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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11401

2 October 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) gmo
Greenpeace delight that 13 countries seek GM opt-out

Brussels, 01/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - Two days before the deadline for EU member states to formally notify the European Commission of their intentions, almost half of the member states and several regions are planning to ban cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) within their borders.

Greenpeace welcomed this news on Thursday 1 October, seeing it as a slap on the face for the laissez-faire approach of the European Commission, which, to break the deadlock on authorising GMOs...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) COMPETITIVENESS: Commission to unveil report by December on extent of Volkswagen crisis
(AE) COMPETITIVENESS: Convincing results from Competitiveness Council
(AE) COMPETITIVENESS: Eight countries sign deal to speed up creation of patent court
(AE) JHA: Schengen controls to continue in Austria, Germany and Slovenia until mid-October
(AE) FISHERIES: Yellow cards for Taiwan and Comoros on illegal fishing
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Farmers want realistic air quality targets
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Progress on marine protected areas but EU must do more
(AE) GMO: Greenpeace delight that 13 countries seek GM opt-out
(AE) ENERGY: First meeting of G20 energy ministers
(AE) ENERGY: EPP reservations over new Russian gas pipeline plans
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: Tax rulings, Juncker supplies missing page of Krecké Report
(AE) FRANCE: Paris stands by target of keeping public spending under control
(AE) FINANCE: Parliament welcomes Capital Markets Union action plan
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UKRAINE: EU hails agreement on arms withdrawal and wants more efforts
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: Quartet decides to give impetus to its activities
(AE) BURUNDI: EU takes sanctions on four people hindering a political solution
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) JHA: Migrant returning in breach of entry ban may be legally imprisoned
(AE) JHA: Courts sets out national data protection agencies' cross-border competence
(AE) JHA: Prior notification needed if public administrative bodies share personal data
(AE) SOCIAL: Young holiday workers need not have same rights as other workers
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Brothel keepers may be required to share common language with prostitutes
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) JHA: European seminar on migrants' qualifications
NEWS BRIEFS
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(AE) BURMA/MYANMAR:
(AE) COMPETITIVENESS:
(AE) DIGITAL:
(AE) PALESTINE:
(AE) SOUTH KOREA:
(AE) TRADE:
CORRIGENDUM
(AE) FINANCE:
BUSINESS NEWS NO 161
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(AE) Economy: