is imposing gag orders on MEPs and preventing
journalists access to discussions at the parliament's civil liberties
committee.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126876
7. Optimism fading for progress in Lima climate talks - 12/12/2014 09:21:23
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Climate negotiators went to Lima in an optimistic atmosphere, but hopes for
a strong outcome to the discussions have receded with just one day of talks
left.
http://euobserver.com/environment/126888
8. EU to scrap maternity leave bill - 11/12/2014 18:46:59
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The European Commission is set to scrap its maternity leave proposal and
announce new strategies on migration and security.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126878
9. [Letter] An unfair critique of Ashton - 12/12/2014 09:15:42
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brilliant individuals can occasionally work miracles; but teamwork, and the
people and organisation that make it happen, are also indispensable.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/126893
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Le Pen admits to further loans from Russian lenders - 12/12/2014 09:22:04
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126898
Poland complains about Russian jets, bombers - 12/12/2014 09:21:40
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126894
Greek shares slide on Syriza election fears - 12/12/2014 09:21:19
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126889
EU judges say CCTV vigilantes breaking privacy laws - 12/12/2014 09:20:56
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126895
Germany concerned at lack of support for US trade deal - 12/12/2014 09:20:30
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126886
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Skype among newly revealed tax deals Luxembourg - 10/12/2014 09:08:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Political pressure on European Commission president Juncker is set to rise
again following new revelations about tax avoidance schemes in Luxembourg.
http://euobserver.com/news/126852
2. EU leaders to pledge more Ukraine money, threaten Russia sanctions - 10/12/2014 09:29:31
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU is prepared to inject more money into Ukraine and to impose further
sanctions on Russia if need be, draft summit conclusions say.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126855
3. Online businesses in despair over EU tax rules - 10/12/2014 09:28:45
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New VAT rules coming into force on 1 January to close a loophole worth
billions of euros have left some businesses overwhelmed and "confused".
http://euobserver.com/economic/126840
4. EU meeting turns into South Stream funeral - 09/12/2014 20:46:40
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU states who were to have hosted Russia's South Stream gas pipeline have
begun looking for other ways to improve energy security.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126847
5. EU lays out investment priorities for Juncker plan - 09/12/2014 16:37:39
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU commission has given a first flavour of what kind of projects could
be financed by the new ?315bn investment fund scheduled to become
operational mid-2015.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126841
6. MEPs want new EP group on transparency and corruption - 09/12/2014 18:16:47
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A handful of MEPs are setting up a group in the European Parliament to
tackle crime, corruption and transparency at the EU institutions and across
Europe.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126846
7. Inequality reduces economic growth, OECD report reveals - 09/12/2014 22:20:59
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rising income inequality has cost European economies up to 10 percent in
lost economic output over the past twenty years, according to a new report
by the bloc's leading economic thinktank.
http://euobserver.com/social/126842
8. Merkel 'frustrated' with Putin, her top Russia aide says - 09/12/2014 09:33:22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merkel has lost trust in Putin, her top advisor on Russia has said, while
warning of the danger of Russian air acrobatics in the Baltic region.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126839
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Greek stock market in historic collapse - 10/12/2014 09:15:24
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126854
Portuguese jets intercept Russian bombers - 10/12/2014 09:15:15
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126853
3,400 boat migrant deaths in 2014: UN - 10/12/2014 09:12:00
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126849
EU states complicit in CIA torture, says Amnesty - 10/12/2014 09:10:45
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126851
Hungary signs Russian nuclear contracts - 10/12/2014 09:05:41
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126848
***** EUobserver - 09.12.2014 **********************************************
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Greece gets two more months to exit bailout - 09/12/2014 07:24:09
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to extend by two months Greece's
bailout, while the Greek government is fighting for political survival and
has brought forward presidential elections.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126832
2. China does not need human rights lesson, says top envoy - 09/12/2014 09:23:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A top Chinese official in Brussels told reporters that China doesn't need
lessons on human rights from the EU.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126838
3. Eurogroup puts pressure on France to deliver on deficit - 08/12/2014 16:59:52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurozone finance ministers have greenlighted a European Commission proposal
to give France three more months to fix its budget deficit, but spelled out
how much is needed in "additional measures".
