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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11419
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) usa

TTIP - EU accused of selling out environmental protection

Brussels, 27/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 26 October, the environmental NGOs Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club and Powershift spoke out against the weaknesses of the proposals on sustainable development tabled by the European Commission in the framework of EU/United States free-trade negotiations (TTIP) at the 11th round of expert-level talks, which were held in Miami from 19 to 23 October.

On the basis of a leaked document, these three organisations criticised the Commission for...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) JHA: Migrants - member states called upon to honour their commitments
(AE) INDUSTRY: Parliamentary VW commission of inquiry abandoned
(AE) TAXATION: Transparency rulings - EP at odds with Council
(AE) DIGITAL: Parliament sets roaming and net neutrality rules in stone
(AE) CONSUMERS: EP gives definitive green light to directive on package travel and assisted travel services purchased online
(AE) BUDGET: Parliament rejects Council's accounts for 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Sharing economy central to Commission strategy
(AE) JHA: Outlines of new Safe Harbor already agreed with US
(AE) FISHERIES: Commission's 2016 quota proposals in early November
(AE) CLIMATE: EU ramps up pressure as much remains to be done for COP 21
(AE) DIGITAL: Juncker meets Merkel, Hollande and industry representatives
(AE) DIGITAL: Hi-tech alliance wants digital strategy communication improved
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) COMMISSION: Refugee crisis 2016 work programme priority
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) TAXATION: Special Taxe committee could be extended
(AE) ECONOMY: Migration challenge - Juncker open to flexible interpretation of Stability Pact
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: Abbas asks Israel to take measures against incursions on esplanade of mosques
(AE) YEMEN: EU calls on parties to come to negotiating table
(AE) KOSOVO: EU and Kosovo sign stabilisation and association agreement
(AE) UKRAINE: EU calls for elections to be held in three Kiev-controlled cities
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: EU financial support to Morocco, Algeria, Jordan and Lebanon for 2015
(AE) HUMANITARIAN AID: Council of EU prepares for world summit in Istanbul
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: EU ministers assess post-2020 ACP/EU partnership
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: EU determined to take action for gender equality
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: EU asks UNCTAD to work on gender equality
(AE) TRADE: Council's approval on removing several countries from GSP regimes
(AE) USA: TTIP - EU accused of selling out environmental protection
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) JHA: EU cannot impose sanctions without solid factual basis, Court says
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) EP: