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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11569

10 June 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 29
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) turkey
Commission and European Parliament condemn lifting of 138 MPs' immunity

Brussels, 09/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - During a debate in the evening of Wednesday 8 June, European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn and MEPs criticised the lifting of immunity by the Turkish parliamentary from 138 MPs from the pro-Kurdish HPD party. The law allowing lifting of their immunity was promulgated earlier that same day by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Stressing the unacceptable nature of the decision, Hahn pointed out that immunity has to...

Contents

BEACONS
(AE) BEACONS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BUNDESBANK IN THE ROLE OF THE UGLY? (III)
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Agreement between 18 member states on rules on matrimonial systems
(AE) JHA: Ministers pursue European prosecutor's office initiative
(AE) JHA: Ministers highlight centralised system for ECRIS and digital finger printing
(AE) TRANSPORT: IAC refutes 80% rise in European airport charges in ten years
(AE) AGRICULTURE: EPP MEPs propose anti-crisis farming package
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) JHA: Facilitating recognition of civil documents in EU
(AE) TURKEY: Commission and European Parliament condemn lifting of 138 MPs' immunity
(AE) INDUSTRY: European Parliament calls on Commission to unveil strategy to re-industrialise the EU
(AE) SPACE: European Parliament calls for even playing field for European space industry
(AE) VIETNAM: European Parliament calls for end to persecution of religious minorities, political activists and journalists
(AE) CAMBODIA: European Parliament wants government to stop repression of NGOs and opposition
(AE) TAJIKISTAN: European Parliament wants immediate release of prisoners of conscience
(AE) ADMINISTRATION: European Parliament calls in vain for a regulation on administrative procedures
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TRADE: EU wants to stimulate conclusion of TiSA by end of 2016
(AE) TRADE: Clear rise in EU trade in services since 2010 but surplus down since 2014
(AE) TURKEY: EU and Ankara want to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) PLANTS: Court validates Commission measures for tackling Xylella fastidiosa
(AE) COPYRIGHT: Not all taxpayers can be forced to pay copyright compensation
(AE) SOCIAL: Court examines status of members of a reconstituted family
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) BANKS: Co-insuring bank deposits in eurozone would be great step forward, says Bank of France
(AE) PAYMENTS: All rules on interchange fees now in force
(AE) FINANCE: Prospectuses - member states' general approach
(AE) TAXATION: European insurers still not convinced of need for increased country-by-country tax transparency
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Institutions agree on secretariat of OLAF Supervisory Committee
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) ECONOMY:
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) HAITI:
(AE) ISRAEL: