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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11738

4 March 2017
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Foreign affairs
Ministers could decide to establish command structure for CSDP military advice missions
Brussels, 03/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

Meeting for a 'jumbo' Council on Monday 6 March, the EU's foreign affairs and defence ministers may decide to establish a structure within the EU Military Staff ensuring the command of CSDP military missions with a non-executive mandate – in other words, advisory missions.

This involves "a military planning and conduct capability (MPCC)".  There are currently three non-executive, advisory and training missions: EUTM Somalia, EUTM RCA and EUTM Mali.  These missions are commanded on...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU strongly defends WTO multilateral system in face of possible US disengagement
TRADE: Maltese Presidency wants agreement at Council in May on new anti-dumping methodology
TRADE: Strong support at Council for setting up a multilateral investment court
USA: EU waits to hear about new US trade policy
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ministers could decide to establish command structure for CSDP military advice missions
FYROM: Mogherini calls for respect of constitution
TUNISIA: NGOs call on government to reject 'Australian solution' to migrants
MOROCCO: 'Parliamentary diplomacy' used in Brussels to defend Moroccan 'sovereignty'
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Four member states rekindle idea of indexing benefits for European migrants' children
SOCIAL: Despite persisting division, Council may set out its position on posted workers in June
EMPLOYMENT: Council makes brief reference to parental leave
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission identifies poor performers
JHA: Council has mandate to negotiate 'smart borders' with European Parliament
JHA: Commission will not act unilaterally to guarantee visa reciprocity with US
COHESION: CoR position on cohesion policy firming up
COHESION: Cretu hopes UK will honour commitments until 2023
HEALTHCARE: Transatlantic agreement on recognition of inspections of medicines manufacturers
JUSTICE: Public consultation on protecting whistleblowers
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU emergency aid to refugees and migrants in Greece continues
AGRICULTURE: EPP looking to object to delegated act on greening of aid
FOOD SAFETY: Simplification of food hygiene rules proposed for small retailers
ETS: Annual withdrawal of surplus quotas advocated by Council alarms chemicals industry
BIODIVERSITY: Parliament suggestion of using trade instruments to tackle wildlife trafficking welcomed
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EUROPE: Quadripartite summit in Versailles to launch debate on future of Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Mixed outcome of European Parliament's Panama Papers investigative committee's trip to Luxembourg
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Futures markets could help dairy sector overcome crises
AGRICULTURE: Commission to launch two new price observatories
TAXATION: Public consultation on administrative cooperation on tackling VAT fraud
MIGRATION: Civil society criticises Commission recommendations to speed up migrant returns
FISHERIES: Commission to be empowered to negotiate fisheries agreement with Ghana
SOCIAL: Eleven member states call for minimum wage to become norm in EU
UKRAINE: Twelve-month extension of sanctions for embezzlement of state funds
CALENDAR
Major activities at EU institutions: 6/03-12/03
Other events: 6/03-12/03