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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11655

27 October 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 30
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Jha
European Parliament condemns Council divisions over migration
Brussels, 26/10/2016 (Agence Europe)

In Strasbourg on Wednesday 26 October, MEPs broadly condemned the European summit of 20 and 21 October for being impotent and displaying inertia.  They also made a negative assessment of the migration policy which, after trade and relations with Russia, formed the third item on heads of states’ agenda.

The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, welcomed progress in migration since 2015, illustrated by the fall in...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET : European Parliament supports outlines of plans to revise multiannual financial framework
BUDGET: European Parliament triggers hostilities with Council over 2017 budget
TRADE: European Parliament criticism rains down on Council for paralysis over CETA and updating of TDIs
JHA: European Parliament condemns Council divisions over migration
RUSSIA: European Parliament slams European Summit for weakness over Russia's actions in Syria
FOOD SAFETY: Parliament calls for legal limits for industrial trans fats to be set swiftly
ECONOMY: European semester should help reduce inquality, warns European Parliament
DIGITAL: MEPs approve compromise on accessibility of websites
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: Commission outlines possibilities for strengthening space policy in security and defence field
DIGITAL: Member states agree to wholesale roaming markets agreement
INTERNAL MARKET: Slow progress in inter-institutional firearms negotiations
INTERNAL MARKET: European innovative sector making progress according to EUIPO and EPO study
ENVIRONMENT: After Dieselgate, scandal on particle emissions from petrol engines looms large, warns T&E
EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Talks between Belgian government and Belgian regions still holding up signature of CETA
TRADE: Liam Fox says in light of CETA tribulations, EU-UK deal will be needed before Brexit
TRADE: EU asks WTO to rule on EU's third appeal against Chinese raw material export restrictions
LATIN AMERICA: EU announces further aid of €74 million
SYRIA: EU repeats call for humanitarian law to be respected when evacuating wounded and providing emergency assistance
TURKEY: EU condemns arrest of two co-mayors in Diyarbakir
AFRICA: EU and AU reiterate resolve to work together more closey on peace and security
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Commission asks seven eurozone countries for clarification on draft budgets 2017
TAXATION: France needs to provide clarification on its patent boxes, says Pierre Moscovici
COMPETITION: Commission awaits commitments from Gazprom
FINANCE: Revised technical standards for reporting of derivative transactions to trade repositories
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Extended state aid is new aid
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Two UKIP MEPs reported to French police after altercation
NEWS BRIEFS
ENVIRONMENT: Innovative SMEs to be showcased at 20th European Forum on Eco-innovation
NETHERLANDS: Juncker calls on Dutch leaders to find way forward on ratification of EU-Ukraine association agreement
PLANTS: Plant health agreement approved by Parliament
VENEZUELA: Mogherini praises Holy See's mediation efforts