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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11642

11 October 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 39
NEWS BRIEFS / Egypt
EU to commit €129 million to help country

10/10/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 10 October, the European Commission announced that Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn will be signing a series of financial measures worth €129 million during a visit to Cairo on 11 and 12 October.  The measures are to support priority EU-Egypt cooperation domains such as social and economic development, employment, migration, regional affairs and citizens’ rights.  Hahn announced that the EU was working on a European Facility for...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
GREECE: Eurogroup paves way for payment of €1.1 billion to service Greece's debt
FINANCE: Commission wants to regulate clearing houses' bankruptcies
FINANCE: Inter-institutional negotiations on money market funds going well
ECONOMY: G20 and IMF warn against temptation of populist voting
COMPETITION: Investigation into buyout of Cemex Croatia by HeidelbergCement and Schwenk
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Ministers critical of certain parts of omnibus regulation
AGRICULTURE: Prospect of record year for meat production and exports
FISHERIES: Republic of Guinea removed from list of countries facing sanctions for illegal fishing  
FISHERIES: Delicate position for EU on protection of Antarctic marine resources
JHA: Council and European Parliament want draft directive on fighting terrorism concluded before end of year
ENERGY: Georgia awaits imminent go-ahead for joining Energy Community
COHESION: European Regions and Cities Week to focus on Urban Agenda and Cohesion Policy
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls on EU to deliver on commitments to end hunger
SPACE: Amendment of 2017 budget boosts space industry research
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: EU's signature of CETA threatened by Walloon veto
EPA: EU ratifies EPA with six southern African countries
HAITI: EU grants €1.5 million in emergency aid and sends in civil protection units
GEORGIA: EU calls for calm and avoidance of confrontation ahead of second round of Georgian elections
COLOMBIA: EU welcomes announcement of permanent ceasefire between Colombian government and FARC
MEDITERRANEAN: EIB-World Bank agreement on Middle East and North Africa
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Council positions on posted workers appear to be moving closer but discussions will be drawn out
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: London not planning on border controls with Ireland
MEDIA: Commission to keep close eye on closure of Hungarian newspaper Népszabadság
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Greek support for Attica bank approved
STATE AID: Amendments to Slovenian renewables support scheme approved
COHESION: Moscovici talks of lifting of suspension of funding to Spain and Portugual
EGYPT: EU to commit €129 million to help country
ENERGY: Maros Sefcovic to represent EU at 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul
ENVIRONMENT: EU and India partners in sustainable water management
ETHIOPIA: EU's concerns following state of emergency
ISRAEL: EU says new attack illustrates need for impetus in peace process
MOZAMBIQUE: EU condemns assassination of Jeremias Pondeca
NIGER: EU stands by side of Niger following new terrorist attack
TRANSPORT: Shipowners expect ambitious agreement on reducing CO2 emissions
TURKEY: EU denounces new attack in south-eastern Turkey
UKRAINE: EU-Ukraine summit to take place in Brussels on 24 November 
YEMEN: EU urges parties to return to negotiating table
CORRIGENDUM
RUSSIA:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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