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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11691

17 December 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 27
COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Migration
Committee for the Prevention of Torture recommends improved methods for removal by aircraft
Brussels, 16/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has denounced the insufficient guarantees that penalise nationals of non-EU countries sent back in aircraft from Italy and Spain.

Two CPT reports adopted on Thursday 15 December involve two flights supervised by the CPT. One took place on 17 December 2015 to Lagos (Nigeria) from Rome and the other occurred on 18 February 2016 from Madrid to Bogotá (Colombia) and San Domingo

No physical mistreatment was denounced and...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
SWITZERLAND: EU and Switzerland on verge of settling their dispute over free movement of people
TRADE: Global forum set up to tackle excess capacity in steel sector
TRADE: EU encouraged by first debate on investment court proposal
USA: New statistical tool on geography of employment and sectors linked to EU exports to US market
RUSSIA: EU again calls on Moscow to stop describing NGOs as foreign agents
BURMA/MYANMAR: European Parliament urges end to violence against Rohingya Muslims
IRAQ: European Parliament calls on international community to bring Daesh before ICC
CHINA: European Parliament calls on Chinese authorities to uphold fundamental freedoms for minorities
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
DEFENCE: European Council keen to appear prepared on European defence
INTERNAL MARKET: EU seeking swifter progress to single energy and digital markets
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Move towards ban on use of mercury in dental amalgams for children and pregnant women in 2018
ENVIRONMENT:  Ministers to seek way forward on ETS reform
AGRICULTURE: Commission to make food chain proposal in 2017
AGRICULTURE: Producers of origin wines fearful of forthcoming proposals
AGRICULTURE: Henri Brichart to lead debate on post-2020 CAP
JHA: 17% increase in number of first-time asylum applicants during third-quarter of 2016
REGIONS: Reinforced guidelines for territorial and trade union actors on the integration of migrant workers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Countries agree on facilitating access to venture capital
FINANCE: Commission recognises equivalence of ten countries' CCP rules
ECONOMY: Inflation rises to 0.6% in eurozone in November
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: PACE may resume 'monitoring procedure' for Turkey
MIGRATION: Committee for the Prevention of Torture recommends improved methods for removal by aircraft
NEWS BRIEFS
INSURANCE: EIOPA stress tests reveal 'vulnerabilities'
GREECE: Tsipras wants to heal the wounds of the crisis
IRAQ: Commission grants a further €25 million of humanitarian aid
CALENDAR
Main events at the European institutions: Monday 19 to Sunday 25 December
OTHER EVENTS: Monday 19 to Sunday 25 December