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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11763

7 April 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 4 / 34
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Jha
In June, Ukraine will benefit from visa waiver regime
Brussels, 06/04/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 6 April, the European Parliament adopted the visa waiver regime for Ukrainian nationals. In theory, they will be able to travel within the Schengen area without a visa for up to three months as from June. The new rules were adopted by 521 votes in favour with 75 against and 36 abstentions.

The dossier was suspended in 2016 following the decision on the visa waiver regime suspension mechanism, which the Council of the EU wanted to negotiate at the same time, in an effort to...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Democratic Union: Prisoner of national democracies (ii)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
DIGITAL: European Parliament ratifies final piece of retail roaming puzzle
JHA: MEPs still not convinced by Privacy Shield
JHA: In June, Ukraine will benefit from visa waiver regime
YOUTH: European Parliament calls for European Solidarity Corps safeguards
REGIONS: European Parliament approval for opening negotiations on new provisions to help regions struck by natural disasters
HEALTH: European Parliament approves compromise on revised EU rules for medical devices
VENEZUELA: MEPs call for early presidential elections
RUSSIA: MEPs call for immediate release of Alexeï Navalny
BELARUS: European Parliament urges Belarusian authorities to release peaceful demonstrators
BANGLADESH: European Parliament criticises new law authorising child marriage
INSTITUTIONAL
UK: Theresa May says Donald Tusk's draft Brexit guidelines are a 'constructive' approach
HUNGARY: Commission to examine Hungarian law targeting George Soros' university
BUDGET: Brexit will 'completely reshuffle the deck' on the financing of the EU budget, says Monti
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Difficult negotiations for an agreement by May on revised rules for security of gas supply
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe says Commission is ignoring European Ombudsman's warning about poor pesticide management
REGIONS: Outermost regions want their derogated status fully recognised and applied
EXTERNAL ACTION
SWITZERLAND: Relations with EU normalised
NORTH KOREA: EU adopts further sanctions
SYRIA: Pierre Krähenbühl says that psychological trauma is underestimated in humanitarian aid
SYRIA: EU will provide two thirds of $6 billion humanitarian aid pledged by donors for 2017
MOROCCO: Brexit presents risks for agricultural exports to EU
HORN OF AFRICA: EU and UN prepare 'Berlin Humanitarian Call' of 12 April against famine
TRADE: Definitive anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled flat steel products imported from China
TRADE: USA and Japan support EU in China's WTO dispute
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Competition authorities keep close eye on hotel booking sector
BANKS: AFME's recommendations to avoid excessive disruptions as a result of Brexit
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Agricultural producer organisations and their associations can be found guilty of illegal agreements
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUMAN RIGHTS: Positive trend continues in execution of ECHR rulings
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Commission protects new Romanian geographical indication
AGRICULTURE: Call for tender on smart eco-social villages
SEA: Report shows blue economy achievements and potential
CONSUMERS: Period of prescription for consumer rights is independent of period of guarantee
JHA: Banks may require proof of identity if a person is born outside the EU