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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11619
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Ukraine

Political prisoners' fate must be considered when deciding on sanctions

MEP Michał Boni (EPP, Poland) said on Wednesday 7 September that the fate of political prisoners held in Russia or Crimea is of concern and should be taken into account when reviewing sanctions against Russia.

Boni said the question of political prisoners would be a very strong argument for keeping sanctions in place against Russia.  He said at a press conference, attended by former Ukrainian high-profile political prisoner Nadia Savtchenko (see EUROPE 11559), that it was too soon to lift...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Has time of rebellion become time of contrition?
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Prospect of Brexit opens up debate on EU budget revenue, says Georgieva
UNITED KINGDOM: In London, Donald Tusk says ball is now in UK's court
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: ECB ready to take back initiative if necessary
ECONOMY: Moscovici says no way will Stability and Growth Pact be dismantled
ECONOMY/REGIONS: European Parliament wants to create ad hoc group in framework of structured dialogue on freezing ESI funds for Spain and Portugal
TAXATION: Packed tax agenda for Commission in coming months
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: EU-Canada PNR deal said to infringe Charter of Fundamental Rights
TAXATION: Exclusion of digital publications from reduced-rate VAT seems to be lawful
DIGITAL SOCIETY: Individuals can be held responsible for hyperlinks to copyright-violating material
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: High tension around next week's copyright/telecoms proposals
DIGITAL SOCIETY: Greens look at digitisation of European industry
INTERNAL MARKET: Green light for own-initiative report on whistleblower directive
CLIMATE: MEPs press EU to ratify Paris Agreement swiftly
AGRICULTURE: Eck argues for minimum protection standards for farmed rabbits
COHESION: MEPs express concern at details of structural reform support programme
ENERGY: Budapest ministerial to focus on regional gas cooperation in Central and South East Europe 
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission announces €348 million aid programme for refugees in Turkey
ALBANIA: EU calls for implementation of judicial system reforms
UKRAINE: Political prisoners' fate must be considered when deciding on sanctions
AUSTRALIA: Canberra wants EU-Australia free-trade talks to start in first half of 2017
AUSTRALIA: New EU-Australia discussion platform for closer bilateral relations
TRADE: European and American steel industry cautiously optimistic after G20 in Hangzhou
MOROCCO: European Parliament conference calls for greater EU-Morocco cooperation
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: General Court upholds fines in Citalopram case
COMPETITION: Fine in North Sea shrimp price-fixing case justified
ENERGY: EIB loan of £82 million for electrical connection in United Kingdom
SPACE: Arianespace and ESA sign contract for launch of Earth Explorer satellite
MEDITERRANEAN: Civil society slams restrictions on freedom
REGIONS: Corina Cretu encourages public-private partnerships in Danube Strategy
SOCIAL: Commission task force after Caterpillar closure at Gosselies