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13-06Dijsselbloem positief over Letland bij euro
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13-06Zorgen in Kamer over Letland bij eurozone
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07-06EU draagt cultuurhoofdsteden Riga en Umeċ voor voor Melina Mercouri prijs (en)
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06-06Ierse premier op bezoek in Litouwen, Letland en Finland (en)
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05-06Commissie geeft groen licht voor toetreding Letland tot euro, Raad beslist in juli (en)
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05-06Letland is welkom bij de eurozone
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05-06Persconferentie over toetreding Letland tot eurozone (en)
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05-06Vragen en antwoorden over EC-rapport toetreden Letland Eurozone (en)
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05-06Commission concludes that Latvia is ready to adopt euro in 2014
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04-06Plan om Letse controle op visserij te verbeteren (en)
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03-06Deze week: Top EU-Rusland, mogelijke Letse toetreding eurozone en Schengen (en)
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03-06Partijen die tegen toetreding eurozone zijn scoren goed bij verkiezingen in Letland (en)
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16-05Commissie positief over financiën Letland, maar waarschuwt voor nieuwe uitgaven (en)
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13-0562% Letten tegen lidmaatschap eurozone (en)
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13-05Letland op koers voor lidmaatschap eurozone (en)
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06-03Letland vraagt formeel om toetreding eurozone (en)
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05-03Letland vraagt rapport aan Commissie over toetreding eurozone (en)
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04-03Letland wil euro invoeren
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26-02Letland wil zich in 2014 bij euro aansluiten en voldoet ruim aan eisen (en)
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26-02Vertegenwoordigers Letland: niet wachten tot einde eurocrisis voor toetreding eurozone
To spur recovery in regions hardest hit by the crisis, the EU should pay up to 95% of regional development project costs in Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Latvia and Hungary, said Regional Development Committee MEPs on Wednesday, backing Commission proposals to this end.
The thinking behind the two EU regulations proposed by the European Commission on 1 August was praised by all MEPs at Wednesday's meeting with rapporteur Danuta Hübner and representatives of the Commission and the Polish Presidency of the Council.
Specific and temporary measures for Member States that have benefited from EU financial assistance programmes would enable them to ask the EU to reimburse up to 95% of project costs. However, the EU budget for these countries and projects for 2007-2013 would remain unchanged, and the Community budget would be unaffected.
Release funding faster...
Regional Development Committee MEPs, who want the additional funding released as fast as possible to help counter the impact of the crisis on the real economy and labour markets, hope to reach a first-reading agreement with the Council before the end of the year.
... to boost growth and create jobs
Many MEPs stressed the need to ensure that the projects concerned are run transparently, in compliance with the rules in force, and have strong job-creating potential. Rapporteur Danuta Hübner (EPP, PL) said that in talks with the Council, she wished to focus on three issues: whether the temporary measures would apply retroactively, whether Member States could take part in the system automatically, and follow-up and reporting rules.
MEPs have until 14 October to table amendments to the two proposals, which will be put to a Regional Development Committee vote in November.
In the chair: Danuta Hübner (EPP, PL)
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