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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11892

27 October 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 30
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Regions
Parliament gives go-ahead to increased rum quotas for French outermost regions

26/10/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 24 October MEPs voted by 563 to 23, with 78 abstentions, to authorise France to increase the quotas of traditional rum produced in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion that enjoy a reduced rate of certain indirect taxes.  In September 2016, France asked the Commission to present a proposal for technical amendment of the 2014 Council decision (Decision 189/2014) increasing the annual quota of traditional rum from 120,000 hectolitres of...

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