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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11732
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NEWS BRIEFS / Culture

Learning a second foreign language is far from being a reality in Europe

23/02/2017 (Agence Europe) – Just over half of all lower secondary level pupils studied more than one foreign language in 2015. A report by the EU Statistical Office (Eurostat), published on Thursday 23 February revealed that 98.6% of all pupils at this education level were studying at least one foreign language (mainly English) in 2015 and 58.8% were studying two foreign languages or more. Fewer than 10% of pupils were studying two or more languages in Hungary (6.0%) and Austria (8.8%)....

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: When the European family thinks about divorce (II)
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: WTO confirms illegal Russian embargo on EU pork meat
MEDITERRANEAN: ARLEM says migration policy well perceived but EU could do better
TURKEY: EU criticises measures taken against HDP party members
OCT: Mimica reaffirms strength of partnership for addressing common challenges at 15th OCT-EU Forum
INSTITUTIONAL
IRELAND: Enda Kenny calls for facilitated accession of Northern Ireland to EU should island of Ireland reunify
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Council of EU to seek political agreement on reform of ETS post-2020
ENERGY: First exchange of views among EU ministers on clean energy package
ENERGY: Sefcovic reaffirms importance of Southern Gas Corridor and Azerbaijan's key role
ENERGY: IAEA concludes positive safety assessment of units 1 and 2 at Doel plant in Belgium
TRANSPORT: Commission looking at possibility of introducing greater flexibility to work of bus and coach drivers
INDUSTRY: ACEA had already informed Commission in 2012 about risks of fraudulent heavy-duty vehicle emissions
SPACE: Commission highlights its financial role in discovery of exoplanets
AGRICULTURE: Record level for EU agri-food exports in 2016
FISHERIES: NGOs call for ban on flatfish fishing in Western Baltic to protect cod
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Transposition of the fiscal compact in legislation of 22 contracting countries is compliant, but disparate
TAXATION: European employers tear CCCTB to shreds
PAYMENTS: BEUC criticises security standards recommended by European Banking authority
STATE AID: Commission dismisses rumours of disagreement with ECB over Monte dei Paschi rescue
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Maltese Presidency of Council calls for LGBTIQ situation to be improved
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: Learning a second foreign language is far from being a reality in Europe
MIDDLE EAST: European Parliament delegation criticises its access to Gaza being refused by Israeli authorities
EMU: EESC in favour of expansionary budgetary orientation at Eurozone level