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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11822
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Africa

Eurodad reminds G20 of sometimes sulphurous marriage between private investment and development aid

On Tuesday 4 July, the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) warned that the leaders of the G20 should bear in mind the hidden debt scandal in Mozambique – a country where the authorities concealed $2 billion of loans raised with state guarantee for the secret purchase of weapons.

This warning was made ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg (7-8 July), at which Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes a new partnership with Africa will be launched to boost fresh private...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUSINESS: Parliament adopts position on tax transparency only with difficulty
COMMISSION: MEPs divided over priorities for 2018
INDUSTRY: Parliament calls on Commission to tackle planned obsolescence
UKRAINE: European Parliament gives green light to further EU trade preferences
MOLDOVA: European Parliament's green light to €100 million in macro-financial assistance on strict conditions
DEFENCE: Parliament divided on Europe of Defence
FINANCE: European Parliament asks Commission to lay down principles of pan-European framework for covered bonds
EMPLOYMENT: European Parliament wants expansion of precarious work to be tackled more efficiently
FISHERIES: Parliament highlights potential of fisheries-related tourism
TRANSPORT: European Parliament wants to introduce rules on periods applicable for cross-border road accidents compensation claims
JUSTICE: European Parliament wants to introduce common standards for civil procedures
BUDGET: European Parliament approves budgeting of 2016 surplus
DIGITAL: Parliament endorses compromise on Marrakesh Treaty
INSTITUTIONAL
TRIBUTE: European Parliament pays tribute to Simone Veil, first woman President of the institution elected by universal suffrage
CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Commission complies with General Court's verdict and registers ECI's Stop-TTIP initiative 
COMMISSION: Mariya Gabriel given European Parliament's blessing
PARLIAMENT: Juncker criticises MEPs' lack of respect towards Malta
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: Following a year of discussions, EU sets out criteria for endocrine disruptors
GMO: Commission approves four GMOs and renews MON 810 authorisation
MIGRATION: Commission presents action plan reinforcing Libyan capacities and aiming to support Italy
MIGRATION: Ministerial meeting focusing on support for Italy and reform of asylum system
CLIMATE: WWF calls on G20 to put pressure on big investors to align with Paris Agreement
AGRICULTURE: Delegated act simplifying greening of aid rules comes into force
EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: Hopes of bilateral free trade agreement in principle at EU-Japan summit
TRADE: European automobile industry wants balanced EU-Japan free trade agreement
PALESTINE: EU extends mandate of EUPOL COPPS and EU BAM Rafah missions
AFRICA: Eurodad reminds G20 of sometimes sulphurous marriage between private investment and development aid
MEDITERRANEAN: Peripheral maritime regions weakened by European uncertainty
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Green light to preventative recapitalisation of Monte dei Paschi di Siena
FRANCE: Paris committed to reducing public deficit, but does not detail measures needed for 2017
FINANCE: Priips – new guidelines for implementation of key information documents
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: Charged with criminal offence by French authorities for its UberPop service, Uber France is wrong, says Advocate General
NEWS BRIEFS
ALBANIA: Juncker calls for reforms to continue
ENERGY: EIB loan of €100 million to connect electricity produced in the North Sea for Belgian electricity network
DIGITAL: Audiovisual Observatory examines copyright exceptions
REGIONS: Council considers increasing rum quotas in outermost regions
SOCIAL: Common front between Spain and Poland on 'posted workers' directive
TRANSPORT: Study claims design efficiency for new ships has deteriorated