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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11654

26 October 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 34
EXTERNAL ACTION / Canada
Talks continue with Belgium's federal regions to enable them to allow the country to give the go-ahead to CETA
Brussels, 25/10/2016 (Agence Europe)

As EUROPE went to press on Tuesday 25 October, intense negotiations were continuing between the federal government and federal bodies in Belgium to enable the veto to be lifted that three federal bodies have issued – the Walloon region, the region of Brussels-Capital and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation – on Belgium’s approval of the signing of a free-trade deal (CETA) between the EU and Canada, which the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the Canadian prime minister,...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament wants an annual monitoring mechanism to apply to all member states
JHA: MEPs would like more instruments for tackling corruption and organised-crime
JHA: MEPs call for more internal security efficiency
FISHERIES: Parliament calls for rules to be harmonised in EU
IRAN: MEPs give their backing to renewed relations with Iran
BUSINESS: European Parliament calls for label for products manufactured with respect for human rights
ENERGY: Parliament backs robust policy on LNG and gas storage
COHESION: Parliament approves extension of top-up programmes for Greece and Cyprus
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Commission suggests internal Schengen border controls be allowed to continue for three months
AGRICULTURE: Auditors say land parcel identification system can be improved
FISHERIES: EU-Morocco agreement evaluation study could be launched in January
CLIMATE: Total of €17.6 billion from EU to support developing countries in 2015
ENVIRONMENT: EEA says lake and river regeneration in urban areas improves quality of life
DIGITAL: Council considers sustainability clause for wholesale roaming markets
ENERGY: IEA says expansion in renewables throughout the world by 2021 will be swifter than expected
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Talks continue with Belgium's federal regions to enable them to allow the country to give the go-ahead to CETA
CANADA: Blocking of CETA, Verhofstadt and Weber criticise mixed nature of CETA
TRADE: Roberto Azevedo welcomes boost from WTO ministerial meeting in Oslo
SENEGAL: €60 million to tackle root causes of migration  
HORN OF AFRICA: EU provides €66.5 million in emergency aid to vulnerable Horn of Africa states
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: ESM approves payment of €2.8 billion to Athens
TAXATION: Commission aims to speed up resolution of tax disputes
ANTI-TRUST: Investigation into network-sharing between two largest Czech mobile operators
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Commission confirms intentions of focusing on major projects in 2017
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COPYRIGHT: Hoteliers should be exempted from airplay royalties
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Two million more hectares devoted to organic farming since 2010
HUMANITARIAN AID:  EU support reaches refugees who will be spending winter in Greece
IRELAND: Dublin submits candidacy to host two London-based European agencies following Brexit
BUDGET: EU institutions get €16 million more from 2016 budget to boost security
EDUCATION: Cedefop develops new method for identifying skills shortages
USA: Publication of report on 15th  round of TTIP negotiations
GULF: Riyadh to host second EU-GCC business forum in January 2017
PAKISTAN: EU denounces another deadly attack
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Parliamentary immunity for Le Pen, Borghezio and Collins lifted