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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11892

27 October 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 30
NEWS BRIEFS / Parliament
Heidi Hautila elected vice-president, replacing Ulrike Lunacek

26/10/2017 (Agence Europe) – It was by acclamation on Thursday 26 October that the European Parliament elected Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA, Finland) vice-president.  She will take the seat on the European Parliament Bureau vacated by fellow Green/EFA member Ulrike Lunacek (Austria).  Hautala, who has been an MEP since 1995, is currently the deputy leader of the Greens/EFA Group and a member of the development and international trade committees.  The elections to fill the vice-president...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: The princes’ master of ceremonies and European trailblazers
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SAKHAROV PRIZE: Award of 2017 prize to Venezuelan 'democratic' opposition divides European Parliament
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: European Parliament calls for greater caution in liberalising farm trade
FINANCE: European Parliament approves inter-institutional agreement on securitisation, despite continued differences of opinion
REGIONS: Parliament gives go-ahead to increased rum quotas for French outermost regions
DIGITAL: Parliament's mandate confirmed on confidentiality of communications
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Monetary institute extends quantitative easing operation in reduced form
BANKS: Inter-institutional agreement on hierarchy of bank creditors and IFRS9 accounting standard
STATE AID: Commission examines British anti-tax optimisation models
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Council Presidency to seek fresh mandate on online geo-blocking
AGRICULTURE: Public powdered milk stocks concern producers and Commission
INDUSTRY: Member states appear to want new 'comprehensive' industrial strategy for next decade
ENVIRONMENT: Glyphosate - requests lodged for special committee and committee of inquiry on Monsanto Papers
CLIMATE: Cañete to call for speedier decarbonisation of transport at European electric vehicle congress
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOROCCO: Morocco's ambassador hopes for solution to farm agreement issue in next few weeks
TURKEY: EU calls on Ankara to take further measures to defend human rights
CRIMEA: EU welcomes release of vice-presidents of Tartar Mejlis, Iimi Umerov and Akhtern Chyigoz
CANADA: France adopts action plan to monitor CETA compliance with health, social, environmental and climate requirements
DEVELOPMENT: NGOs call for increased aid proposed by Parliament to be used to eradicate poverty
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TAXATION: Duplicate bridge not a 'sport' within meaning of VAT directive
JHA: Advocate general explains when an unaccompanied minor can request family regrouping
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: EU grants further €5 million in humanitarian aid
CABO VERDE: EU and Cabo Verde to increase cooperation
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Proceedings against Azerbaijan for failing to respect ECHR ruling
FINANCE: Commission clarifies rules for businesses using non-EU brokers
SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Parliament relaunches call for European legislation
INDUSTRY: Inter-institutional negotiations on motor vehicle approval and market surveillance postponed
PARLIAMENT: Heidi Hautila elected vice-president, replacing Ulrike Lunacek
CSDP: Charlie Stickland appointed commander of Operation Atalanta
TRANSPORT: Public consultation launched into reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports