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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11686
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INSTITUTIONAL / Future of the eu

European Parliament set to commemorate 60th anniversary of Treaty of Rome

In its adoption, on Thursday 8 December, of two reports on the institutional future of the European Union, the committee on institutional affairs of the European Parliament firstly lists the initiatives to be taken, involving no changes to the treaty, to improve the functioning of the European institutions and, secondly, considers a rationalisation of the Eurozone-centric institutional architecture, which would require a revision of the Treaties.

The two reports, which overlap in places, do...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
JHA: Refugee crisis, no breakthroughs by ministers on question of 'effective solidarity'
JHA: Council of EU reaches partial political agreement on new Eurodac regulation
JHA: Interior ministers discuss counter-terrorism
JHA: MEPs say future European asylum agency should monitor member states' respect of EU rules
JHA: Inter-institutional agreement on directive on protecting the EU's financial interests
JHA: Avramopoulos says countering terrorism online is working well, but more needs to be done
INDUSTRY: War of words between car makers and Commission over new tests
ENVIRONMENT: Risk assessment of chemicals by prediction methods can lead to misuse, says PAN Europe
HEALTH: Council of EU wants health to be part of European semester
AGRICULTURE: Concentration of agricultural land in EU worries MEPs
AGRICULTURE: New framework proposed for agricultural statistics
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: European Parliament set to commemorate 60th anniversary of Treaty of Rome
FUTURE OF THE EU: A Europe of several orbits would be an opportunity, not a tragedy, says Juncker
PLENARY OF THE EP: MEPs to award Sakharov Prize, negotiate Martin Schulz's successor and vote on railway package
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Sanctions on Congolese leaders, Africa and Syria on ministers' agenda
TRADE: Three further anti-dumping investigations into Chinese and Indian products
MEXICO: Publication of negotiating text proposals for updating free trade agreement
VIETNAM: EU describes human rights dialogue with Vietnam as 'constructive'
BENIN: EU commits €184 million for support to good governance
NORTH KOREA: EU takes out sanctions against another eleven officials and ten entities
UKRAINE: Mark Rutte makes ratification of association agreement conditional on obtaining legally binding guarantees
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU gets involved in having Mitrovica Bridge agreement respected
WESTERN SAHARA: Polisario Front sends protest to Federica Mogherini
ALGERIA: Assessement of cooperation ahead of association agreement
MAGHREB: Seminar at European Parliament highlights Europe's pivotal role for Maghrebi integration
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EU institutions lukewarm about idea of new legislation in a 'social pillar'
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Venice Commission recognises need for state of emergency in Turkey, but criticises excesses
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU agriculture programmes are effective
MONEY-LAUNDERING: MEPs say black list of countries facilitating money-laundering needs improvement
ENERGY: Revised IGA transparency mechanism could be in force by mid-2017
GREECE: Commission has not been informed of latest social measures announced
JAPAN: Japanese parliament ratifies Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership
SINGLE MARKET: 15 member states rebuked by the Commission over their public procurement legislation
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission calls on six member states to correctly transpose the provisions on measuring instruments
MONTENEGRO: EU signs €23.9 million agreement for environment and the economy
RUSSIA: EU expresses regret at fine handed down to NGO Memorial
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: CoR suggests limiting worker posting to 12 months
TRANSPORT: Germany and Denmark must respect common rules on driving licences, says Commission
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: Monday 12/12 to Sunday 18/12
Other events: Monday 12/12 to Sunday 18/12