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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11802
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Russia

EU criticises charges against a human rights campaigner

On Friday 2 June, the European Union criticised the charges against human rights defender Valentina Cherevatenko, who is the leader of the NGO Union of Women of Don.

These charges "represent the first criminal case opened under the 'foreign agents' law in Russia.  The practice of declaring NGOs as 'foreign agents' restricts civil society and impedes the exercise of fundamental freedoms", the spokesperson for the European External Action Service said in a press release.

Cherevatenko was...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Commission wants to step up fight against unfair competition from third country airlines
MIGRATION: Commission decision on infringement procedures for countries not taking refugees looming
JHA: EMCDDA concerned about increasing number of overdose related deaths in Europe
ANIMAL HEALTH: Animal welfare platform to focus on implementation of current laws
AGRICULTURE: CoR calls for CAP to be more solidarity-based
AGRICULTURE: EU geographical indications to be protected in China
SEA: EU and China join efforts on ocean governance
ENERGY: Tusk calls for closer monitoring of Nord Stream 2
ENERGY: Eighth ministerial meeting on clean energy in Beijing with main countries responsible for emissions
SPACE: Commission officially launches 'Copernicus' academy and networks
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Member states move towards agreement on creating new asset class of 'non-preferred' senior debt
BANKS: Industry agrees on principles to provide SMEs with better information if they are denied credit
MONEY LAUNDERING: Council moves closer to European Parliament's position on transparency of beneficial owners
COMPETITION: Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive practices by Guess
STATE AID: Commission authorises new Croatian broadband plan worth €101.4 million
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Plan for further EU trade preferences soon due to reach end
RUSSIA: EU criticises charges against a human rights campaigner
CYPRUS: Negotiations on island's reunification to be resumed in June
CLIMATE: No joint EU-China statement due to difference on China's WTO status
CHINA: Commission and Chinese government pave way for dialogue on state aid
AZERBAIJAN: EU calls for urgent review of imprisonment related to the exercise of fundamental rights
MOROCCO: Revision of agricultural agreements expected to involve only technical adjustments
SAHEL: EU to invest €50 million to support joint G5 Sahel force
INSTITUTIONAL
MALTA: Prime Minister Joseph Muscat re-elected
NEWS BRIEFS
EESC: European Parliament and EESC want to step up cooperation
SPACE: GSA Agency announces two Galileo satellites will soon be operational
SPACE: space industry reacts to US withdrawal from Paris Agreement
FINANCE: Commission puts finishing touches to guidelines on non-financial reporting
MIDDLE EAST: EU calls for dialogue to settle tension between Qatar and its neighbours
DIGITAL: Ansip takes a position on fight against commercial scale copyright infringements
DIGITAL: Creative industry concerned by negotiations on geo-blocking
MIDDLE EAST: Mogherini meets Netanyahu and calls for end of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
SPORT: Parliament backs Paris Olympic bid
TURKEY: European Court of Auditors to examine pre-accession aid to Turkey
UKRAINE: Member states extend sanctions related to annexation of Crimea by one year
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1185