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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11788
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Mediterranean

UfM assembly on sustainable development, youth employment and interfaith dialogue

The Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (PA-UfM) closed its session in Rome on Saturday 13 May by adopting a work programme based on the theme of "sustainable development and employment opportunities in the Mediterranean".

In a press release (not available on line), which is quoted by several of the member countries' media, the participants at the PA-UfM highlighted "the need to consolidate the comprehensive policies for employment in the Euro-Mediterranean area, to support the...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: Foreign ministers and AU as one on stronger EU-AU partnership
CHINA: Katainen calls on Beijing to speed up investment agreement talks
TRADE: EU manufacturing sector insists on strong trade defence arsenal following collapse of SolarWorld
ECONOMY: 2017 OECD Week on Bridging Divides
NORTH KOREA: EU urges Pyongyang to abandon its missile programmes
TAJIKISTAN: EU calls on country to respect human rights
MEDITERRANEAN: UfM assembly on sustainable development, youth employment and interfaith dialogue
MEDITERRANEAN: Anna Lindh Foundation notes growing appetite for mutual understanding
INSTITUTIONAL
FRANCE: New Franco-German partnership is aware of its responsibility in reform of European project
POLAND: Rule of law situation in Poland brought before Council of EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Wölken seeks to expand scope of 'satellite and cable' regulation
TRANSPORT: High-level meeting between Commission and Washington will discuss aircraft ban on electronic devices
AGRICULTURE: Maltese Presidency working on compromise text on organic farming
FOOD: NGOs and makers call for nutrient profiles
HEALTH: Wide support for continuing health assessment cooperation
HEALTH: Benelux countries commit to cooperating in fight against cross-border fraud
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EMU: Spain outlines its vision of in-depth governance of the single currency
COMPETITION: Formal investigation procedure into pricing practised by Aspen Pharma on cancer medication
STATE AID: Commission approves French aid to a gas-fired power station under conditions
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Opinion voted for at European Parliament excludes road sector from revision of directive on posted workers
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Council backs EU position in OIV
BUDGET: Council signs off aid of €2.6 million to support workers made redundant in Finland
COMPETITION: Shippers call for reform of legislation on mergers in maritime sector
ECONOMY: Socio-economic policy recommendations to be presented on Wednesday 24 May
JHA: Massive global cyber-attack spares European institutions
DIGITAL: Estonia would like European Council members to take part in conference it is organising
UNITED KINGDOM: Boris Johnson says EU should pay for Brexit
VENEZUELA: EU ministers call for calm and dialogue
EUROPEAN LIBRARY
European Library: N. 1182