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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11625

16 September 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 33
SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment
Bayer's buyout of Monsanto is greeted as 'bad news' in EU
Brussels, 15/09/2016 (Agence Europe)

The buyout of Monsanto, the huge US GMO seed conglomerate, by Bayer, the German pharmaceutical group and chemicals and pesticides manufacturer, was greeted by environmental activists, farmers and those working in the human health field in Europe as "bad news". It raised such a furore that some of them launched an immediate appeal to the European competition authorities on Wednesday 14 September to reject this deal, for which Bayer has put €59 billion on the table.

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Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Who is it really who is “divorced from reality” within the Union? (I)
BRATISLAVA SUMMIT
FUTURE OF EU: In Bratislava, European leaders trying to trace out joint path for EU27
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
JHA: Parliament reminds member states of their relocation obligations
JHA: Parliament approves travel document to speed up return of irregular migrants
FINANCE: European institutions ready to negotiate on prospectuses
SINGLE MARKET: European Parliament calls for increased vigilance in implementation of postal services directive
INDUSTRY: Thyssen does not believe stability pact affects EU industrial fabric
SOCIAL: EP supports introduction of minimum wage in EU
EMPLOYMENT: Parliament has another try on employment guidelines
EMPLOYMENT: MEPs divided over restrictions on wearing the veil in the workplace
SECTORAL POLICIES
COHESION: Arrangements for structured dialogue on funding suspension agreed
AGRICULTURE: Commisison proposes new measures to simplify CAP
ENVIRONMENT: Bayer's buyout of Monsanto is greeted as 'bad news' in EU
GMO: Testbiotech formally asks Commission to re-examine its decision to authorise GMOs treated with cocktails of pesticides 
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission expresses concern at certain anti-competitive practices in e-commerce sector
TAXATION: List of tax havens – Commission calls on member states to examine 80 countries
ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation confirmed at 0.2% in August
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EU officially extends sanctions over violation of territorial integrity
MONTENEGRO: Montenegro prime minister says EU should be more encouraging towards candidate countries
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Agreement of remaining freedom of movement issues
TIBET: Dalai Lama calls on Europeans to discuss Tibetan cause with China
TRADE: Call for CETA signing and ratification and continuation of TTIP talks
CANADA: Malmström appears before Austrian parliament to promote CETA
VIETNAM: Negotiators and business community want swift approval of FTA with EU
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament had hoped for ceilings of multi-annual financial framework to be increased
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: Public wi-fi networks should be made secure by use of a password and their users identified
HEALTH: Victims of PIP scandal should be able to take legal action against certifying bodies  
CSDP: The EU's initial sanctions against Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych unfounded
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission approves new Greek PGI
COMMISSION: Parliament approves appointment of Sir Julian King as commissioner
SPACE: ESA says UK's role in European space programmes will change once Brexit occurs
GUINEA-BISSAU: EU calls for agreement on crisis solution to be implemented
JHA: European coastguard and border guard Corps soon to be up and running