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Saturday, June 6, 2015

EU NEWS: 6.5.15

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***** THE NEWS *************************************************************

1. Late night talks fail to reach Greek deal - 04/06/2015 09:29:25
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The Greek PM and top EU officials failed on Wednesday to reach a deal to
unblock cash for Greece, but still expect agreement in the coming days.

https://euobserver.com/economic/128962


2. Berlin and Paris propose radical eurozone integration - 04/06/2015 09:26:33
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French and German economy ministers have said euro states should have their
own budget, a joint body to raise taxes, and their own division in the EU
parliament.

https://euobserver.com/economic/128964


3. Russian forces try to capture Ukrainian town - 04/06/2015 09:28:07
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International monitors say pro-Russian forces tried to seize the Ukrainian
town of Marinka on Wednesday, prompting fresh talk of EU and US sanctions.

https://euobserver.com/foreign/128963


4. US pledges to extend EU visa perks - 03/06/2015 18:46:02
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The EU and US have pledged to improve EU nationals' access to America
despite Washington's concerns on European jihadists.

https://euobserver.com/justice/128955


5. EU states and MEPs in deadlock on roaming, internet rules - 03/06/2015 19:03:17
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EU telecoms ministers will next Friday try to break the deadlock in
negotiations with the EU parliament on roaming surcharges and new rules for
an open internet.

https://euobserver.com/digital/128956


6. Polish ruling party is missing Donald Tusk - 03/06/2015 18:56:12
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Donald Tusk took up his EU job in Brussels late last year. Just six or so
months later, the party he helped create - Civic Platform - is in trouble.

https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/128954


7. Europe football chiefs welcome Blatter exit - 03/06/2015 10:16:14
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European football chiefs have welcomed Blatter's resignation, but they need
to do some soul searching over their role in his recent re-election.

https://euobserver.com/news/128949

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Draghi calls for 'social fairness' in Greek deal - 04/06/2015 09:10:18
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128959


23 million unemployed in the EU - 04/06/2015 09:07:52
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128958


Latvia elects first Green Party head of state in the EU - 04/06/2015 09:06:58
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128960


WikiLeaks releases secret trade documents - 04/06/2015 09:06:19
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128961


EU commission rejects citizens intiative on vivisection - 03/06/2015 16:04:40
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128952

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1. Juncker and Tsipras to hold 11th-hour bailout talks - 03/06/2015 09:23:54
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The Greek PM is to meet EU commission chief Juncker on Wednesday for a
make-or-break talks on the Greek bailout.

https://euobserver.com/economic/128947


2. EU and US broker early elections in Macedonia crisis - 03/06/2015 09:16:52
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EU-brokered talks in Macedonia have reached agreement on early elections,
amid Russian complaints on outside interference.

https://euobserver.com/foreign/128948


3. First minister: Brexit would trigger Scottish referendum - 02/06/2015 17:10:45
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Nicola Sturgeon was in Brussels to lay out her vision of Scotland in the
EU, especially if Britain leaves the EU.

https://euobserver.com/political/128940


4. MEPs trade fraud allegations over assistants - 02/06/2015 18:34:34
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Allegations that French far-right right MEPs have breached European
Parliament rules on hiring assistants have triggered "tit-for-tat"
accusations among other MEPs

https://euobserver.com/institutional/128939


5. Orban says migrants will change European civilisation - 02/06/2015 17:59:04
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Hungarian leader Viktor Orban has warned that immigrants will alter
"Europe's civilisation", amid ongoing EU debate on the Mediterranean
crisis.

https://euobserver.com/justice/128941


6. Germany led EU's $5bn coal splurge - 02/06/2015 15:39:57
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A larger portion of EU taxpayers' money than previously thought was used in
recent years to help build coal-fired plants, the dirtiest energy source.

https://euobserver.com/environment/128916


7. Farm subsidies open to public scrutiny - 02/06/2015 14:41:33
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EU governments have started publishing the names and addresses of farmers
receiving EU farm subsidies, as part of reforms to the bloc's common
agricultural policy.

https://euobserver.com/news/128933


8. Spanish and Italians more positive about EU - 02/06/2015 22:13:03
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Spaniards and Italians feel much more positively about the EU than they did
a year ago, new research shows, but Germans' fondness for it has taken a
dip.

https://euobserver.com/news/128938


9. Greek 'truth' committee probes legality of EU bailouts - 02/06/2015 12:53:58
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A mixed bag of investigations on Greek debt and the troika could end up as
bargaining chips in EU talks and prompt criminal charges in Greece.

https://euobserver.com/political/128921


10. [Analysis] Quality of life or 'damned lies and statistics'? - 02/06/2015 18:48:57
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"There are lies, damned lies, and statistics," is the oft-misquoted and
possibly apocryphal remark attributed to former UK prime minister Benjamin
Disraeli.

https://euobserver.com/news/128942


11. [Opinion] Ukraine: holding its ground - 02/06/2015 14:02:43
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Ukraine needs money and arms to hold its ground against Russian aggression.
But EU or no EU, it will come out of the war stronger.

https://euobserver.com/opinion/128915

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Schultz hits back at Russia blacklist - 03/06/2015 09:06:52
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128944


More ECB emergency cash for Greece - 03/06/2015 09:05:50
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128946


Romania tops EU ranking of anti-fraud investigations - 03/06/2015 09:01:04
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128945


Belgian authorities have not requested information from EU anti-fraud office - 02/06/2015 18:38:23
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128943


Report: Helmut Kohl in critical state - 02/06/2015 15:30:06
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128937

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***** THE NEWS *************************************************************

1. Lenders to present last offer to Greece - 02/06/2015 09:21:06
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Leaders from Germany, France, the EU and the International Monetary Fund
met on Monday night in Berlin to prepare what could be a last deal offer to
Greece.

