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Should EU Structural and Investment Funds for Spain and Portugal be suspended, following Council’s 12 July decision to trigger the “excessive deficit” procedure? MEPs from the Regional Development and Economic Affairs committees will debate a possible suspension of structural funds for Spain and Portugal with the EU Commission in Strasbourg on Monday 3 October, in room Louise Weiss N1.3, starting at 18.00.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Regional Development

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Should EU Structural and Investment Funds for Spain and Portugal be suspended, following Council’s 12 July decision to trigger the “excessive deficit” procedure? MEPs from the Regional Development and Economic Affairs committees will debate a possible suspension of structural funds for Spain and Portugal with the EU Commission in Strasbourg on Monday 3 October, in room Louise Weiss N1.3, starting at 18.00.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee on Regional Development

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General : The European Parliament is sending a delegation of MEPs to Colombia this week to accompany and observe its referendum on the newly signed peace agreement. MEPs “expect and hope” that on Sunday 2 October Colombian voters will back the peace agreement reached by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

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General : The European Parliament is sending a delegation of MEPs to Colombia this week to accompany and observe its referendum on the newly signed peace agreement. MEPs “expect and hope” that on Sunday 2 October Colombian voters will back the peace agreement reached by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).

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Παρατίθεται παρακάτω η επιστολή (μεταφρασμένη στα Ελληνικά από τον Αλέξανδρο Κυριακίδη – μπορείτε να βρείτε εδώ την αρχική Αγγλική έκδοση στην οποία συντάχθηκε η επιστολή) που απέστειλαν προς τον Έλληνα Υπουργό Οικονομικών Ευκλείδη Τσακαλώτο (κοινοποιήθηκε επίσης στον Πρόεδρο του Eurogroup Γερούν Ντάισελμπλουμ) στις 23 Αυγούστου 2016 οι:

• Valdis Dombrovskis, Αντιπρόεδρος της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής για το Ευρώ και τον Κοινωνικό Διάλογο, υπεύθυνος για τη Χρηματοπιστωτική Σταθερότητα και την Ένωση Χρηματοπιστωτικών Υπηρεσιών και Κεφαλαιαγορών
• Marianne Thyssen, Ευρωπαία Επίτροπος Απασχόλησης, Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων, και Κινητικότητα Εργατικού Δυναμικού
• Pierre Moscovici, Ευρωπαίος Επίτροπος Οικονομικών και Δημοσιονομικών Θεμάτων, Φορολογίας και Τελωνείων.

σχετικά με την υπόθεση του πρώην Προέδρου της Ελληνικής Στατιστικής Υπηρεσίας (ΕΛΣΤΑΤ) και άλλα δύο άλλα ανώτερα στελέχη της ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, και την αναφορά του ελλείμματος κατά το 2010, αποκλειστικά από τον Αλέξανδρο Κυριακίδη και το EU & Democracy.

The post ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Η Επιστολή της Επιτροπής προς τον ΥΠΟΙΚ για την Υπόθεση ΕΛΣΤΑΤ appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

Presented below is the letter sent to the Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos (Carbon Copied also to the Chair of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem) on 23rd of August 2016 from

• Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
• Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner on Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
• Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner on Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs.

regarding the ongoiong court case of the former President of the Greek statistical service (ELSTAT) and two other senior ELSTAT members on the reporting of the deficit during 2010, obtained exclusively by Alexandros Kyriakidis and EU & Democracy.

The post EXCLUSIVE: The Letter Sent from the Commission to the Greek Finance Minister for the ELSTAT Case appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

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Normally, only 20 sign up for presidential visits.For the embattled socialist leader, who is seeking to restore his shattered popularity before (probably) seeking reelection next year, the northern French port was a photo opportunity he had managed to avoid – choosing to expose his interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve instead. The “Jungle” – a shantytown in the fringe of Calais where 9,000 migrants from Africa and the Middle East live in squalor in the daytime and risk their lives to reach the UK at night – has become the symbol of the failure of France and the EU to deal with the largest migration to affect the continent since the second world war.

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Chair Werner Langen kicked off Tuesday’s hearing with the investigative journalists behind the Panama Papers revelations by announcing that the inquiry committee will also look into the recent Bahama Leaks affair and the case of former Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who failed to declare a directorship in an offshore firm while she held the competition portfolio.
Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion

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Chair Werner Langen kicked off Tuesday’s hearing with the investigative journalists behind the Panama Papers revelations by announcing that the inquiry committee will also look into the recent Bahama Leaks affair and the case of former Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who failed to declare a directorship in an offshore firm while she held the competition portfolio.
Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion

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General : Roaming charges are on track to be abolished next June, but the rules setting out when mobile providers can charge domestic charges still have to be finalised. Companies fear consumers will try to buy a SIM card from the EU country with the lowest charges rather than from their own country. We asked Pilar del Castillo, the Spanish EPP member responsible for negotiating with the European Commission and Council on this issue, to answer questions we received from our Facebook followers.

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General : Roaming charges are on track to be abolished next June, but the rules setting out when mobile providers can charge domestic charges still have to be finalised. Companies fear consumers will try to buy a SIM card from the EU country with the lowest charges rather than from their own country. We asked Pilar del Castillo, the Spanish EPP member responsible for negotiating with the European Commission and Council on this issue, to answer questions we received from our Facebook followers.

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Place:        Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chair:        László Sólymos, Minister for the Environment of Slovakia

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Arrivals

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Doorstep by Minister László Sólymos

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Beginning of Environment Council meeting (Roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
- Paris Agreement and EU ratification
- Marrakesh UN climate change conference (COP 22)
Any other business

+/- 12.30
Press conference (live streaming)

DRAFT REPORT on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Elmar Brok

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General : Big data refers to large quantities of data collected from sources such as sensors and the internet. They can be used to improve decision-making and create better products, however they also pose challenges to fundamental rights such as privacy and data protection. Parliament's civil liberties committee discussed the risks and opportunities of using big data on Monday, while MEP Ana Gomes is drafting an own-initiative report on the issue, which MEPs will vote on during a future plenary session.

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General : Big data refers to large quantities of data collected from sources such as sensors and the internet. They can be used to improve decision-making and create better products, however they also pose challenges to fundamental rights such as privacy and data protection. Parliament's civil liberties committee discussed the risks and opportunities of using big data on Monday, while MEP Ana Gomes is drafting an own-initiative report on the issue, which MEPs will vote on during a future plenary session.

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Place:        Justus Lipsius building, Brussels
Chair(s):    Peter Žiga, Minister for the Economy of the Slovak republic

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INTERNAL MARKET and INDUSTRY

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Doorstep by Minsiter Žiga

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Beginning of the Competitiveness Council meeting (roundtable)
Adoption of A Items (public session)

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Competitiveness "check-up": access to finance for EU companies (debate)

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European agenda for the collaborative economy (debate)
Any other business: Standardisation package

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European steel industry (debate)
Any other business:
- Development of an ambitious industry policy in Europe
- Europe's transition to a low-carbon economy
- Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court
- Outcome of conference patents and plant breeders' rights (18 May 2016)
- Review of the supplementary protection certificates system

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Press conference (life streaming)

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On 26 and 27 September, Bratislava hosts an informal meeting of the defence ministers of the EU’s 28 Member States. The key topic is a discussion on the implementation of the defence aspects of the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy.

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The recovery in the euro area is expected to continue at a moderate and steady pace, but slower than envisaged in June due to a lower foreign demand outlook, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi told Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee members on Monday. On the positive side, he said that the euro area economy showed resilience to global and political uncertainty, notably following the UK referendum outcome.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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