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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11751

23 March 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 30
CORRIGENDUM / Africa
Clarification of terminology

22/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – Please note that in the article “Africa: Investment in Africa is a priority of both G20 and EU” (see EUROPE 11749), the finance ministers of the 20 richest countries in the world have their eyes fixed on investment in Africa – a continent hard-tested by the impact of global warming.

Contents

60 YEARS OF THE ROME TREATIES
60 YEARS OF THE ROME TREATIES: Fourth instalment of our commemorative series - 1987
SECTORAL POLICIES
TERRORISM: EU remembers victims of March 2016 Brussels attacks
ENERGY: Inter-institutional agreement in principle on simplifying energy labelling
ENERGY: First North Seas Energy Platform will see signing of Wind Power Hub
FOOD SAFETY: Member state and Commission experts to take stock of Brazilian meat scandal on 24 March
AGRICULTURE: Parliament agriculture committee appalled by Brazilian tainted meat affair
FISHERIES: Round table discusses sensitive issues of Brexit fisheries negotiations
CLIMATE: Parliament working on contribution from agriculture and forestry to Paris agreement
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs call on EU to ratify Minamata Convention on Mercury
DIGITAL: In context of communications code, MEPs want to maintain BEREC's independence from Commission
DIGITAL: Definition of platforms discussed at European Parliament
TOURISM: Tourism sector strongly against application of visa reciprocity
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM:  There is no option but a mutual and orderly agreement on Brexit, says Barnier
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission registers two new citizens' initiatives on Europeans' rights following Brexit
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission hopes to increase efficiency of national authorities without transferring further powers to them
EUROGROUP: Jeroen Dijsselbloem battered by criticism over divisive and sexist comments
FINANCE: Public consultation on future European supervisory authorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Cecilia Malmström supports progressive free trade and not American protectionism
TRADE: European Parliament's S&D Group wants to strengthen trade defence arsenal
CANADA: Cecilia Malmström warns against populist threat in Europe for sustainability of CETA
FYROM: Johannes Hahn and European Parliament mediators call for urgent formation of government
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EU reaffirms commitment to drinking water access for all and Paris Agreement
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Council of Europe advocates urgent measures to protect migrant and refugee children
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Farm Europe sets out ways to secure future of European beef meat sector
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU releases €250,000 for flood victims in Peru
YOUTH: Solidarity corps should have its own budget, say MEPs
RESEARCH: MEPs agree European Parliament's position on PRIMA initiative
SOCIAL: European Social Fund's 60th Anniversary
TRANSPORT: Brussels and Malmö awarded for their sustainable mobility policies
CORRIGENDUM
AFRICA: Clarification of terminology