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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11904

15 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 38
EDUCATION / Education
Commission proposes Gothenburg summit sets out ambitious targets for period leading up to 2025
Strasbourg, 14/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission would like to provide a new dynamic to education in Europe. On 14 November in Strasbourg, it presented a communication outlining its vision up to 2025. The document will be discussed by the EU28 during the informal Gothenburg summit. It is proposing to make it compulsory for member states to dedicate 5% of their GDP to education.

Addressing the press, the Commissioner for Growth and Investment, Jyrki Katainen, stated, “Education and training have not been a...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TAXATION: Paradise Papers – Commission and MEPs criticise member states' attitude
CULTURE: Sámi Blood wins 2017 European Parliament Lux Film Prize
CONSUMERS: European Parliament approves inter-institutional agreement on tougher anti-online fraud cooperation
FINANCE: European Parliament calls on Commission to end geo-blocking of financial services in EU
TRANSPORT: Broad European Parliament support to recognise professional qualifications for inland waterways
TRANSPORT: Large European Parliament majority adopts own-initiative report enhancing vehicle safety
COHESION: MEPs want to improve use of structural and investment funds to counter demographic decline in certain regions
SOCIAL: European Parliament gives green light to use globalisation adjustment fund in Italy
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: European Parliament ready to launch article 7 rule of law procedure against Warsaw
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ECB provides more reassurances about its draft addendum to guidelines on non-performing loans
ECONOMY: GDP up 0.6% in Eurozone and EU in third quarter
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: Further vote on 27 November on renewal of glyphosate licence without ultimate ban
CLIMATE/ICAO: Opaque CORSIA could undermine Paris Agreement
AGRICULTURE: Auditors call on Commission to make future rural development schemes less complex
JUSTICE: MEPs call for zero tolerance against child sex abuse
COHESION: Ministers to discuss 'substance' of future cohesion policy
EXTERNAL ACTION
FYROM: Bujar Osmani hopes that his country will open access negotiations to the EU by summer 2018
LEBANON: Mogherini and Bassil say there should be no external interference in Lebanon
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Foreign affairs ministers call for increase to budget for strategic EU communication
CSDP: Council wants reflection paper on civilian CSDP missions by early 2018
DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes revised aid for trade strategy to EU for improving effectiveness
AFRICA: Euro-African conference at European Parliament on 22 November for new boost to AU-EU partnership summit in Abidjan
ASEAN: EU and countries of South-East Asia determined to seal strategic partnership agreement
MERCOSUR: Talks for EU-Mercosur free trade agreement nearing finishing line
CHILE: Civil society stresses its key role in updating EU/Chile association agreement
INDIA: New Delhi gives assurances it is ready to resume free trade talks with EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: Advocate General rejects Schrems' class action against Facebook
CITIZENSHIP: Court sets out conditions for granting derived right of residence to third-country national married to EU citizen
COMPETITION: Cartel on prices and quantities between agricultural organisations and associations may breach competition rules
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Commission proposes Gothenburg summit sets out ambitious targets for period leading up to 2025
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Eurocities wants cohesion policy to remain number 1 public investment policy
TRADE: Turkey reopens market to French beef exports
CULTURE: Plea from cultural and creative industries to tackle counterfeiting
UNITED KINGDOM: British MPs will have vote on EU exit deal
SOCIAL: Inter-institutional negotiating timetable for 'posted workers' directive takes shape
TRANSPORT: Hauliers consider draft directive on combined transport does not contain right priorities
TRANSPORT: Commission to evaluate action by Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
CORRIGENDUM
CATALONIA: EFDD Group's request rejected at European Parliament for statement on Catalan political crisis