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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11053
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) ukraine

EU to make early cut to customs duties

Brussels, 03/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 3 April, the European Parliament gave the go-ahead to paving the way to temporary and unilateral liberalisation of European customs duties, to help Ukrainian exports of goods, whilst waiting for the signing and entry into force of the free trade agreement.

At the plenary session in Brussels on 3 April, the European Parliament approved by 531 votes in favour, 88 against, with 20 abstentions, the draft regulation the European Commission put...

Contents

EU-AFRICA SUMMIT
(AE) AFRICA/EU: Europe and Africa to work together for peace and prosperity
(AE) CLIMATE: Africa and EU want fair and binding global deal in 2015
(AE) JHA: Five-point plan to avoid migrant shipwrecks
(AE) DEFENCE: EU to train approximately 17,000 African soldiers by 2016
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Transformation of agricultural sector is a priority for Africa
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Senegal focuses on agriculture to develop its economy
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) DIGITAL: Socialists and Greens satisfied with Del Castillo report
(AE) BANKING: EP promises to cap multilateral interchange fees
(AE) AUDIT: Parliament casts reform in stone without left
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: EP wants roll out of e-identification by 2018
(AE) ETS: EP supports CO2 exemption permits for long-haul flights
(AE) SPACE: MEPs want European level surveillance of space debris
(AE) HEALTH: European Parliament votes for clearer rules on clinical trials
(AE) ENERGY: Way clear for post-Fukushima framework on nuclear safety
(AE) RUSSIA: EP calls for sanctions against those responsible for Magnitsky affair
(AE) IRAN: Parliament calls for closer relationship between EU and Iran
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EPA wants more coherence
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Visa-free regime for Moldovan citizens in effect from 28 April
(AE) TRANSPORT: Everything in maritime transport garden is rosy
(AE) SPACE: Sentinel 1A, first Copernicus satellite, in orbit
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Shortlist for green capital 2016
(AE) REGIONS: Decentralisation in Ukraine debated at Committee of the Regions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Unions call for “New Path for Europe”
(AE) CULTURE: Culture must get more support
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine and Russia on informal Council agenda
(AE) UKRAINE: EU to make early cut to customs duties
(AE) SWITZERLAND: Switzerland and Croatia agree on settling dispute
(AE) TURKEY: Twitter still blocked despite Supreme Court injunction
(AE) ALGERIA: EU might not endorse presidential election outcome
(AE) TUNISIA: EBRD support for Tunisian small businesses
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: EIB to maintain same level of investment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: ECB talks tough on inflation
(AE) CYPRUS: IMF fears implementation risks due to weaker coalition
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EP 2014: EPP, S&D and ALDE refuse to be sidelined over Barroso's successor