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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11027
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) switzerland

European Parliament talks tough on Swiss immigration rules

Brussels, 26/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - MEPs and the European Commission took a hard line in Strasbourg on Wednesday 26 February, rejecting the Swiss referendum decision on 9 February 2014 that immigration from the EU be restricted.

Admitting that the situation was complex and the Swiss referendum vote must be respected (50.3% voted in favour of restricting immigration), Greece's Minister for European Affairs Dimitris Kourkoulas and European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) UKRAINE: European Parliament calls for EU to send financial aid to Ukraine
(AE) SWITZERLAND: European Parliament talks tough on Swiss immigration rules
(AE) JHA: Parliament expected to call for European arrest warrant reform
(AE) JHA: European Parliament confirms its opposition to Europol-CEPOL merger
(AE) TRANSPORT: European Parliament confirms controversial rail deal
(AE) TRANSPORT: European Parliament says e-call will be compulsory in 2015
(AE) TRANSPORT: European Parliament offers protection to aviation whistleblowers
(AE) WOMEN: European Parliament wants clients to be punished not prostitutes
(AE) HEALTH: European Parliament adopts tobacco directive and hands over to Council
(AE) HEALTH: European Parliament adopts 3rd health programme after two years of talks
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Roll-call voting in committee for greater transparency
(AE) PARLIAMENT: Absent members not always in wrong
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Go-ahead for technical improvement of biocides regulation
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ACCOUNTING: EP-Council agreement on non-financial reporting by large companies
(AE) JHA: Spain will fire no more rounds of rubber bullets against migrants
(AE) SPACE:
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Slimline version of CAP rules to be introduced in Germany
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Agreement on secondment of workers in sight
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) FINANCE: Whistleblowers' role recognised for very first time
(AE) BANKING: Bank resolution talk in deadlock
(AE) COMPETITION: Visa Europe to cut MIFs on credit-card purchases
(AE) TAXATION: Strong Parliament support for standard VAT return
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: Agreement on political parties' status and funding
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Young EU entrepreneurs defend Strasbourg seat
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: Ministers discuss TTIP and Doha Round
(AE) UGANDA: S&D slams witch-hunting of gays
(AE) WESTERN BALKANS: Stefan Füle calls for economic reforms