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Structural Funds in Spain

23 May 2012

Regional Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced, on 21 May, an agreement with Spanish Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro to speed up payments for the closure of projects part-funded by the EU Structural Funds. The agreement will result in faster payments to beneficiaries of transport and...

Consumer agenda : Stakeholders welcome Commission's initiatives - 23/05/2012

New PDO - 23/05/2012

State aid : ETS guidelines: Eurelectric sees room for improvement - 23/05/2012

Green Week in Brussels - 23/05/2012

EP on protection of bluefin tuna - 23/05/2012

EP endorses EU-Mozambique fisheries agreement - 23/05/2012

Double hull oil tankers - 23/05/2012

EU/US : Visa waiver expansion bill clears first hurdle - 23/05/2012

Road transport/Customs : IRU calls for reinstatement of TIR - 23/05/2012

Turkish Cypriot community : Court of Auditors questions sustainability of EU projects - 23/05/2012

Water quality : Over 90% of bathing waters meet minimum standards - 23/05/2012

Social policy : Roma integration: Reding wants quantified targets - 23/05/2012

Coreper agrees on marine fuels - 23/05/2012

EP on internal security and human rights - 22/05/2012

European standardisation : Speeding up, simplifying and modernising - 23/05/2012

European standardisation : CEN concerned by EP’s determination to assist SMEs - 23/05/2012

European standardisation : “Representation without influence useless,” say consumers - 23/05/2012

Consumer agenda : Commission identifies priorities to 2014 - 23/05/2012

Environment : Arm wrestling between exec and ombudsman over Vienna airport - 23/05/2012

Energy : Commission willing to encourage second-generation biofuels - 23/05/2012

Internal market : MEPs want more penalties and clearer tables - 23/05/2012

Justice/Free movement : Court spells out conditions for deporting an EU citizen - 23/05/2012

Renewable energy : EU may have infringed Aarhus Convention - 23/05/2012

Defence policy : European missile defence plan advanced at NATO summit - 23/05/2012

Air quality : Near-agreement on sulphur content of marine fuels - 23/05/2012

European standardisation : Commission claims process too slow - 23/05/2012

Air transport : Flight and rest time: Unions denounce lobbying by airlines - 23/05/2012

Air quality : New standards for sulphur content of marine fuels - 21/05/2012

Environment : Water: New blueprint on drawing board - 21/05/2012

EIB financing for Warsaw railways - 21/05/2012

EIB loan for Amadeus - 21/05/2012

Tenders for aid for storage of olive oil - 21/05/2012

EWEA presses for support for wind energy - 21/05/2012

Territorial cooperation : EGTCs should be eligible for all programmes, says rapporteur - 21/05/2012

Emission Trading Scheme : Public aid likely for around 15 sectors - 21/05/2012

EU/US : Continued push in Congress to expand Visa Waiver Programme - 16/05/2012

Agriculture Council : Commission and Council at odds over CAP ‘greening’ approach - 16/05/2012

Studies on honeybee colony losses - 16/05/2012

Merger in gas sector approved - 16/05/2012

Agriculture Council : EU urged to end “excessive” ritual slaughter - 16/05/2012

Energy : Refineries call for revision of climate package - 16/05/2012

Schengen area : Commission publishes positive Schengen check-up - 16/05/2012

Foodstuffs : New EU list of health claims - 16/05/2012

Sugar merger okayed - 16/05/2012

EU-Turkey transport cooperation - 16/05/2012

Research : New project seeks to halve energy consumption of 4G networks - 16/05/2012

Climate change : Crisis or not, EU says will keep financial commitments - 16/05/2012

Structural Funds : Commission publishes partnership guidelines - 16/05/2012

Social partners : Agreement on decent working conditions for fishermen - 21/05/2012

Energy efficiency : No energy savings without smart meters, says industry rep - 16/05/2012

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