http://euobserver.com/economic/126829
4. Project wishlist for Juncker plan worth ?1.3 trillion - 08/12/2014 13:25:55
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Member states have filed some 2,000 projects they consider eligible for the
?315bn investment scheme announced by Jean-Claude Juncker.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126827
5. Medical devices face uncertain diagnosis in EU - 08/12/2014 11:15:34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
After recent implant scandals, revised EU legislation should make medical
devices subject to more stringent tests, but health ministers are dragging
their feet.
http://euobserver.com/social/126807
6. Belgium asks for solidarity to prevent electricity blackouts - 09/12/2014 09:23:54
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred maintenance and a lack of investments combined with a series of
accidents have increased the chance of blackouts in Belgium.
http://euobserver.com/news/126831
7. [Opinion] Resource efficiency in danger of slipping off EU's agenda - 08/12/2014 16:53:41
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resource efficiency is in danger of slipping off the EU's agenda with a key
law on the issue up for the chop under the EU commission's new
red-tape-cutting drive.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/126826
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Merkel's government distances itself from 'speak German at home' idea - 09/12/2014 09:06:54
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126835
Brussels and Antwerp want to ban polluting cars - 09/12/2014 09:05:02
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126836
Portuguese bricklayers in demand in UK - 09/12/2014 09:04:29
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126837
Risk of European summer heatwaves rises sharply: Study - 09/12/2014 09:01:04
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126834
Parliament and member states agree EU budget for 2015 - 08/12/2014 19:57:13
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126833
***** EUobserver - 08.12.2014 **********************************************
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. EU earns 'fail' grade over bank capital regime - 08/12/2014 09:25:34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
New EU laws would not be enough to ensure that the bloc's banks would
survive a future financial crisis, according to a new report by the global
bank regulator.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126810
2. Eurozone ministers face new Greek budget battle - 08/12/2014 09:29:56
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eurozone finance ministers will face a race against time to resolve the
latest disagreement over Greece's spending plans and agree a short-term
extension to its bailout program as they gather in Brussels on Monday (8
December).
http://euobserver.com/political/126823
3. EU looks to African dictators for migration solutions - 08/12/2014 09:29:14
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU is turning to African dictators to help counter a multitude of
threats as it steps up efforts to tighten border controls and renew
counter-terrorism initiatives.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126812
4. [Agenda] EU commissioners sworn in this WEEK - 08/12/2014 09:19:15
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU lawmakers enter the 11th hour of budget negotiations as European
commissioners and President Jean-Claude Juncker swear an oath to respect
fundamental rights this Week.
http://euobserver.com/agenda/126821
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Majority of Germans want Merkel to run for fourth term - 08/12/2014 09:30:28
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126816
Paris mayor wants to ban diesel cars - 08/12/2014 09:24:15
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126815
Kroes to draw startups to the Netherlands - 08/12/2014 09:23:39
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126814
Ashton becomes Mogherini's advisor on Iran - 06/12/2014 16:18:05
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126811
***** EUobserver - 06.12.2014 **********************************************
Digital Single Market hearing, hosted by the European Conservatives &
Reformists.
Tuesday 9th December 09.00-12.00 EP room PHS1A002 (with webstreaming).
Chair: Vicky Ford MEP, IMCO committee chairman, with Commission VP for
Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip
Visit http://ecrgroup.eu/dsm/ for information/ registration (before 5th
December for EP access)
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Women in EU institutions get own 'caucus' - 05/12/2014 18:59:12
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Women working in the EU institutions now have their own 'caucus' to advance
gender equality, under an initiative by the Italian EU presidency.
http://euobserver.com/institutional/126808
2. British EU commissioner causes controversy on banking reform - 05/12/2014 09:44:52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial services commissioner Hill has named three pieces of legislation
that he believes ought to be scrapped, but his choice sparked criticism
from MEPs.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126801
3. [Opinion] A United Eurasia from Lisbon to Vladivostok? - 05/12/2014 10:26:09
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why the best ideas are sometimes the most dangerous: ceding ground to Putin
will not make him stop.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/126790
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Finnish parliament approves Russian-built nuclear plant - 05/12/2014 17:34:54
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126809
***** EUobserver - 11.12.2014 **********************************************
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Paris announces economy reforms amid protests - 11/12/2014 09:21:41
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The French government has announced economic reforms aimed at spurring
growth and avoiding EU fines - thousands protested in Paris in response.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126866
2. Juncker seeks to bypass vetoes on tax reform - 10/12/2014 18:39:53
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU commission chief Juncker has indicated he will try to bypass member
states' veto powers over fiscal issues when he proposes new laws to clamp
down on tax avoidance.
