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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11890
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Regions

Commission planning new platform for outermost regions

Among the raft of new projects and initiatives announced by the European Commission in its new strategy for remote regions on Tuesday 24 0ctober, the institution plans to set up a platform to improve exchanges among outermost regions (OR) and national and European authorities, including the European Commission.

Following its adoption by the College of Commissioners the same say, the strategy was unveiled to the European Parliament by Regional Policy Commissioner Corina Crețu and Younous...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MEDIA: European Parliament pays tribute to murdered Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
JUSTICE: European Parliament launches strong appeal to support and protect whistle-blowers at a European level
ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls for complete ban on glyphosate within five years with transitional measures
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Juncker slams member states' low participation in Trust Fund for Africa as 'scandalous'
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 have successfully maintained unity during Brexit talks, says Donald Tusk
JHA: European Parliament adoption in sight for European 'smart borders' system
JHA: After five years of talks, European Parliament endorses rules on rapid bans of psychoactive substances in EU
FISHERIES: Parliament gives Commission go-ahead to adopt new discard plans
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Council backs timetable agreed by heads of state
ENVIRONMENT: Commission seeking sufficient support for five- to seven-year renewal of glyphosate
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs back phasing out of unsustainable biofuels in renewables directive
REGIONS: Commission planning new platform for outermost regions
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Commission's 2018 work programme includes ambitious initiatives for EU up to 2025 and beyond
BETTER REGULATION: Commission wants to ensure best regulation possible becomes part of its DNA
CATALONIA: Dastis in Strasbourg to explain situation in Catalonia
MALTA: Eva Joly wants Joseph Muscat to resign and an investigation into respect of EU rules on money laundering
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Main differences between Council and European Parliament positions on posted workers directive
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: Advocate General argues that acquisition of a right of permanent residence is a prerequisite of an EU citizen being able to qualify for enhanced protection against expulsion
JHA: Advocate General says a country's inability to treat post-traumatic stress following torture does not justify granting of subsidiary protection if the victim is no longer at risk of torture back home
JHA: Facebook or fan page owners can be forced to take down these pages for missing information, says Advocate General
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Dragan Čović insists his country's future lies in Europe
SERBIA/KOSOVO: EU welcomes implementation of justice agreement
MOROCCO: Mogherini and Bourita want solution on agricultural agreement as soon as possible
TRADE: China lifts import restrictions on blue cheese from Europe
JAPAN: Tusk calls on Abe to finalise EU-Japan free-trade agreement by December
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Government debt down and deficit up in eurozone and EU in second quarter 2017
FINANCE: Corporate Europe Observatory expresses concern at European Parliament's vote on securitisation
STATE AID: Green light to compensation awarded to La Banque Postale to facilitate access to banking services
NEWS BRIEFS
JHA: Parliament approves control measures on furanylfentanyl
MOROCCO: MEPs vote in favour of EU-Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement
DIGITAL: ePrivacy, EPP wants vote in plenary on European Parliament's negotiating mandate