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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11902
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Member states fine-tune their position on scrapping of exequatur procedure for parental responsibility

European Justice Ministers have been invited to debate at their next meeting on 7 December next, the scrapping of the exequatur procedure for all cases of parental responsibility. According to a document consulted by EUROPE on Friday 10 November, the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU has called on the member states to reach an agreement on some of the key principles in the model for removing this procedure, in view of this forthcoming debate.

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Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: EU gives London two weeks to clarify its position on matters outstanding in Brexit negotiations
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: Commission maintains momentum for free-trade deal and promises to take sensitivities into account
MEXICO: EU committed to updating EU-Mexico deal this year
JAPAN: Malmstrom confident about finalising EU-Japan free-trade deal by Christmas
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Structured cooperation on defence, sanctions against Venezuela and EU/Africa summit on Council agenda
CENTRAL ASIA: EU and Central Asia hope to reinforce economic relationship
PALESTINE: EU calls for new measures to embed intra-Palestinian reconciliation
BALKANS: EU announces new projects to support independent media
SECTORAL POLICIES
DEFENCE: European Commission launches its roadmap to facilitate military mobility
AGRICULTURE: Brexit will have serious consequences on sector, especially in Ireland and Netherlands, according to three studies discussed at EP
AGRICULTURE: S&D Group in Parliament submit plans for CAP reform
JUSTICE: Member states fine-tune their position on scrapping of exequatur procedure for parental responsibility
ETS: Council of EU gives green light for linking up Swiss and European emissions allowances trading schemes
CLIMATE: EIB grants $75 million loan for Fiji water resilience scheme
CONSUMERS: TRAVEL-NET, a new alternative dispute resolution tool
TRANSPORT: Aviation stakeholders make commitment to sector digitalisation
SPACE: ESA considers future budget needs for Copernicus programme
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
PARLIAMENT: Plenary to tackle Paradise Papers and rule of law in Poland
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: EBA flags up ambiguities in banking prudential rules
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Commission examines possibility of creating post-2020 'umbrella' fund for human 'capital' development
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Partial cancellation of fines ordered against Icap over derivatives cartels
SOCIAL: Advocate General outlines elements that can determine whether religious convictions constitute an essential professional requirement
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Green light to Spanish measure to support renewable electricity
BANKS: Finland wants considerable advance reduction of risks before any European Deposit Insurance System
EDUCATION: Political agreement in principle at Council on European Solidarity Corps
RESEARCH: Greece joins high-performance calculation team
DRC: EU calls for respect of new election timing and dialogue for 2018 presidential election
SOCIAL: Work/life balance – Casa and Kozłowska-Rajewicz appointed rapporteurs for their respective committees
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Kick-off for interinstitutional talks on revision of posted workers directive
TRANSPORT: International Road Transport Union welcomes proposal on bus and coach transport
TRANSPORT: Shipowners and unions hoping for less red tape
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 13/11 - 19/11
Other events: 13/11 - 26/11