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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11732
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NEWS BRIEFS / Middle east

European Parliament delegation criticises its access to Gaza being refused by Israeli authorities

23/02/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 22 February, the European Parliament's delegation of five MEPs to Palestine criticised the Israeli authorities refusing it access to Gaza.  "The refusal of access to Gaza by the Israeli authorities to the European Parliament on arbitrary grounds is unacceptable and this explanation is unacceptable! Denying the European Parliament entry to Gaza has become systematic", said the delegation chair Neoklis Sylikiotis (GUE/NGL, Cyprus).  He added that...

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