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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11633
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Colombia

Council suspends sanctions against FARC

On 27 September, the Council of the EU suspended the application of EU restrictive measures against the 'Fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de Colombia' (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) known as the 'FARC'. This decision follows the official signing the previous day of the Colombia peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC (see EUROPE 11609).

This decision was taken unanimously by the member states and is valid for six months. It seeks to facilitate the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DEFENCE: Mid-November target for determining level of Europe of Defence ambition
JHA: Slovak prime minister says quotas for asylum-seekers are thing of the past
JHA: MEPs endorse visa waiver for Ukraine
COHESION: Four major recommendations for simplifying funding requirements for beneficiaries and management authorities
FISHERIES: Commission proposes sharp cut in 2017 cod catch in Baltic
AGRICULTURE: Over 52,000 farmers taking part in milk reduction scheme
DIGITAL: Parliament divided by mode of decision-making on audiovisual rules revision
DIGITAL: Roaming - Commission envisages 5% threshold for sustainability clause
COMPETITIVENESS: Ministers to discuss collaborative economy and the steel industry
ENERGY: Parliament preparing recommendations on EU LNG and gas storage strategy
TRANSPORT: Pavel Telicka calls for creation of true Trans-European Motorway of the Sky
CLIMATE: Ninety NGOs call on ICAO to reduce aviation emissions right now
CLIMATE: G7 transport ministers call on all countries to join ICAO's market measure in 2021
BIODIVERSITY: WWF and other NGOs urge EU to act to save threatened oceans
EXTERNAL ACTION
COLOMBIA: Council suspends sanctions against FARC
BOSNIA: EU encourages country's institutions to solve question of Republika Srpska Day
MOLDOVA: EU releases €15 million for public administration reform
TRADE: Parliament wants better protection for outermost region banana producers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Growing pressure in favour of initiative on whistleblower protection
TAXATION: OECD says that Apple's taxes are mainly owed in the USA
ANTI-TRUST: International Skating Union's practices still anti-competitive, says Commission
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET:  Kristalina Georgieva warns that decisions will have to be made on policies to be funded in future
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Structured dialogue on freezing regional Portuguese and Spanish funds to take place on 3 October
CLIMATE: Shift to strengthen Commission-ICAO partnership
FINANCE: Fines handed to rating agencies too low, says ESMA