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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11677

29 November 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 29
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget
 Council adopts agreement on 2017 budget with commitments up by 1.7%
Brussels, 28/11/2016 (Agence Europe)

As we announced (see  EUROPE 11676), the Council of the EU on Monday 28 November approved the agreement reached in mid-November on the Community budget for 2017 (see EUROPE 11670).

Three countries abstained from the vote: Italy, Greece and the United Kingdom. Italy is reported to have wanted more money for urgent challenges (migration, youth employment,  Erasmus), which  coincides with its position (reservation) on the multi-annual financial framework of the EU (see EUROPE 11669). Greece...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Council agreement on geo-blocking gives rise to variety of interpretations
INTERNAL MARKET: Member states want safeguards on European services card
COMPETITIVENESS: UK announces forthcoming ratification of agreement on unified patent jurisdiction
TRANSPORT: Strategy on expansion of intelligent transport systems clarified
JHA: Commission offers help to countries lagging behind on European PNR
AGRICULTURE: Study debated in European Parliament recommends milk production regulation in crises
AGRICULTURE: Aid returned to farmers at end of 2016
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE:  Counterparties – Commission wants to be prepared for any eventuality
ECB:  Single market must not be unravelled, even in the event of  Brexit, Draghi warns
STATE AID:  Green light to Czech regime in favour of renewables
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU welcomes WTO decision that US subsidies to Boeing 777X are illegal as major victory
CUBA: Hopes for signature of EU cooperation agreement before end of 2016
ACP-EU: Two trends emerge from EU Council on structure of post-Cotonou partnership
DEVELOPMENT: Council wants to tackle underlying causes of migration and promote gender equality
DEVELOPMENT: EU wants to better integrate ICT into its policy for reducing digital fracture and cyber threats
DEVELOPMENT: EU plans to invest in energy in Africa through its external investment plan
AFRICA: Mogherini  takes stock of migration pacts at the Council ahead of her second report to the Summit
CANADA: European and Canadian civil society groups call for CETA to be rejected
EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Johannes Hahn calls on civil society organisations to extend across territory
MIDDLE EAST: EU warns settlement policy jeopardises peace
MOROCCO: EESC says Euro-Mediterranean civil society has role in migration dialogue
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET:  Council adopts agreement on 2017 budget with commitments up by 1.7%
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Value of agricultural production down by 1.8% in 2015
STATE AID:  Green light to extending the remit of the Instituição Financeira de Desenvolvimento
STATE AID: Green light to changes to Finnish regional aid map
ENERGY: EIB loan for near zero energy buildings in Finland
INDONESIA: Issue of first timber export licences meeting FLEGT standards
CSDP: Operation off Somali coast extended for two years
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1161