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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11437

25 November 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 27
CULTURE - SPORT / (ae) culture
Illegal trafficking in cultural goods mobilises European ministers

Brussels, 24/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - The Council of Ministers of Culture was largely dominated by current affairs: the fight against radicalisation and ways to stop the destruction of cultural heritage by extremist groups were at the heart of the meeting that took place on Tuesday 24 November in Brussels (still under high surveillance).

Destruction of cultural heritage. A few months ago the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova described the “cultural cleansing” perpetrated by...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) BANKS: Banking union - legislative work on deposit guarantee pillar gets underway
(AE) TAXATION: New mandate for special TAXE committee
(AE) TAXATION: Twenty-Eight hold expert-level meeting on FTT this Wednesday 25 November
(AE) ECONOMY: Security costs to be assessed on case-by-case basis
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TURKEY: EU summit to regulate migration flows and boost relations
(AE) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: First Association Council on 11 December
(AE) COLOMBIA: Visa waiver agreement to be signed on 2 December
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: CONCORD says EU aid increasingly used for ends other than development
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) ENERGY: MEPs want ambitious and balanced Energy Union project
(AE) INSURANCE: Rules on insurance intermediary sales tightened up
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Parliament hesitant about new animal welfare measures
(AE) FISHERIES: Parliament green lights EU accession to Southern Bluefin Tuna Convention
(AE) SOCIAL: Parliament wants binding objective for fight against child poverty
(AE) COHESION: Parliament calls for regional policies to include more on Roma integration
CULTURE - SPORT
(AE) CULTURE: Illegal trafficking in cultural goods mobilises European ministers
(AE) SPORT: Physical activity helps integration and maintains good health
(AE) EDUCATION: OECD flags up inequalities during and after schooling
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Désir urges Parliament to conclude PNR before end of year
(AE) JHA: MEPs want mechanism for complaints against Frontex
(AE) CLIMATE: CAN Europe calls on EU to drive agreement ambition and fairness
(AE) PLANTS: Additional measures to combat Xylella fastidiosa
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Council approves 2016 budget of 1.8%
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
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(AE) CULTURE:
(AE) EDUCATION: