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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11645

14 October 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
NEWS BRIEFS / Morocco
Financing for new energies and renewables

13/10/2016 (Agence Europe) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the French development agency (AFD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are joining forces in a programme for energy financing in Morocco, with the support of the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF). "The three financial institutions are providing a €35 million financing facility to the BMCE Bank of Africa and its leasing subsidiary, Maghrebail", an EBRD press release of 12 October 2016...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: When “realists” do the work of populists and nationalists (I)
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Germany now able to approve EU signing CETA but Belgium still nowhere near this
TRADE: EU appeals against latest WTO findings on US appeal against aid for Airbus
TRADE: 400 European solar companies call for end to anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar products
BELARUS: Mobility partnership launched
SYRIA: Mogherini working hard ot restore political process
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Commission increasingly open to idea of flexibility over asylum reforms
JHA: home affairs ministers call on Parliament not to water down proposal on systematic controls at Schengen borders
JHA: Germany and Austria want to extend controls in Schengen area for further six months
JHA: Ministers welcome official launch of European Border and Coast Guard agency
JHA: SOS Méditerranée laments shortcomings in European migration policy
ENERGY: European Parliament wants to boost regional solidarity and transparency for gas supply contracts
ENVIRONMENT: Ban mercury in dental fillings, say MEPs
ETS: MEPs' compromise focuses more on free quotas for heavy industries in ETS reform
CLIMATE: ICAO agreement welcomed by MEPs as healthy but still not enough
FISHERIES: Obstacles remain to adoption of multi-species plan for North Sea
FISHERIES: European Parliament's fisheries committee discusses effects of Brexit
DIGITAL: End of roaming charges – saga continues over practical details
COHESION: Regions express concern at flexibility injected into European budget by Commission
INTERNAL MARKET: Marking of weapons and authorisation arrangements on next trialogue agenda
EMPLOYMENT - EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT: Agreement at Council on exposure of workers to carcinogens
EDUCATION: Skills Agenda resources in question at Employment Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BUSINESS: Future of public country-by-country reporting up in the air
ECONOMY: Brexit already negatively affecting business confidence, explain chambers of commerce around the world
FINANCE: MEPs want to promote portable retail financial services
STATE AID: Consultation on review of critera for non-problematic aid for ports and airports
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Auditors find fewer agriculture and cohesion expenditure errors
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council to discuss mid-term review of 2014-2020 financial framework on Tuesday 18 October
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU denounces another deadly attack
BURKINA FASO: European aid of €84 million to improve access to health care
COHESION: Regions and MEPs call for attention to focus on results
JORDAN: MEPs want to increase EU macro-financial assistance to €350 million
MOROCCO: Financing for new energies and renewables
MIGRATION: Resilience Initiative seeks to attract €15 billion in investment for neighbouring countries
TRANSPORT: CEF's third call for proposals worth €1.9 billion
UKRAINE: 'Normandy format' summit could be held very soon
PLANTS: European Parliament's agriculture committee approves compromise text on plant health