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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11809

16 June 2017
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EXTERNAL ACTION / West africa
EU earmarks €88 million to boost security and governance
Strasbourg, 15/06/2017 (Agence Europe)

The European Union is to finance four new projects for a total of €88 million to boost security and governance in West Africa, the European Commission announced on Thursday 15 June.

Financing contracts were signed that same day by EU International Cooperation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica and representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).  The money will come from the West African section of the 11th European Development Fund.

Some €25 million...

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GREECE: Optimism the order of the day on releasing further tranche of financial assistance
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FINANCE: EBF recommends approach based on end users for future financial technologies legislation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
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SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Trilogue agreements on three Commission proposals on passenger ship safety
MIGRATION: MEPs ready to negotiate with member states on revision of European blue card
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JHA: EU and US meet for talks on security and visa reciprocity
ENVIRONMENT: Ministers to discuss EU's implmentation of Paris Climage Agreement and Nature Directives on Monday 19 June
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRADE: Calls for controls on foreign direct investment in strategic EU sectors
INSTITUTIONAL: Commission called upon to improve rules on funding of European political parties
AZERBAIJAN: European Parliament calls for liberation of journalist Afgan Mukhtarli
PAKISTAN: European Parliament alarmed at deterioration in human rights situation
INDONESIA: European Parliament urges Jakarta to boost religious tolerance and social diversity
YEMEN: Parliament calls on member states not to export arms that could be used in Yemen
EXTERNAL ACTION
WEST AFRICA: EU earmarks €88 million to boost security and governance
JORDAN: EU cooperation aid over €1.3 billion since spring 2015
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