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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11634

29 September 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 28
NEWS BRIEFS / Jha
Visa-free travel decision for Georgia postponed until Wednesday 5 October

28/09/2016 (Agence Europe) – EU member states’ ambassadors at COREPER did not reach agreement on granting visa-free travel for Georgian passport-holders, but a Council source said on Wednesday 28 September that they will take the decision next week. The European Parliament negotiator and the Slovak Presidency of the Council finally met the day before to try to find agreement on the suspension mechanism for visa-free travel, which member states want to be made a condition for allowing the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
TRANSPARENCY: Commission proposes compulsory transparency register to include Council
COMMISSION: Kristalina Georgieva official candidate for post of UN secretary general
CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Launch of 'More than Education'
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Asylum-seeker relocation must be implemented throughout EU, warns European Commission
JHA:  Commission says  migration agreement with Turkey is working but returns need to be speeded up
JHA: Greece should gradually be able to resume asylum-seeker transfers
JHA: Commission says temporary internal Schengen border controls remain necessary
INTERNAL MARKET: Fruitful first talks on firearms directive
TRANSPORT: Eight countries call on Commission to tackle unfair road transport practices
REGIONS: Call for new renewed regional policy post-2020
CLIMATE: NGO report says Juncker plan needs reform for better low-carbon investment
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into planned merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange
FINANCE: CMU – ball in legislators' court
FRANCE: Paris maintains target of cutting deficit to 2.7% of GDP in 2017
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Commission proposes new tougher regime for controlling dual use goods in effort to protect human rights and cut costs
MERCOSUR: Brazil wants free trade agreement with EU in next two years, Malmstrom refuses to set deadline
TURKEY: EU allocates €600 million for health and education for Syrian refugees
ISRAEL: Unanimous tribute from Europeans to Shimon Peres , a symbol of peace
AZERBAIJAN: After referendum, EU urges Baku to take account of international concerns
GEORGIA: EEAS says Georgia is Eastern Partnership's frontrunner
MEDITERRANEAN: Cooperation should focus on female and youth employment and social dialogue
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to Polish combined heat and power project
STATE AID: Aid to 11 Romanian airports approved
COLOMBIA: European Parliament delegation to monitor referendum on 2 October
JHA: Visa-free travel decision for Georgia postponed until Wednesday 5 October
MALAYSIA: EU denounces new execution
MEDITERRANEAN: EBRD invests in energy efficiency and renewables
DIGITAL:  Lobbying over introduction of 5G