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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11728
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Morocco

Karmenu Vella tries to reassure Moroccans during his visit to Agadir

At the opening of the Halieutis trade fair in Agadir, Morocco on Wednesday 15 February, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella underlined the importance of bilateral links, while giving signs of appeasement in the issue regarding the status of the Western Sahara (see EUROPE 11721).  

According to Vella's spokesperson, he called for resources to be protected and said that the Commission has launched an initiative on international governance of...

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EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Ministers discuss bad PISA poll results in the EU
EDUCATION: Technical hitches in new Europa building in Brussels
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: Hopes of a political agreement at Council on proposed 'anti-tax avoidance' directive
TAXATION: Countries participating in FTT called upon to take political position on Belgian concerns
TAXATION: CCCTB hits first hurdles
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Idea of phased response to migration crises gaining ground in Council
COMPETITIVENESS: Member states called upon to take position on reinforcing European car approval system
JHA: Romania prepared to continue its fight against corruption
FISHERIES: Evaluation report backs EU-Ghana tuna agreement
ENVIRONMENT: Member states circumventing ban on bee-killing pesticides, NGOs say
ENVIRONMENT: EEB urges full compliance with air quality rules to save lives
ENERGY: EU allocates €444 million for 18 key infrastructure projects
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mogherini steps up contacts on sidelines of G20 ministerial meeting
AFRICA: EU says investing in development, especially in Africa, is a vector of security
JAPAN: Commitment confirmed for swift conclusion of EU-Japan free trade negotiations
ALGERIA: Finalisation of review process for EU-Algeria association agreement
MOROCCO: Karmenu Vella tries to reassure Moroccans during his visit to Agadir
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
COMPUTING: European Parliament concerned about financing of European cloud computing
COHESION: European Parliament wants to strengthen communication on Cohesion Policy
TRANSPORT: Bulc under fire in Parliament for stance of German road toll plans
ECONOMY: Defining a budgetary orientation for the Eurozone is an important step, says European Parliament
COMPETITION: MEPs stand up for specific nature of agricultural sector
NICARAGUA: European Parliament calls on EU to examine possibility of taking measures against human rights violations
GUATEMALA: European Parliament urges inquiries into murders of human rights defenders
NEWS BRIEFS
BROADCASTING: Go-ahead for suspension of broadcasting of Russian-language channel RTR Planeta in Lithuania
AGRICULTURE: Commission takes protection of registered designation of origin for Slovenian Teran wine seriously
AGRICULTURE: Draft delegated act simplifying reductions of greening payment
BUDGET: Council approves aid of €1.8 million for workers made redundant in Netherlands
TRADE:  EU current account surplus €17.8 billion in December 2016
COMMISSION: Ombudsman says non-remunerated traineeships in overseas delegations must end
CYPRUS: European Commission encourages stakeholders to continue discussions
SPACE: Provisional Council conclusions on space strategy set for adoption in May
IRAQ: EU says numerous terrorist attacks confirm importance of overcoming divisions
JUSTICE: Deadlock over European Parliament own-initiative report on whistleblowing
MEXICO: European Parliament delegation visits Mexico to discuss updating of trade deal with EU
PAKISTAN: EU determined to support Pakistan against terrorism
UNITED KINGDOM: Juncker says it will take more than two years to finalise Brexit divorce
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 20/02-26/02
Other events: 20/02-26/02