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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11738
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Tunisia

NGOs call on government to reject 'Australian solution' to migrants

The Euro-Mediterranean network for human rights, EuroMed Rights, and the association PRO ASYL are protesting against the German plan "of externalising the protection" of refugees, which is aimed at "reproducing the cooperation between the EU and Turkey".  This would be a "dangerous approach", they said on Friday 3 March, during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Tunis.

After visiting Cairo on the same subject, Merkel spoke in Tunisia about reception centres being set up, which...

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