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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11679

1 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / Humanitarian aid
EU to increase 2017 budget for children's education in emergency situations

30/11/2016 (Agence Europe) – The European Union will again increase its contribution to the humanitarian budget for children’s education in crisis situations. The humanitarian budget currently stands at 4% and will be increased to 6% in 2017 (see EUROPE 11525). The Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, announced this news on Wednesday 30 November during the Education in Emergencies Forum organised by ECHO in Brussels. This aid will fund...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Commission unveils its package of measures for clean energy
DEFENCE: Commission proposes European defence fund
JHA: EU and Turkey reaffirm desire to work together on migration and visas
TRANSPORT: Commission preparing introduction of cooperative and connected cars for 2019
TRANSPORT: Ministers to carry out another examination of social questions in road haulage sector
AGRICULTURE: Differences in Council on tackling unfair trading practices
HEALTH: Commission defends endocrine disruptor proposals before European Parliament
ETS: Heavy industry made windfall profits in 20 EU countries says Carbon Market Watch
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Political agreement in principle at Council on extending 'Juncker' investment plan
TAXATION: Uncertainty over possibility of agreement at Ecofin Council on 'anti-tax avoidance' directive
STATE AID: Commission's competition services set conditions for capacity mechanisms
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Gianni Pittella's turn to stand for Presidency
COMMISSION: European Parliament may go further in Commissioners' code of conduct reform
RELIGION: Commission takes stock of European values with religious leaders
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European Parliament rapporteurs on posted workers support Commission approach
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIGRATION: EU28 ambassadors focus on European Fund for Sustainable Development
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: No progress at Normandy-format ministerial meeting
TUNISIA: EU announces €150 million in aid at Tunisia 2020 conference
DEVELOPMENT: Energy is essential new component in European policy
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
UKRAINE: General Court partly annuls sanctions against Putin associate
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU to increase 2017 budget for children's education in emergency situations
BELARUS: EU condemns two new executions
CUBA: Green light for increased cooperation between EU and Cuba
ECONOMY: Inflation at +0.6% in Eurozone in November
JHA: EU28 approve compromise on couter-terrorism directive
KAZAKHSTAN: EU calls for release of two human rights defenders
TRANSPORT: Commission says cross-border road offence exchange is bearing fruit