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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11646

15 October 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 34
CALENDAR / Main events of the european institutions
17-23 October

Monday 17 October

  • Luxembourg. Council of Ministers. General Affairs Council (also 18/10). – Syria: adoption of a conclusions document based on assessment of changes in the situation on the ground; - EU’s Global Strategy: adoption of a conclusions document on implementation; - Migration: examining changes in the situation and action to be carried out; - DRC: adoption of a conclusions document expected due to delays in organising elections; - EU/Tunisia: discussion about future...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Council to discuss EU trade policy
CANADA: Walloon parliament refuses to allow Belgian government to sign CETA
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Aleppo – ministers may call for sanctions against Syrian leadership figures, but not against Russians
TUNISIA: Council to sign off increased aid to Tunis on Monday 17 October
TUNISIA: Civil society slams mobility talks with EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Home straight for European Public Prosecutor's Office before hoped-for adoption in December
JHA: Positions at Council becoming less entrenched on VAT fraud and European Public Prosecutor's Office
CLIMATE: Burden sharing in sectors outside ETS and sustainable water management on EU ministers' agenda
BIODIVERSITY: Committee calls for immediate ban on ivory trade in EU
AGRICULTURE: Commission does not anticipate market disturbances following end of sugar quotas
AGRICULTURE: Commission's partial backtrack over greening of aid
FISHERIES: Commission relaxes rules on clam fishing in Italy
INDUSTRY: MEPs stress symbiosis between robots and humans
ENERGY: Green light for Georgia's accession to Energy Community in 2017
ENERGY: Krasnodebski pleased key provisions of his report have been maintained
COHESION: Donald Tusk counting on cities and regions to support European project
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Spain and Portugal publish budget plans for 2017
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Tusk says UK-EU divorce will be painful for everyone
COMMISSION: European Paraliament puts together guidelines to prevent conflicts of interest within College of Commissioners
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
POLAND: Venice Commission reiterates criticism of Polish constitutional tribunal reform
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: EU law applies to an action to annul a marriage introduced by third-party
NEWS BRIEFS
TRADE: Eurozone balance of goods surplus of €18.4 billion in August
COMPETITION: Vestager not currently worried by French rescue plan for Alstom
CULTURE: Novi Sad nominated as European Capital of Culture for 2021
ENERGY: Maroš Šefčovič to take part in Visegrad summit on gas market security
ITALY: Commission officials collect €50,000 for earthquake victims
JHA: Rules on legal aid definitively adopted
NIGERIA: European Commission welcomes release of 21 young girls kidnapped by Boko Haram
REGIONS: €31.5 million for Germany after floods in Bavaria
REGIONS: Cities and regions highlight role of national authorities in collecting VAT
REGIONS: Committee of Regions launches action plan to reduce impact of natural disasters
CORRIGENDUM
CORRIGENDUM: CPMR wants better integrated policy between Juncker Plan and Cohesion Policy
CALENDAR
MAIN EVENTS OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS: 17-23 October
OTHER EVENTS: 17-23 October