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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11567
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) health

European Parliament supports EU's ratification of WHO protocol on illegal tobacco trade

Brussels, 07/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament supports the ratification by the European Union of the protocol of the WHO to eliminate the illegal trade in tobacco products. It decided this on Tuesday 7 June by 633 votes in favour, 11 against and 14 abstentions. Once the Council has given its green light, the EU will become the 18th Party to this instrument, which requires a total of 40 ratifications in order to enter into force.

The protocol was adopted by the Conference of...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Commission may, with conditions, help countries keep migrants and refugees
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(AE) JHA: Member states encouraged to ensure better legal integration for migrants
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission says defeat devices legislation changes are pointless in Volkswagen scandal context
(AE) TRANSPORT: Commission can begin negotiations with third countries in aviation sector
(AE) SPACE: Council gives green light for Galileo negotiations with Norway and US
(AE) DIGITAL: BEREC gives its view on net neutrality rules
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Parliament agriculture committee calls for crisis insurance fund
(AE) AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for agriculture not to be sacrificed in trade talks
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) TAXATION: European Parliament's position on anti-tax avoidance directive polar opposite of that of Council
(AE) FINANCE: Rules governing financial instruments markets to apply from early 2018
(AE) HEALTH: European Parliament supports EU's ratification of WHO protocol on illegal tobacco trade
(AE) BELARUS: European Parliament's concerns about safety of Astraviets nuclear power plant
(AE) INDUSTRY: European Parliament calls for legislation on unfair practice in food chain
(AE) AGRICULTURE: European Parliament looks to innovation to bring sustainable farming
(AE) AGRICULTURE: European Parliament supports development of precision farming
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) GREECE: First monitoring mission of aid plan almost finalised
(AE) ECONOMY: European Parliament's European Left criticises Juncker plan
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) LIBYA: European Commission releases €6.1 million to support stabilisation
(AE) FYROM: EU hails decision to rescind pardons granted to politicians
(AE) GEORGIA: Margvelashvili asks EU to uphold its own principles on visas
(AE) NEIGHBOURHOOD: A further €200 million to foster investment
(AE) DRC: Pittella alarmed at risk of genocide and wants Mogherini to launch international inquiry
(AE) TRADE: EU, USA, Japan, Canada and Australia pushing for green goods deal by September
(AE) PHILIPPINES: Free trade negotiations on track
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) JHA: Migrants simply illegally crossing Schengen border does not justify imprisonment
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) UNITED KINGDOM: Brexit referendum campaign “not asking essential questions”
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