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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11803

8 June 2017
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Defence
Commission launches European Defence Fund
Brussels, 07/06/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 7 June, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen announced the launch of a European Defence Fund.

The fund comprises two parts.  The first covers research.  The Commission provides for €90 million from the European budget for the next three years (€25 million for this year, €40 million for 2018 and €25 million for...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DEFENCE: Commission launches European Defence Fund
TRANSPORT: Road safety and road and maritime transport qualifications on Council agenda
JHA: Ministers to formally launch European Prosecutor's Office and take stock of failure to reform asylum system
TERRORISM: EPP and ALDE groups at European Parliament highlight need to set up special committee
DIGITAL: Political agreement expected at Telecommunications Council on cross-border parcel deliveries
FISHERIES: Parliament to set out measures to safeguard fisheries in Mediterranean
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to discuss organic farming and agricultural markets on Monday
ENERGY: Importance of CCS highlighted
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Commission approves plan to resolve Spanish bank Banco Popular by sale
BANKS: Differences of opinion over Maltese report listing progress made on reducing and pulling financial risks
MONEY LAUNDERING: Compromise takes shape over transparency of beneficial owners
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: Revision of 'posted workers' directive continues to divide EPP group at European Parliament
EMPLOYMENT: European Network of Public Employment Services working well, says Commission
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: EU sends experts group to help new government on rule of law
UNRWA: EU and UNRWA reaffirm their mutual commitment
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU provided with a strategy to favour resilience of vulnerable societies
DEVELOPMENT: EDD opens with a plea for investment in Africa, a pledge of shared prosperity
DEVELOPMENT: European Consensus on Development is signed for guiding future EU policy
CAR: EU commits €382 million to support economic and social development
ECONOMY: OECD calls for new approaches to make globalisation work for all
TRADE: Intense WTO negotiations on agriculture ahead of Buenos Aires conference
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EGC: EU ordered to pay Guardian Europe more than €650,000 in damages
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
CORRUPTION: Council of Europe notes increasing number of scandals and calls on EU to join GRECO
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Commission approves €7.28 million aid plan for Italian airport
ENERGY: EIB loan for cross-border electricity link in West Africa
ETS: UK election causes delay in ETS reform talks
CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Commission registers 'Stop Extremism' ECI
OECD: International signature of multilateral convention for OECD's BEPs project
STATISTICS: Inter-institutional political agreement on extending European Statistical Programme until 2020
TRANSPORT: European pilots call on EU member states to fight against precarious working conditions