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  • COMPETCompetitiveness (COMPET)

New rules to facilitate damage claims for antitrust law violations

The Committee of Permanent Representatives endorsed (26 March) an agreement between the Greek Presidency of the Council and European Parliament representatives laying down new rules aimed at facilitating damage claims by victims of antitrust violations. The new directive will harmonise and ensure the effective enforcement of antitrust damages rules within the EU, thereby allowing the victims of a cartel to receive full compensation for both the actual loss suffered and for lost profits.
  • EUThe Presidency (EU)

“No country for young men”

Contemporary Greek art in times of crisis, BOZAR, 27 March -3 August 2014

  • TTETransport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

Building up clean fuel infrastructure across the EU

The member states' permanent representatives today endorsed the compromise reached between the Council and the European Parliament concerning a directive on building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across the EU. 
 
  • AGRIAgriculture & Fisheries (AGRI)

AGRIFISH Council, Brussels, 24.03.2014

Agreement on agri-food promotion and information tools reached at AGRIFISH Council meeting held in Brussels, on 24.03.2014. The Council of Ministers gave the Greek Presidency the mandate for trilogue negotiations with the European Parliament.
  • ECOFINEconomic & Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

Statement by ECOFIN President Yannis Stournaras on adoption of amended Savings Taxation Directive

I welcome today’s adoption by the AGRIFISH Council of the Directive amending the EU rules on the taxation of savings income.
 
This has been a priority of the Greek Presidency, as the amended Directive allows for the extension of the scope to a wider range of savings products and strengthens its effective application, enhancing therefore tax transparency and making a big step forward for the fight against  tax fraud and evasion, and, indeed, tax fairness and social justice.
 
  • EYCSEducation, Youth, Culture & Sport (EYCS)

A step towards adoption of Treaty to ensure equal access to books for visually impaired and print disabled persons

The Coreper I, at a meeting on 19.03.2014, approved a compromise proposal by the Greek Presidency on ''a proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Treaty of Marrakesh which facilitates access to published works by persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled'' [a proposal submitted by the Commission on 20.12.13, COM (2013 926)].

  • AGRIAgriculture & Fisheries (AGRI)

Organic production and labelling, the functioning of fruit/veg sector, the management of sandeel and mackerel, top the agenda of the AGRIFISH Council (Brussels, 24.03.2014)

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting will take place in Brussels, on Monday 24 March 2014, starting at 10:00 (CET).  It will address both agricultural and fisheries matters. The Council will be chaired by Greek Minister for Rural Development and Food, Athanasios Tsaftaris.

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