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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11741

9 March 2017
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL / Balkans
EU expected to highlight commitment to support stability in a region suffering high levels of tension
Brussels, 08/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

Given the increasing areas of tension in the Western Balkans, the heads of state and government meeting for a European Council on Thursday 9 March, are expected to use the opportunity of this meeting to emphasise the EU’s commitment to supporting stability in the region and strengthening its economic and political links there.

According to a draft of the conclusions obtained by EUROPE, the European Council will discuss the situation in the Balkans, during dinner, and is expected to...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Poland steps up its challenge to Donald Tusk's re-election
FUTURE OF EU: Work together, if possible, at different speeds, if necessary
BALKANS: EU expected to highlight commitment to support stability in a region suffering high levels of tension
MIGRATION: Renewed support for measures taken to flag up departures of migrants from Libya to EU
TRADE: Twenty-Eight to reaffirm EU's commitment to free-trade and multilateral system
ETS: Summit could see challenge to Council post-2020 ETS agreement in principle
JUSTICE: Towards launch of enhanced cooperation on European Public Prosecutor's Office
SECTORAL POLICIES
WOMEN: Europe still has some way to go to achieve gender equality
MIGRATION: Commissioner prepares to travel to Budapest for a serious discussion about detention of asylum seekers
SPACE: European Commission seeks to develop Copernicus programme 'security' section
SPACE: Commission seeking methodology for accurately measuring economic impact of Copernicus programme
AGRICULTURE: Fall in EU milk supply helped price recovery
AGRICULTURE: Twelve EU countries want more flexibility on coupled payments
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca forecast stable cereal production in 2017
CLIMATE: FERN NGO accuses Finland of attempting to conceal its forest emissions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Vehicle component suppliers fined over four cartels
ECB: European Left calls for more transparency in monetary institute's decisions
EXTERNAL ACTION
SINGAPORE: Malmström intends to affirm EU's support for swift application of free trade agreement
ASEAN: Ministerial discussion in Manila on 10 March on how to relaunch free trade talks with EU
TRADE: Chile to open its market to EU beef exports
GEORGIA: EU confident Georgia will respect European Court of Human Rights' decision on Rustavi 2
WESTERN SAHARA: Polisario calls on EU to suspend payments under EU-Morocco fisheries protocol
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Social partners sign framework agreement on active ageing and inter-generational approach
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Still no agreement from institutions on organic products
BUDGET: UK expected to pay EU €2 billion for insufficient recovery of customs duties
COHESION: Bavaria gets assistance from EU Solidarity Fund
ETS: Member states can demand return of unused and undue emissions quotas
FINANCE: Adoption of new draft on Priips technical standards for retail financial products
UNITED KINGDOM: Lords want UK parliament to have vote on outcome of EU divorce talks