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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11283

27 March 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 40
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / (ae) jha
Treaty to combat organ trafficking open for signature

Brussels, 26/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - The Council of Europe (CoE) Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs was opened for signature in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday 25 March. This first international treaty aimed at preventing and combating trafficking in human organs has already been signed by 14 countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom.

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Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SOUTH KOREA: 35% leap in EU exports in three years
(AE) MERCOSUR: Parties want to test their ambitions on trade agreement
(AE) TRADE: Malmström says EU committed to concluding WTO Doha round
(AE) TRADE: WTO to examine EU complaint on excessive Russian duties
(AE) YEMEN: Mogherini says military action is not a solution
(AE) IRAN: West hopes for agreement on key nuclear issues before 31 March
(AE) ARMENIA: Engagement to strengthen cooperation confirmed
(AE) AZERBAIJAN: Development of EU-Azerbaijan relations in 2014
(AE) EGYPT: Egypt facing a complicated transition
(AE) JORDAN: EU-Jordan relations progressed positively in 2014
(AE) LEBANON: Country under pressure due to Syrian crisis
(AE) TUNISIA: Federica Mogherini reaffirms EU's solidarity
(AE) ANGOLA: EU hails Angolan ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) JHA: Treaty to combat organ trafficking open for signature
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Hogan optimistic about effects of ending milk quota
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Sustainable forestry management for more jobs
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Parliament says EU must do more for food safety
(AE) ETS: First trialogue on stability reserve on 30 March
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Three states before Court for breaches of EU law
(AE) CLIMATE:
(AE) CLIMATE: EU supports Earth Hour
(AE) ENERGY: Hungary referred to Court over energy efficiency
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Belgium referred to Court over posted workers
(AE) JHA:
(AE) JHA: Personal data legal appeals on US soil still awaited
(AE) JHA: 45% increase in requests for asylum in industrialised world (UNHCR)
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Bienkowska outlines practical ways of working
(AE) TRANSPORT: Bulc still not clear on German minimum wage
(AE) TRANSPORT: Airlines' suggestions for competitiveness
(AE) TRANSPORT:
(AE) DIGITAL: Operators call for ambition in digital strategy
(AE) DIGITAL: Experts discuss copyright exceptions
(AE) DIGITAL: High quality content must remain norm, says EBU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Stournaras recommends three-pillar arrangement to monitor plan
(AE) COMPETITION: Vestager wants e-commerce sector enquiry
(AE) FRANCE: French deficit for 2014 lower than anticipated at 4%
(AE) ECONOMY: EFSI - Parliament's debate focuses on mobilisation of EU budget
(AE) ECONOMY: Parliament rubber-stamps further €1.8 billion in aid to Kiev
(AE) TAXATION: Tackling tax optimisation - Parliament draws lines in sand
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) SOCIAL: Advocate General places limits on what might be called “social tourism”