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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11568

9 June 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 37
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha
Migration, visa waiver and fight against terrorism to dominate home affairs agenda

Brussels, 08/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 10 June in Luxembourg, European Ministers for Home Affairs will attempt to reach an agreement of political principle on the proposal for a directive on firearms.

The JHA Council is expected to develop a "general approach" on firearms. The text was presented in the wake of the Paris terror attacks in 2015 (see EUROPE 11433) and seeks to strengthen the traceability and disabling of firearms, as well as introduce stricter rules for obtaining and...

Contents

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
NEWS BRIEFS
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