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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11550

13 May 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 28
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) civil protection
EU Medical Corps fights yellow fever in Angola

Brussels, 12/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 12 May, the European Medical Corps was deployed for the first time, to help fight the yellow fever epidemic in Angola.

Its mission is expected to last two weeks and the team comprises medical experts from three member states (Belgium, Germany and Portugal), the European Commission and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

A Commission press release states that the team's objective is to understand better how the...

Contents

BEACONS
(AE) BEACONS: ON MARRIAGES THAT MAKE AND UNMAKE THE UNION
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) CHINA: Parliament wants specific mechanism for calculating Chinese dumping
(AE) TAXATION: Debate on reporting to administrations does not bode well for country-by-country transparency
(AE) JHA: Parliament criticises prolongation of internal border controls in Schengen zone
(AE) CONSUMERS: Parliament calls again for compulsory meat and milk labelling of origin
(AE) SOCIAL: Parliament wants to extend minimum length of parental leave
(AE) CRIMEA: Parliament requires list of sanctions connected to Tatar situation in Crimea
(AE) GAMBIA: Parliament calls for sanctions over human rights breaches
(AE) DJIBOUTI: Parliament calls for investigation on April's elections
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Juncker warns Turkey over visa waiver
(AE) HEALTH: Unions already welcoming proposal on carcinogenic agents
(AE) HEALTH: Medical devices now on final stretch
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Call for EU aid to incentivise reduced milk production
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Council debate on inclusion of agriculture in climate targets
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca opposes EU agriculture offer to Mercosur
(AE) URBAN AGENDA: The Pact of Amsterdam becoming increasingly intergovernmental
(AE) SPACE: Dutch Presidency outlines six major obstables to space data use
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) AFGHANISTAN: Continued reforms will be key to success of October donors' conference
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Council reiterates EU's collective commitment to contribute aid of 0.7% of GNI post-2015
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Joint aid programming between EU and its member states needs further improvement
(AE) CIVIL PROTECTION: EU Medical Corps fights yellow fever in Angola
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) GREECE: Focusing technical support on reinforcing administrative capacity
(AE) ITALY: Cost of hosting refugees estimated at €6 billion in 2015 and 2016
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) PLANTS: Court expected to uphold measures imposed by Commission to tackle Xylella fastidiosa
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EUROPEAN PARTIES: European Parliament investigation into ultranationalist party APF
(AE) SLOVAKIAN PRESIDENCY: Priority to seeking unity in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) IRAQ:
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: