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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11823
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

Slight drop to 1.3 million asylum seekers in the EU and EFTA in 2016

On Wednesday 5 July, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) released its yearly reference report: The Annual Report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union 2016. This includes European Union member states, in addition to Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

With almost 1.3 million applications for international protection made in the EU+ in 2016, as opposed to 2015 when close to 1.4 million applications were lodged, this constitutes a 7% decrease. Despite this slight...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: Political agreement at ministerial level provisionally sealing EU-Japan free trade agreement
TRADE: Way clear for European Parliament-Council negotiations on new EU anti-dumping method
NORTH KOREA: EU threatens Pyongyang with further sanctions
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TURKEY: MEPs want new relationship between EU and Turkey
G20: EU supports international cohesion in the face of many common challenges
EU2017EE: Solidarity must be pillar of EU migration policy, says Ratas
CUBA: First cooperation agreement with EU to enter into force provisionally
BUDGET: Reflection document on post-2020 budget fails to win over hemicycle
BUDGET: European Parliament ready and willing to negotiate with Council on 2018 budget
COMMISSION: MEPs urge Commission to launch serious political initiatives in 2018
INDUSTRY: Parliament again calls for EU industrial strategy at start of next year
ENVIRONMENT: Parliament backs ratification of amendment to Gothenburg Protocol
CLIMATE: Parliament green lights EU ratification of Kigali amendment
HEALTH: European Parliament calls for fight against infectious diseases to be stepped up
CULTURE: Parliament calls for more cooperation and resources to support creativity
KOSOVO: Parliament approves Pristina's gradual participation in certain EU programmes
UN: Parliament adopts its recommendations for 72nd session of General Assembly
SOCIAL: European Parliament approves EGF to help Spanish coal miners
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Slight drop to 1.3 million asylum seekers in the EU and EFTA in 2016
ENVIRONMENT: NGOs expect Estonian Presidency to show ambition on climate and sustainable development
FISHERIES: Commission notes progress in implementation of CFP
AGRICULTURE: Cereal production forecast to rise by 0.4% in EU in 2017
TRANSPORT: ALLRAIL welcomes Court ruling on transparency of Deutsche Bahn's accounts
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: Eurozone finance ministers postpone disbursement of tranche of aid to Greece
ECB: Euro remains second most-used international currency, but its international role dropped off in 2016
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: Court upholds 65-age limit for commercial flight pilots
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: ECR group at European Parliament presents spartan vision of EU budget post-2020
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to extension of Polish bank guarantee regime
STATE AID: Extension of Irish bank resolution scheme approved
CROATIA/SLOVENIA: Commission expects parties to respect decision of Permanent Court of Arbitration
JHA: Control measures suggested for furanylfentanyl
DRC: EU mobilises €5 million in emergency aid for victims of conflict in Kasai
FOOD SAFETY: Proteins derived from insects authorised in fish farming
CORRIGENDUM
DIGITAL: Marrakesh treaty modalities calendar error