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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11849

29 August 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 20
EXTERNAL ACTION / Balkans
Each Western Balkans country to appoint coordinator to set up regional economic area 
Brussels, 28/08/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Saturday 26 August, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn announced the appointment by mid-September of coordinators in each of the six Western Balkans countries to set up the regional economic area that was decided upon at the summit in Trieste on 12 July (see EUROPE 11827).

“Today (Ed: 26 July) there has been an agreement to appoint sherpas, ‘regional coordinators’, in each of the prime ministers’ offices to ensure that in each...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Seven European and African countries announce action plan to tackle migration flows to EU
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU comes to Italy's aid against forest fires
AGRICULTURE: Parliament rapporteur calls for 50% increase in EU apiculture funding
AGRICULTURE: Exceptional support for peach and nectarine markets
AGRICULTURE: EU called on to avoid US anti-dumping measures against Spanish olives
STANDARDS: Work on European standards in 2018 will mainly focus on digital sector
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU concerned about pace and content of negotiations, while London calls on EU to demonstrate flexibility and imagination
EXTERNAL ACTION
BALKANS: Each Western Balkans country to appoint coordinator to set up regional economic area 
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mogherini says this autumn will be turning point for security and defence policy
NORTH KOREA: EU calls on Pyongyang yet again to stop firing missiles
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU calls for recommendations on Rakhine to be implemented
NEPAL: EU releases €200,000 in emergency aid for flood victims
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: Many sectors still at risk of money laundering and financing of terrorism
FINANCE: London Stock Exchange recommends more flexible management of conflicts of interest in central counterparties
ECB: Monetary institute amends financial information reporting regulation
COMPETITION: Conditional green light to Selecta's acquisition of Pelican Rouge
NEWS BRIEFS
ANGOLA: EU calls for peaceful conclusion to electoral process
FISHERIES: Report accuses Germany of overfishing in Baltic
POLAND: Commission receives Warsaw's response on rule of law and judicial reform
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Another Serbia/Kosovo dialogue meeting on 31 August