https://euobserver.com/economic/128928


2. Public shaming could help EU to pass tax laws - 02/06/2015 09:25:09
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Member states can be made to move on issues of common tax policy through a
combination of political deftness and public shaming, says a fomer EU tax
commissioner.

https://euobserver.com/institutional/128922


3. Luxleaks source appeals for EU law on whistleblowers - 02/06/2015 09:28:23
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Alain Deltour - a leaker who faces prison after showing how Luxembourg let
multinationals off the hook for billions in tax revenue - has appealed for
better EU protection for whistleblowers

https://euobserver.com/justice/128932


4. Germany and France criticise EU migration plan - 01/06/2015 13:01:48
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Berlin and Paris have said the European Commission's recently-published
migration published have not reached a balance between responsibility and
solidarity.

https://euobserver.com/justice/128913


5. Lampedusa in the Alps - 02/06/2015 09:23:54
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In the last few days, migrants have been forced off trains and stranded in
the cities of Bolzano and Brennero, in Italy's South Tyrol near the border
with Austria. Italian press refers to the situation as "Lampedusa in the
Alps".

https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/128919


6. [Opinion] Before the boat: Understanding the migrant journey - 02/06/2015 09:20:40
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Migrating people are neither a homogenous bloc of helpless indigents nor a
faceless group of feckless illegals. The EU must get a better idea of who
they are before setting a policy of how to help.

https://euobserver.com/opinion/128926

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Czechs and Slovaks protest 'false' Russian documentary - 02/06/2015 09:01:47
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128930


Greece to support Turkish Stream pipeline - 02/06/2015 09:00:56
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128927


Bulgarian party joins centre-right EPP - 02/06/2015 08:57:44
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128925


Norwegian FM tells UK: You have more influence inside EU - 02/06/2015 08:55:29
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128924


Draghi and Lagarde in Berlin for Greece talks - 01/06/2015 21:47:59
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128923
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***** THE NEWS *************************************************************

1. Tsipras blames creditors for stalled talks - 01/06/2015 09:27:44
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Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has said his government made "serious
concessions" and that a solution "is in the hands of Europe's leaders".

https://euobserver.com/political/128908


2. Ireland hopes same-sex vote to inspire others - 01/06/2015 09:15:42
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Ireland is hoping that other EU countries will be inspired by its landmark
referendum in favour of enshrining same-sex marriage in the country's
constitution.

https://euobserver.com/beyond-brussels/128905


3. Russia blacklist of EU names 'unjustified' - 31/05/2015 16:28:29
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Polish, Baltic state, and Nordic politicians number heavily on a Russia
travel ban list, which has emerged as a new irritant in relations.

https://euobserver.com/foreign/128900


4. [Agenda] Green growth, Greece, and Luxleaks next WEEK - 31/05/2015 16:26:47
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The man whose revelations triggered the Luxleaks scandal, Antoine Deltour,
is in the EU parliament next week.

https://euobserver.com/agenda/128894

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France and Spain vote for Blatter - 01/06/2015 09:18:00
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128909


US wants to pre-screen passengers at airports in Brussels, London, Madrid - 01/06/2015 09:02:29
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128902


Sarkozy's party votes for new name: Les Republicains - 01/06/2015 09:01:20
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128907


Ukraine appoints Georgian ex-president as governor - 01/06/2015 08:59:32
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128904


Bosnia association pact enters into force Monday - 01/06/2015 08:58:31
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128906

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***** THE NEWS *************************************************************

1. Greek bank deposits hit decade low as bailout talks continue - 30/05/2015 11:49:57
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Deposits held by Greek banks have fallen to their lowest level in a decade,
according to statistics released on Friday by the European Central Bank.

https://euobserver.com/news/128880

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***** THE NEWS *************************************************************

1. Merkel boosts Cameron's EU reform plan - 29/05/2015 18:31:05
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Merkel has indicated she's willing to go as far as changing the EU treaty
in order to keep Britain in the Union.

https://euobserver.com/political/128897


2. [Opinion] Youth worst affected by labour market gaps - 29/05/2015 15:39:49
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In the last week two reports have made grim reading for anyone that cares
about equality, but in particular for young people.

https://euobserver.com/opinion/128896

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Top Liberal MEP joins Russia travel ban list - 29/05/2015 18:47:22
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128899


IMF chief no longer excludes Greek exit from eurozone - 29/05/2015 09:51:51
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128893

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1. Greece and lenders discuss last details of deal - 04/06/2015 19:47:08
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Optimism is high the next meeting between Greece and its lenders, likely
Friday, will find a solution, but questions remain on pensions and VAT.

https://euobserver.com/economic/128972


2. MPs pilot new powers on EU law-making - 04/06/2015 17:57:20
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MP are busy shaping up a new system that would give them more of a say on
EU law-making amid concerns about the distance between EU policy-makers and
citizens.

https://euobserver.com/political/128969


3. [Focus] EU keen to have Chinese investment in Juncker fund - 05/06/2015 09:29:42
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The European Commission is keen to have Chinese investors participate in
its flagship growth fund.

https://euobserver.com/eu-china/128971

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Mafia accused of profiting on migrant reception arrested - 05/06/2015 09:20:09
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128975


Snowden marks 2-year anniversary since surveillance leaks - 05/06/2015 09:17:28
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128974


EU says pro-Russian forces on the move in Ukraine - 04/06/2015 15:42:37
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128970


Thorning-Schmidt takes the lead in Danish elections - 04/06/2015 10:29:13
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128966


Former German FM warns UK on 'wishful thinking' - 04/06/2015 10:23:30
https://euobserver.com/tickers/128967





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