http://euobserver.com/political/126859
3. EU commission wades into Greece's presidential debate - 11/12/2014 09:19:48
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The European Commission denies endorsing a former EU commissioner as top
candidate in the upcoming presidential Greek elections despite praising his
merits.
http://euobserver.com/political/126872
4. Canete: Climate talks moving 'slower than we want' - 10/12/2014 19:06:33
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is still a long way to go before agreement can be reached European
Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete has said from Lima.
http://euobserver.com/environment/126861
5. EU intelligence chief: No way of checking if information came from torture - 10/12/2014 18:41:21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU's intelligence-sharing bureau, IntCen, has no way of checking if its
information was obtained using torture, its chief has said in light of the
US Senate report.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126860
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Bank capital shortfalls just the 'tip of iceberg', ECB official warns - 10/12/2014 19:10:57
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126863
EU calls for inquiry into death of Palestinian politician - 10/12/2014 18:57:52
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126864
Kosovo picks new PM - 10/12/2014 18:57:16
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126862
Politico buys up European Voice - 10/12/2014 13:58:05
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126858
Juncker to work for 'fair taxation' after latest LuxLeaks - 10/12/2014 12:28:57
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126856
***** EUobserver - 12.12.2014 **********************************************
***** THE NEWS *************************************************************
1. Juncker: Greece should avoid 'wrong outcome' in elections - 11/12/2014 21:24:11
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned Greece against electing
"extreme forces" into power and said he would prefer "known faces to show
up".
http://euobserver.com/political/126880
2. Russia targets Cyprus, Hungary, and Italy for sanctions veto - 11/12/2014 21:57:02
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Moscow is lobbying what it sees as sympathetic EU capitals - Budapest,
Nicosia, and Rome - to veto next year's renewal of Russia sanctions.
http://euobserver.com/foreign/126879
3. EU's 2015 to-do list: Tax, economic integration, GMOs - 11/12/2014 15:10:24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
The EU commission next year intends to combat tax evasion, deepen economic
integration, and review GMO rules, while scrapping 80 other laws, a draft
document says.
http://euobserver.com/economic/126875
4. Scrapping of environmental plans 'alarming' - 12/12/2014 09:26:51
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A group of 10 environmental NGOs are "deeply concerned" by draft European
Commission plans to scrap proposals aimed at improving air quality and
reducing waste.
http://euobserver.com/environment/126885
5. Brussels increases pressure on Paris to make reforms - 12/12/2014 09:28:36
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France has made little progress in its attempts to boost competitiveness
and restore the viability of its public finances, according to a new report
by the European Commission.
http://euobserver.com/news/126883
6. EU commission bans public scrutiny on US data talks - 11/12/2014 17:23:34
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The European Commission is imposing gag orders on MEPs and preventing
journalists access to discussions at the parliament's civil liberties
committee.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126876
7. Optimism fading for progress in Lima climate talks - 12/12/2014 09:21:23
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Climate negotiators went to Lima in an optimistic atmosphere, but hopes for
a strong outcome to the discussions have receded with just one day of talks
left.
http://euobserver.com/environment/126888
8. EU to scrap maternity leave bill - 11/12/2014 18:46:59
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The European Commission is set to scrap its maternity leave proposal and
announce new strategies on migration and security.
http://euobserver.com/justice/126878
9. [Letter] An unfair critique of Ashton - 12/12/2014 09:15:42
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Brilliant individuals can occasionally work miracles; but teamwork, and the
people and organisation that make it happen, are also indispensable.
http://euobserver.com/opinion/126893
***** NEWS IN BRIEF ********************************************************
Le Pen admits to further loans from Russian lenders - 12/12/2014 09:22:04
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126898
Poland complains about Russian jets, bombers - 12/12/2014 09:21:40
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126894
Greek shares slide on Syriza election fears - 12/12/2014 09:21:19
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126889
EU judges say CCTV vigilantes breaking privacy laws - 12/12/2014 09:20:56
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126895
Germany concerned at lack of support for US trade deal - 12/12/2014 09:20:30
http://euobserver.com/tickers/126886
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