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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11650
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INSTITUTIONAL / Budget

Council calls on European Parliament to respect multiannual financial framework for 2017

On Wednesday 19 October, the Slovak Presidency of the Council called upon the European Parliament (EP) to take account of the final figures from 2016 before adopting its amendments, which will skyrocket the draft EU budget for 2017.

The EP is getting ready to amend, on 26 October, the position of the Council on the draft 2017 budget and the Slovak Presidency's message is crystal clear:"we have to face reality. The 2016 EU budget is way in excess of actual needs. We must learn from this and...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: When “realists” do the work of populists and nationalists (II)  
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
RUSSIA: Europe threatens Moscow with new sanctions over Syria
UNITED KINGDOM: Clear warnings for May on her arrival in Brussels
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: UNESCO urges European Council to deal with plight of child refugees and migrants
JUSTICE: Commission to present impact assessment on legislation to protect whistleblowers by late spring 2017
DIGITAL: Commission not currently planning on regulating collaborative economy
CLIMATE: Detailed timing of European Parliament's work on effort-sharing in non-ETS sectors
ENVIRONMENT: Five member states urge Commission to apply precautionary principle to endocrine disruptors
AGRICULTURE: Farm Europe suggests ways to strengthen farmers' position on the food supply chain
AGRICULTURE: New rules on electronic certification of imported organic products
FISHERIES: Commission relaxes discard ban rules in Mediterranean
ENERGY: Agreement between Estonia and Finland to build Baltic Connector gas pipeline
URBAN AGENDA: Cretu makes three commitments in support of UN's new urban agenda
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Battle to convince Wallonia to allow Belgium to agree to signing of CETA
TRADE: WTO ministerial meeting in Oslo to look at possible deliverables at Buenos Aires conference at end of 2017
UKRAINE: Leaders agree at 'Normandy format' meeting to draw up a roadmap
RUSSIA: Moscow says European Commission delays mean Sefcovic's visit has been postponed until November
YEMEN: EU says ceasefire must be first step towards resuming negotiations
SRI LANKA: Prime minister calls for EU financial support
ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECB: December deadline for new monetary policy decisions
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Council calls on European Parliament to respect multiannual financial framework for 2017
FUTURE OF EU: Top flight manages crises but is unable to put Europe back on track, says Macron
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Advocate General says General Court of the EU should re-examine Intel case
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Erasmus+ to get an extra €300 million in 2017
NEWS BRIEFS
SPACE: Semi-defeat for ExoMars mission