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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11568

9 June 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 37
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) space
Parliament highlights contribution of space progammes to EU security

Brussels, 08/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - In addition to making a contribution to EU sectoral policies, the European space programmes, Galileo (navigation) and Copernicus (observation of the Earth), are crucial to member states' security, stated MEPs with their adoption on Wednesday 8 June (446 votes to 156, with 71 abstentions) of the report on space capabilities for European security and defence.

At a time when the European Commission, the member states and the European Space Agency are...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) ECONOMY: Value added by Juncker plan questioned at European Parliament
(AE) TAXATION: Parliament intends to fight tax avoidance hard
(AE) TAXATION: Green light given to creation of committee of investigation into Panama Papers
(AE) HEALTH: Fresh call from Parliament on endocrine disruptors
(AE) GMO: European Parliament vetoes glyphosate-resistant maize and carnations for food
(AE) TUNISIA: European Parliament's green light to €500 million loan
(AE) VENEZUELA: European Parliament wants aid plan for humanitarian crisis
(AE) BULGARIA: EU must protect its unity and values in “Cold Peace” time, says Plevneliev
(AE) EDUCATION: Skills strategy debated before it is even presented
(AE) PHILIPPINES: European Parliament approves partnership and cooperation agreement
(AE) TRADE: European Parliament backs revised WTO IT agreement
(AE) SPACE: Parliament highlights contribution of space progammes to EU security
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: “No” to land grab in Africa under cover of NAFSN
(AE) AFRICA: Peacekeeping operations must help continent to develop own capacity
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) FINANCE: Member states ready for negotiations with European Parliament over prospectus
(AE) TAXATION: Belgium and Slovenia accused of blocking agreement on FTT
(AE) TAXATION: France feels that its patent boxes do not need to be modified
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Commission's half-veiled criticism of certain countries' double game ahead of glyphosate appeals committee on 23-24 June
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca puts pressure on Juncker over glyphosate
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Deadline for direct aid payments eased
(AE) FISHERIES: Illegal fishing - member states agree to remove Sri Lanka from list
(AE) JHA: Migration, visa waiver and fight against terrorism to dominate home affairs agenda
(AE) ENERGY: IEA says LNG will boost short term gas supplies
(AE) PATENT: In event of Brexit, Italy will be pivotal in ratifying standard legal jurisdiction
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TURKEY: Kurdish Friendship Group proposes sponsoring HDP members without immunity
(AE) GEORGIA: Tusk says next elections will be democratic test for Georgia
(AE) ISRAEL: NGOs want Europeans to protest about draft foreign agents legislation
(AE) RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Kiev intends to resume its purchase of Russian gas
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) POLAND: Dialogue between experts and Polish government over media law concludes
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