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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11801

3 June 2017
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NEWS BRIEFS / Regions
Regions and cities call for fight against climate change to continue

02/06/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 2 June, the day after US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw his country from the Paris Climate Agreement, organisations representing local and regional authorities, as well as districts and cities, called for their cooperation with their US counterparts on fighting climate change to be continued.  Eurocities and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) did likewise.  The Committee of the Regions spoke of the Global...

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PENTECOST: Please note that our offices will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Monday 5 June.  EUROPE 11802 will be dated 7 June 2017
EU-CHINA SUMMIT
CHINA: Strong EU-China rapprochement as US steps off multilateral stage
CLIMATE: EU and China hand in hand on forging ahead with implementation of Paris Agreement
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU and China want to improve bilateral cooperation
NORTH KOREA: EU counts on China's support to resolve North Korea issue
CHINA: EIB signs agreement with China to set up a €500 million joint investment fund
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: World can count on EU after US Paris withdrawal
DIGITAL: Council expected to reach agreement in principle on digital content
JUSTICE: Virginie Roziere considers creation of 'independent' EU body for whistleblowers
ANIMAL HEALTH: Inaugural meeting of animal health platform on 6 June
MIGRATION: European Parliament seeks solutions to migration issues
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Uncertainty hangs heavy over requirements to be made of financial entities relocated from UK to EU
TAXATION: Ban on EIB investing in projects located in tax havens to crop up in revision of Juncker plan
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: European Parliament's GUE/NGL group calls for Commissioner Cañete to step down
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EU strengthens support for fight against corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Five further agricultural products listed
COMMISSION: European Parliament hearing for commissioner candidate Mariya Gabriel expected to be held on 20 June
COMPETITION: Commission approves joint venture by EDC, CDC and Mitsubishi
INTERNAL MARKET: UEAPME says rules governing professions must remain a national prerogative
REGIONS: Regions and cities call for fight against climate change to continue
ANIMAL HEALTH: International conference on African swine fever
SYRIA: Mogherini meets new president of Syrian coalition
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: All quiet on the Brexit front?
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 05/06 - 11/06
Other events: 05/06 - 11/06