Brussels: Turkey-EU deal paves way for visa talks, EU to urge ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday December 16 2013     European Union News   Turkey-EU deal paves way for visa talks   Accord comes amid signs that EU ties are improving, such as the resumption of membership talks and a Brussels visit by Turkey's prime minister       EU to urge reform to allow Suu Kyi presidency bid   Under the country's electoral rules, the pro-democracy leader is barred from seeking the presidency because she was married to a foreigner     Positive territory   The region has come through strong headwinds to become a favourite with many investors     Transition delayed   Despite economic gains across the region, many fear that integration has now slowed     Alert over Europe competitiveness gap   Europe's 50 top industrialists alarmed at region's gap in competitiveness to US and Asia, with energy and start-up costs among key obstacles     EU bank wind-up plans run into web of red-tape   Process could involve nine panels and up to 143 votes being cast from a supervisor raising a warning flag to the final wind-up decision     Brussels loses patience with Ukraine   Move betrays growing doubts in Brussels over whether any agreement on integration is possible while Viktor Yanukovich and his government remain in power     ECB high flyer quits to become minister   Mr Asmussen is to return to Berlin to become deputy labour minister. Like the new labour minister Angela Nahles, Mr Asmussen is an SPD member     Shipping alliance under scrutiny   Chinese, European and US regulators look at proposed P3 Network tie-up, which will combine the big three lines' share of global routes     Irish support for Europe fails to dim   The abiding attachment to the single currency and support for Europe are the striking features in Ireland of a catastrophe dubbed 'the euro crisis'     Ireland's economic health looks mixed   After three years of austerity, concerns are rising that the eurozone country is being touted by EU officials as a bailout success story prematurely               Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.