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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11638
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Afghanistan

EU to pay Afghan government up to €200 million a year in return for reforms

On Tuesday 4 October, the European Commission announced that the EU will pay the Afghan government up to €200 million euros in 2017-2018 to help it manage its budget more effectively and tackle corruption.

That same day, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica and Afghan Finance Minister  Eklil Ahmad Hakimi signed a support contract for consolidation of the Afghan state.  Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani attended the signature ceremony in...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRANSPARENCY: Commission has no desire to change commissioners' code of conduct - to dismay of European Parliament
CLIMATE: With Ban Ki-moon in attendance, Parliament backs EU ratification of Paris Agreement
TRADE: Parliament tightens EU ban on export of torture goods
JHA: European Parliament adopts new rules on legal aid
GREECE: Pierre Moscovici supports introduction of guaranteed minimum wage in 2017
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: European Parliament to pass a resolution on Brexit negotiation guidelines immediately after activation of Article 50
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: EPP prepares primaries to appoint its candidate to succeed Martin Schulz as European Parliament president
RULE OF LAW: MEPs recommend subjecting all member states to annual monitoring mechanism
BUDGET: Amending budget for 2016 reflecting costs for migration
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Manfred Weber urges member states to discuss flexible solidarity for refugees
HEALTH: Watchword of informal health ministers' meeting is cooperation
GMOS: MEPs veto authorisation of transgenic maize cultivation
COHESION: No meeting of minds over suspension of funding for Spain and Portugal
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: We must work tirelessly to boost transatlantic relations, says John Kerry
AFGHANISTAN: EU to pay Afghan government up to €200 million a year in return for reforms
PAKISTAN: Moving towards strategic engagement plan in mid-2017
TURKEY: EU calls for respect of fundamental rights despite state of emergency
CANADA: Austria eases hostility to CETA
TRADE: No let up in pace of TiSA technical-level talks
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT: Commission draws up positive balance sheet for youth guarantee
EDUCATION: Europass modernisation launched
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: New technical standards for risk-mitigation techniques for over-the-counter derivatives
STATE AID: One in five aid measures related to cohesion policy breaks European rules, says EU auditor
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET : European Parliament approves aid to Ionian islands under EU Solidarity Fund
COMPETITION: Wabtec buyout of Faively Transport gets conditional go-ahead
ECONOMY: IMF predicts downturn in British economy due to prospect of Brexit
ENERGY: Maximum EIB loan of €300 million for Rentel offshore windfarm
SOCIAL: European Parliament approves EGF mobilisation in Finland and Sweden