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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11798

31 May 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 35
EXTERNAL ACTION / Ukraine
Dutch Senate votes to ratify association agreement with EU
Brussels, 30/05/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 30 May, the Dutch Senate voted (by 50 votes in favour and 25 against) to ratify the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker immediately hailed the vote, saying that it "sends an important signal from the Netherlands and the entire European Union to our Ukrainian friends: Ukraine's place is in Europe.  Ukraine's future lies with Europe".  In a press release, Juncker thanked the Dutch government and the leadership of...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: Jean-Claude Juncker in favour of getting around unanimity on taxation issues
ENTERPRISE: Principal political groups of European Parliament divided over country-by-country tax transparency
FINANCE: European Parliament's first reflections on pan-European covered bonds framework
COMPETITION: Commission authorises EDF's acquisition of New NP, Areva group's nuclear reactor activities
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: MEPs tighten draft regulation on effort-sharing in non-ETS sectors
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs adopt oral question on glyphosate for Commission
TRANSPORT: Commission to suggest distance-based fee on question of Eurovignette
JHA: MEPs want better fingerprinting for unaccompanied minors
JHA: European Parliament's civil liberties committee intends to continue its actions to guarantee visa reciprocity with United States
SPACE: Council of EU clearly wants to promote European launchers in public orders
INDUSTRY: Member states call on Commission to provide industrial strategy by spring 2018
PATENT: Concern mounts at Commission due to unitary patent implementation delay
DIGITAL: Inter-institutional agreement on Wifi4EU initiative
DIGITAL: Copyright reform only briefly alluded to during Council
FISHERIES: Auditors find weaknesses in fisheries controls
AGRICULTURE: Parliament agriculture committee objects to delegated act on greening of aid
EDUCATION - YOUTH
YOUTH: Commission proposes to provide Solidarity Corps with legal basis and own budget
EDUCATION: Commission presents several initiatives promoting learning in schools and higher education
EXTERNAL ACTION
CHINA: Investment agreement – Malmström announces exchange of offers on market access for 2018
INDIA: Bertelsmann Stiftung study highlights benefits of free trade agreement with EU
INDONESIA: Sajjad Karim confident about continuation of negotiations for free trade agreement with EU
UKRAINE: Dutch Senate votes to ratify association agreement with EU
RUSSIA: Emmanuel Macron wants Normandy-format meeting in near future
DEVELOPMENT: MEPs ratify 'European Development Consensus' on lines of SDG
MOROCCO: New legal battle to amend agricultural agreements following EU adoption of mandate
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Commission proposes 2018 draft budget with 8% increase in payments
BUDGET: Competent committees adopt European Parliament's mandate on 'omnibus' regulation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CITIZENSHIP: Right of residence conditions for third country spouse of EU citizen
NEWS BRIEFS
ALGERIA: NGO's call for respect of human rights and minorities
TRADE: Brexit - Malmström believes EU-UK trade agreement by 1 April 2019 to be unrealistic
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Body set up to investigate allegations of corruption
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Helsinki to host world forum in June
FINANCE: Interinstitutional agreement on framework for venture capital and social entrepreneurship funds
INDUSTRY: First positive feedback at Council on planned European Innovation Council
RESEARCH: PRIMA initiative on research and innovation in Mediterranean region definitively adopted