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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11824
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Sustainable development

European Parliament calls on Commission to put forward ambitious strategy for translating 17 sustainable development goals into EU policies

The European Parliament is calling on the Commission to present a strategy for implementing the universal sustainable development programme (SDG) into the EU’s internal and external policies by 2030, as well as its 17 sustainable development goals adopted by the UN in September 2015.

The non-legislative resolution was adopted on Thursday 6 July in Strasbourg for EU action promoting sustainability (446 votes for, 57 against, 84 abstentions) and calls on the Commission and EU to be...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: Confirmation at highest political level of agreement in principle sealing EU-Japan free trade talks
JAPAN: Reactions of both relief and distrust to agreement in principle sealing JEFTA deal
JAPAN: 85% of EU agricultural exports to Japan to be gradually liberalised
NORTH KOREA: EU and Japan call for further sanctions against Pyongyang
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Barnier sees no justification for 'no deal' scenario with British
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Ministers back code of conduct for NGOs and pledge to help Italy
JHA: Ministers for the Interior want to speed up work on European information systems interoperability
JHA: France wants to head Europol in 2018
DIGITAL: Commission makes slow progress on electronic evidence
SINGLE MARKET: European legislation still improperly applied, according to Commission report
TRANSPORT: EESC votes on opinion targeting digitalisation and robotisation in transport field
TRANSPORT: European Parliament rapporteurs for 'mobility package' appointed
CLIMATE: MEPs call on IMO to present concrete measures for reducing ship emissions
AGRICULTURE: Milk production reduction scheme proves successful
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Three companies suspected of breaching procedural rules on merger operations
EUROGROUP: Eurogroup to revisit recent bank rescues in Italy
TAXATION:  Envisaged transparency for tax advisers will not be enough, says GUE/NGL group in European Parliament
TAXATION: EESC welcomes package aiming to modernise VAT on e-commerce
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
PARLIAMENT: Stormy debate in Parliament on single seat
TERRORISM: Special committee on terrorism approved by MEPs
DEVELOPMENT: Green light for setting up EFSD to stimulate private investment in Africa
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament calls on Commission to put forward ambitious strategy for translating 17 sustainable development goals into EU policies
COHESION: European Parliament sends strong message to Commission to protect and strengthen derogated status of outermost regions
TURKEY: MEPs threaten Ankara with suspending accession negotiations if its constitutional amendments are implemented
CHINA: European Parliament calls for release of Liu Xiaobo and Lee Ming-che
BUDGET: European Parliament approved draft directive on fighting fraud against EU budget
DIGITAL: Marrakesh treaty modalities adopted by Parliament
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Airlines' cancellation charges can be assessed according to their terms
COMPETITION: €61.44 million fine imposed on Toshiba for participation in GIS cartel is final
STATE AID: EU General Court rejects French appeal over granting of €220 million in public aid to SNCM
CULTURE
CULTURE: Europe's most cultural and creative cities examined
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Agreement in principle on EU-Japan free-trade deal welcomed
CANADA: French socialists at European Parliament criticise establishment of a CETA committee in France
COMPETITION: Peugeot's acquisition of Opel approved
ENVIRONMENT: Complaint lodged with Commission on already authorised French offshore wind power project
GUINEA BISSAU: EU concerned at repression of media
DRC: EU says holding of democratic elections as soon as possible is key to overcoming the crisis