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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11906

17 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 34
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Africa
European Parliament sets out its vision of AU-EU partnership between equals
Brussels, 16/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 16 November, the European Parliament endorsed, without amendment, the draft report by Maurice Ponga (EPP, France) on a renewed partnership between the European Union and Africa, two weeks from the bilateral EU-AU summit in Abidjan (see EUROPE 11904).

"Strengthening the EU-Africa partnership would enable the continent's development to progress more quickly and would enable a response to the sustainable development goals", Ponga stated in a press release.  In his view, the...

Contents

BEACONS
BEACONS: Isn't it high time to start thinking about cleaning out the stables of Parma?
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Member states make symbolic commitment to Goteborg in favour of social Europe
SOCIAL: Commission to present initiative on 'written declaration' directive at end of December
SOCIAL: Thyssen confirms intention of creating fund to promote human 'capital'
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: COP 23 – EU's small island state partners mount plea for urgent work to help them survive
CLIMATE: EU announces it will ratify Doha amendment to Kyoto Protocol this year
ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches new tool for real time measurement of air quality in EU
DIGITAL: Estonian Presidency of the Council obtains revised mandate on geo-blocking
DIGITAL: First European Parliament compromises on copyright draft directive
DIGITAL: Tiemo Wölken's compromise proposals on SatCab do not convince European Parliament's right wing
MIGRATION: Council of the EU and European Parliament ready to begin negotiations on permanent resettlement programmes for refugees
ENERGY: Estonia and Luxembourg on statistical transfers of renewable energy amounts
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: European Court of Auditors says that Greek bailout plans have not had sufficient effect
FINANCE: PensionsEurope concerned at reduction in contributions to private pension scheme in Romania
ECONOMY: Annual inflation rate down to 1.4% in eurozone in October
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament and Council to seek agreement on 2018 EU budget
UNITED KINGDOM: End of waiting in sight on relocation of medicines agency and banking authority
FUTURE OF EU: Wauquiez calls for radical reform of EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: EU considers final accommodating offer on beef and opening a quota for sugar
NEW ZEALAND: Phil Hogan promises appropriate treatment for sensitive EU agricultural products
KOSOVO: EULEX Kosovo mission facing new scandal
SERBIA: Brnabic hopes to open three or four accession negotiation chapters by end of 2017
PALESTINE: EU diplomats on ground to assess possible redeployment of EUBAM Rafah mission
IRAQ: EU hails statement by Kurdistan regional government on unity of Iraq
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
MIGRATION: European Parliament confirms its wish to negotiate with Council on reform of Dublin system of asylum
NEW ZEALAND: European Parliament gives its consent to conclusion of partnership and cooperation agreement
EMPLOYMENT: Tacking inequality must become a major EU priority, say MEPs
AFRICA: European Parliament sets out its vision of AU-EU partnership between equals
AGRICULTURE: No new measures in preparation to help fruit and vegetable producers cope with Russian embargo
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: More transparency on ongoing investigation into British tax support scheme for multinationals
CHINA: China-EU discussions on state aid control and competition policy
ENERGY: Stockholm Arbitration Institute delays delivering verdicts in Gazprom-Naftogaz dispute
GUINEA: An extra €100 million made available for country's development
JHA: EU introduces formal control measures for furanylfentanyl