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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha

EP committee votes to end refoulement and “pushbacks” of migrants at sea

Brussels, 21/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 20 February, the members of the committee on civil liberties of the European Parliament agreed on binding measures for search and rescue operations and on the identification of migrants.

“'Pushbacks' on the high seas are no longer possible and we have reinforced the principle of 'non-refoulement'”, said rapporteur Carlos Coelho (EPP, Portugal) after the vote (35 votes in favour of the report, 2 votes against and 3 abstentions).

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(AE) TURKEY: Ankara hopes to open two negotiation chapters in 2014
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(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: “Territorial dimension” under discussion in Tangiers
(AE) MALI:
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(AE) JHA: EP committee votes to end refoulement and “pushbacks” of migrants at sea
(AE) JHA: Spain turns to EU following drama at Ceuta
(AE) JHA: Progress on external migration policy of EU
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(AE) RESEARCH: EU28 call for roadmap on impact of European Research Area
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(AE) REGIONS:
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(AE) PORTUGAL: IMF and Commission highlight risks to aid programme
(AE) FINANCE: EBA and ESMA pleased with EURIBOR-EBF measures
(AE) FINANCE: Ministers confirm broad MiFID II agreement
(AE) ECONOMY: Jacob Lew calls for more from EU
(AE) ECONOMY: OECD calls for ambitious global structural reforms
(AE) TAXATION: Luxembourg's VAT system sent to Court of Justice
INSTITUTIONNAL
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(AE) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
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(AE) EDUCATION: Ministers to examine education systems' effectiveness
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY: Court of Justice clarifies medicine legislation
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