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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11670

18 November 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 36
EXTERNAL ACTION / Mediterranean
Western Mediterranean countries hold security cooperation dialogue
Brussels, 17/11/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 November, Algeria hosted the 23rd meeting of the management committee for the 5+5 defence initiative.  Algeria currently chairs this committee focusing on discussions about security-related issues until France takes over on 1 January 2017. 

Its creation as a general thematic dialogue structure(see EUROPE 11658) reflects member states’ desire to promote and consolidate cooperation among Western Mediterranean countries (five western Mediterranean member...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: The question that could resolve everything: “Where have we gone wrong?” (II)
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Council and Parliament reach compromise on 2017 budget
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 discuss EU's negotiation framework ahead of Brexit
COMMISSION: Commission reiterates its confidence in Oettinger following his private jet travel
EXTERNAL ACTION
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: EU and other donors pledge $2.28 billion to help country recover
MEDITERRANEAN: Roadmap signed for import to EU of 'green' electricity from Morocco
MEDITERRANEAN: Western Mediterranean countries hold security cooperation dialogue
RUSSIA: EU regrets Russia's withdrawal from International Criminal Court
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: EU launches EU4Innovation
SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Council paves way to visa waiver system for Ukrainians, but still subject to conditions
JHA: Interior ministers to discuss 'effective' rather than 'flexible' solidarity on migration
SPACE: Ariane 5 ES successfully launches Galileo satellites
MEDIA: Europe still has to make progress on media pluralism
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Commission calls for fair and efficient tax system
ECONOMY: Inflation up to 0.5% in EU and eurozone in October
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Council of EU expected to approve skills strategy
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: Spain faces heavy fines for failing to process urban waste water properly
JHA: Bulgaria before Court of Justice for shortcomings in document security
TRANSPORT: Croatia referred to Court for failure to ratify EU protocol of accession to Eurocontrol convention
TRANSPORT: Spain referred to Court for its legislation on access to road haulier profession
TRANSPORT: Court to examine Polish system requiring licenses for certain heavy-duty vehicles
INTERNAL MARKET: Germany, Cyprus and Hungary taken to Court of Justice for infringing Services Directive
ENERGY: Romania called to order over implementation of Oil Stocks Directive
ENERGY: Slovenia under fire for failing to submit its cogeneration assessment under Energy Efficiency Directive
ENERGY: Bulgaria, Spain, Poland and UK called to order over offshore safety directive
ACCOUNTANCY: Bulgaria required to transpose Accounting Directive
AUDIT: Commission orders Greece to transpose Audit Directive
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: CoR welcomes Commission's proposal not to suspend ESIF for Spain and Portugal
MOROCCO: EIB joins fight to tackle increasing pressures on water resources
FISHERIES: Progress in implementing EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement
MIDDLE EAST: EU pays close attention to approval of outposts
REGIONS: CEMR demands simplification in funds for fighting climate change
TRANSPORT: INEA signs project for developing electric road mobility
TRANSPORT: T&E dissatisfied with Commission inaction on road safety
TURKEY: European Parliament to discuss  and vote on Turkey at 21-24 November plenary
CORRIGENDUM
DEVELOPMENT: Clarification on AidEx 2016 news brief