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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11737

3 March 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 36
INSTITUTIONAL / Future of the eu
Visegrad group agrees its position ahead of Rome summit and calls for unity
Brussels, 02/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

“No less integration and no more integration”, but a Union that functions better and remains united: this is the position defended by the Visegrad group ahead of the Summit of Rome (25 March) and its contribution to the debate on the future of an EU of 27 member states.

The heads of state or government of the four countries of the Visegrad group (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) met in Warsaw on Thursday 2 March to agree on a common position to defend in Rome at the end...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: When the European family thinks about severance (III)
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission wants to speed up national return decisions for illegal migrants and advocates need for detention
MIGRATION: Putting refugee relocation commitments into practice is still a far cry from initial promises
JHA: Member states approve visa-free regime for Ukrainians
AGRICULTURE: Future of CAP, markets and animal welfare on Council agenda on 6 March
COHESION: Eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe hope to maintain cohesion policy post-2020
ENERGY: Naftogaz asks CJEU to be allowed to intervene in PGNiG case
TRANSPORT: Maritime sector calls for new European strategy
CLIMATE-ENERGY: Cañete in Ottawa to advance EU-Canada cooperation
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
UNITED KINGDOM: Parliament refuses to allow European citizens to become Brexit bargaining chips
JHA: European Parliament insists Commission impose visa requirements on US citizens in next two months
MIGRATION: European Parliament extremely concerned by disappearance of at least 10,000 unaccompanied minors
ENERGY: European Parliament approves new transparency rules for IGAs in the field of energy
TRADE: Parliament adopts recommendations on combatting wildlife trafficking
HEALTH: Parliament presents options for improving access to medicines
CULTURE: MEPs say Creative Europe programme must meet level of its ambitions
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: Mimica reaffirms women's sexual and reproductive health rights at She Decides conference
TURKEY: Commission says not enough returns of irregular migrants to Turkey
AFRICA: EU wants to accelerate implementation of migration partnership with five priority countries
MONTENEGRO: Mogherini calls on majority and opposition to work together
TRADE: EU ministers discuss challenges to multilateral trade system and relations with USA and China
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU: Visegrad group agrees its position ahead of Rome summit and calls for unity
FUTURE OF THE EU: Some of Commission's scenarios are of grave concern to regions
FUTURE OF THE EU: Reactions to White Paper on future of EU vary between satisfaction and disappointment
UNITED KINGDOM: Ombudsman asks Commission to ensure transparency in negotiations on Brexit
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: NGO Oxfam criticises Irish taxation practices
TAXATION: Swiss banks turn down an invitation from Panama Papers committee of investigation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: First Council debate on reforming rules for coordination of social security systems
EMPLOYMENT: Slight fall in EU unemployment rate last January
NEWS BRIEFS
FYROM: Hahn urges political leaders to respect election result
CONSUMERS: Calling an after-sales service should not be more expensive than a standard call
ECONOMY: Annual inflation up to 2.0% in euro zone in February
INDUSTRY: Bieńkowska and Katainen both reject any protectionist approach
JHA: Political agreement at Council on Entry-Exit System at EU borders
PARLIAMENT: Janusz Korwin-Mikke faces sanctions over sexist comments
EMU: European employers in favour of budgetary capacity for Eurozone