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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11673
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Defence

 European Parliament calls on European Council to invest in creation of Defence Union

On Tuesday 22 November, the European Parliament called on the European Council to be the driving force behind the progressive definition of a common EU policy in defence matters and to provide additional financial resources to ensure its implementation.

According to the report on the European Defence Union by Urmas Paet (ALDE, Estonia), which the MEPs adopted with 369 votes in favour, 255 against and 70 abstentions, Parliament is calling for the immediate launch of a strategy to define the...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TURKEY: Member states, Commission and European Parliament clash over freezing of accession talks
DEFENCE:  European Parliament calls on European Council to invest in creation of Defence Union
ECONOMY: Euro area fiscal stance recommended by the Commission divides Left and Right
TAXATION: European Parliament wants exchange of information between states on beneficial owners
FINANCE:  Retail products – European Parliament rejects idea of European consumer protection authority
TRANSPORT: European Parliament wants coastal navigation evaluated and developed
EXTERNAL ACTION
ACP-EU: Commission outlines post-Cotonou partnership focusing more on regions
DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes new 'European Consensus' on future EU policy
TRADE: Final inter-institutional agreement on conflict minerals regulation
UKRAINE: Summit with EU to stress importance of bilateral relations
TUNISIA: Tunisian vist to Brussels amid promises of 'massive' European support
YEMEN: EU calls for extension of fragile ceasefire
SECTORAL POLICIES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission lays ground work for future EU strategy on Sustainable Development Goals
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission presents raft of initiatives to improve start-up environment
INDUSTRY: MEPs demand promised infringement procedures in VW scandal
ENERGY: Renewables and gas are big winners in new energy system, says IEA
TRANSPORT: France wants review of directive on posting of workers to cover lorry drivers
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Revision of Commissioners' code of conduct to be announced on 22 November
BUDGET: Objective of earmarking 20% of expenditure for climate actions very unlikely to be met
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Non-eligible expenditure by ADDE European party totals 500,000 euros
MALTESE PRESIDENCY: Maltese Presidency reveals new logo and its six big priorities
UNITED KINGDOM: Divorce with EU will have to be negotiated in less than 15 months, says Guy Verhofstadt
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Athens and its creditors differ over re-establishment of collective agreements
ENTERPRISE: Commission unveils common legal framework to avoid company insolvencies
CULTURE
DIGITAL: Progress report on revised audiovisual rules creates discussion
CULTURE: Ministers give green light to European heritage year
NEWS BRIEFS
MALI: EU condemns deadly attack in northern Mali during local elections
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament lifts immunity of FN MEP Jean-François Jalkh
FISHERIES: Protection of deep-sea species in North-East Atlantic
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves cod management plan regulation