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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11744
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Pace

Russia calls for amendment to Assembly regulation prior to any return of its delegation

Since April 2014, the Russian delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has been refusing to take a seat at the plenary sessions. An “exchange of views with representatives from the Russian Parliament” organised during a meeting of the PACE Permanent Commission on Friday 10 March in Madrid helped clarify the points of disagreement and, perhaps, move forward towards a resolution of the conflict.

The bone of contention involves the suspension of this...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Brexit will not be triggered before 20 March
FUTURE OF THE EU: Radical Left forces hone their EU strategy
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Commission assumes guiding data movement role
AGRICULTURE: Simpler rules and more support for EU fruit and vegetable producers
CONSUMERS: Industry invited to self-regulate on compulsory nutritional labelling of alcoholic beverages
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU calls on Ankara to avoid excessive statements
ALGERIA: Adoption of common priorities for partnership at end of joint assessment
RUSSIA: EU extends individual sanctions for six months in connection with Ukraine
USA: Mogherini back to Washington in coming days
SRI LANKA: Commission urges Sri Jayawardenapura to do more to re-establish GSP+ status
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
TURKEY: Venice Commission criticises draft revision of Turkish Constitution
PACE: Russia calls for amendment to Assembly regulation prior to any return of its delegation
PACE: Mandate of committee of investigation into allegations of corruption to be proposed at April session
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MIGRATION: Euro-Mediterranean civil society condemns migrant re-admission agreements
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Debate on security in Europe added to Parliament's plenary agenda at EPP Group's request
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