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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11883
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Council calls for fundamental rights to be respected irrespective of context typified by migration challenges

In its conclusions adopted on Thursday 12 October by European Justice Ministers on the application of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights last year, the Council of the EU indicates that the presumption of innocence, legal aid, procedural safeguards for children and data protection rules at EU level are all rights that were all further strengthened in 2016.

In this text the Council highlights asylum and migration and emphasises that there is a need to respect the fundamental right of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Council reaches agreement in principle on non-ETS burden-sharing by member states
CLIMATE: Council is determined to reach agreement on Lulucf regulation
CLIMATE: COP23, Council wants to lead world in implementing Paris Climate Agreement
ENVIRONMENT: Council's priorities for UNEA-3 in Nairobi include connection between health and the environment
JHA: Schengen Border Code not encountering any major opposition at Council
MIGRATION: Estonian compromise proposal on a asylum system reform expected at beginning of November
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament and Council reach agreement on omnibus regulation
CONSUMERS: Initiatives to combat double standards in food quality unveiled in Bratislava
JUSTICE: Council calls for fundamental rights to be respected irrespective of context typified by migration challenges
ENERGY: ENTSO-E calls for regional cooperation forums
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Council to discuss US decision not to certify agreement on Iranian nuclear programme
LIBYA: Operation Sophia to monitor Libyan Coastguard slightly more
PALESTINE: EU ready to support intra-Palestinian reconciliation agreement
TRADE: Meeting of EU28 minds on need for new trade deal architecture
TRADE: EU concerned about US anti-dumping procedure against Spanish black olives
TRADE: Taiwan opens market to beef from Netherlands and Sweden, and Japan does same for beef from Austria
TRADE: European services sector promotes its activities as key component in trade agreements
MERCOSUR: Emmanuel Macron wants to refresh EU mandate for free trade negotiations
INSTITUTIONAL
CATALONIA: Juncker says Commission will not be mediator in Catalan crisis
GENERAL AFFAIRS: Rule of law and Brexit on European Council agenda for ministers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Council experts start working on non-EU central clearing houses
FINANCE: Commission clarifies restrictions member states may impose on sale of agricultural land
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Commission study illustrates improving employment situation in EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: PACE calls for fourth summit to be held
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: PACE tightens up its code of conduct following allegations of corruption
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: Inter-institutional negotiations on long-term ETS reform continue
COMPETITION: Conditional green light to Valeo's acquisition of FTE
COUNCIL: Council's EUROPA building evacuated after kitchen staff breathe in toxic fumes
CULTURE: European Parliament criticises US for leaving UNESCO
SPACE: Successful launch of Sentinel-5P, new satellite of Copernicus Earth-monitoring programme
FINANCE: Transatlantic agreement seeking to facilitate trading in derivatives
FRANCE: Philippe to try to convince Juncker that France has returned to budgetary credibility
RESEARCH: Bulgaria joins high-performance calculation cooperation initiative
TRANSPORT: European Automobile Manufacturers' Association support revision of 'Eurovignette' directive
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: The Brexit ball game
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 16/10 to 22/10
Other events: 16/10 to 29/10