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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11717
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mediterranean

An innovative and intelligent 'blue economy' for the Mediterranean basin

The European Commission and Secretariat General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) organised a "stakeholder conference", in Barcelona on Thursday 2 February, "on the sustainable development of the blue economy in the western Mediterranean".

The concept refers to blue, the symbolic colour of the Mediterranean, and to the future of regional cooperation focusing on maritime and related activities.  "Maritime and land-based activities in the western Mediterranean region, along with...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Could Trump be the scarecrow that offers protection from the vultures?
VALLETTA SUMMIT
MIGRATION: Exploring all legal channels to close down central Mediterranean route
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: MEPs not bowled over by Commission's plans for Libya
GEORGIA: Georgia getting close to a visa-free regime for its nationals
DRC: European Parliament calls on Joseph Kabila for strict respect of human rights
GABON: European Parliament says EU should consider targeted sanctions
TRADE: European Parliament approves revised stabilisation mechanism for bananas
FISHERIES: Parliament sets strict authorisation framework for external fleet
ENERGY: European Parliament support confirmed for Energy Union but also clear wishes to strengthen clean energy measures
EDUCATION: MEPs recommend improved access to Erasmus+
JHA: European Parliament wants European certificate for child-adoption
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj wants more money from EU
ISRAEL: EU deeply regrets Israel's decision to continue settlement-building
MEDITERRANEAN: An innovative and intelligent 'blue economy' for the Mediterranean basin
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Blacklist of tax havens – member states inform jurisdictions but questions still hanging over the criteria
ECONOMY: 'Juncker' investment plan is paying off quantitatively but not qualitatively, says Bullmann
COMPETITION: Three investigations into potentially anti-competitive online practices opened
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission launches public consultation on future of CAP
DIGITAL: February breakthroughs expected for Marrakesh Treaty
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Waste-to-energy industry critical of Commission guidance
TRANSPORT: Road sector stakeholders suggest Commission sets up Single European toll collection authority
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Government publishes White Paper on its strategy for leaving EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: Lorry drivers should not be able to take normal weekly rest time on board their vehicles
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RUSSIA: ECHR condemns Russian authorities in 'Navalny' case involving a notorious opponent of Vladimir Putin
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to French regional aid in favour of public transport
BANKS: Number of millionaire bankers rose again in 2015
ENERGY: Sefcovic begins second Energy Union tour in Netherlands
JHA: Commission will not publish its second report on corruption in the EU
DRC: EU offers condolences to Congolese people after death of Étienne Tshisekedi
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Mogherini stresses commitment of both parties to continue dialogue
SOCIAL: Progress Report on  European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 implementation
UKRAINE: Fighting reaches a 'new level of intensity and brutality', says Tusk