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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11877

6 October 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 26
NEWS BRIEFS / Parliament
Three French MEPs join Nigel Farage's group

05/10/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 3 October, three MEPs who were previously members of the French Front National – Florian Philippot, Sophie Montel and Mireille d'Ornano – announced that they had joined the European Parliament's Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) Group, which is led by British MEP Nigel Farage.  "Mireille d'Ornano, Sophie Montel and Florian Philippot have officially joined the EFDD Group, within which they will now sit at the European...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: There will be no more ‘favourable winds’ unless they come from the citizens! (Part III)
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
JUSTICE: European Parliament gives final green light to enhanced cooperation for European Prosecutor's Office
ECONOMY: Commission aiming to present proposal to include budgetary impact in EU law in December
CRIMEA: Parliament calls for release of Tatar leaders and Mykola Semena
MALDIVES: European Parliament calls on EU to consider sanctions against human rights abusers
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Protecting consumers in the digital environment –  a challenge for Notariats of Europe
DIGITAL: At least two more Parliament/Council negotiating meetings on audio-visual media services still needed
SEA: EU to invest €560 million in cleaner, safer oceans
ENVIRONMENT: No vote on renewing glyphosate licence before 23 October at earliest
SINGLE MARKET: Eurochambres says European Commission fails to appropriately take into account SMEs in its impact studies
LOBBYING: Still no decision made on Caterpillar Belgium SA badge withdrawals
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
MONEY LAUNDERING: New legal imbroglio over transparency of trusts
BANKS: EBA sets its priorities for 2018
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: Commission sets out 14 criteria for improving quality of apprenticeships in member states
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: Johannes Hahn calls for urgent economic action
ALBANIA: Commission urges Tirana to continue work against illegal migration
DEVELOPMENT: Five areas identified for use of European Sustainable Development Fund
TRADE: Controversy at WTO on EU-UK post-Brexit plan to share EU tariff rate quotas of agricultural goods
TRADE: First Commission report on third country market distortions will target China
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TUNISIA: EU General Court refuses to lift freeze on assets of two members of Ben Ali family
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: Jean-Claude Juncker invites Visegrad country leaders to dinner to appease multiple tensions
ENVIRONMENT: Croatia and Romania called on to transpose lightweight plastic bags directive
PALESTINE: EU hails visit of Palestinian prime minister to Gaza
PARLIAMENT: Three French MEPs join Nigel Farage's group
TRANSPORT: ALLRAIL says proposal on rail passenger rights threatens competition
TRANSPORT: EASA and QCAA sign memorandum of understanding