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EU Legislation, Initiatives, etc.
Lithuanian Presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament on Freedom of movement for workers directive – (Free movement of people: 5 actions to benefit citizens, growth and employment in the EU ~ Permanent Representatives Committee reaches agreement on financial support of external borders & visas)
Online threats: survey shows impact of cybercrime ~ (Commission proposes rules to help protect against the theft of confidential business information)
Tackling Tax Avoidance: Commission tightens key EU corporate tax rules – (Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Colombia, Greece, Iceland and Malta commit to automatically sharing tax information)
EU's Financial Report 2012: EU budget increasingly an investment tool in the EU – (Future EU budget must devote adequate funds to fighting poverty in Europe)
Making Europe's cities smarter – (Cutting the cost of building broadband infrastructure ~ Online public services must be accessible to everyone, MEPs insist)
MEPs not convinced by positive reports of data exchange deals with the US – (European Commission calls on the U.S. to restore trust in EU-U.S. data flows ~ EU-US agreements: Commission reports on TFTP and PNR)
EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises & SMEs (COSME) for 2014–2020 approved Presidency
