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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11907

18 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 26
CALENDAR / Main activities of the european institutions
20/11 - 26/11

 

Monday 20 November

  • Brussels. Council of the EU. ‘Education, Youth, Culture and Sport’ Council (and 21/11). *Youth: - Definition of a general orientation on the proposed regulation on the European solidarity corps. – Conclusions on intelligent youth work. *Education: - Discussion on the future of skills and the evolution of the role of vocational teaching and training. – Adoption of the recommendation on the monitoring of graduates. – Conclusions on the development of schools...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Emmanuel Macron moves his pawns at the Social Summit on convergence of minimum wage
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Financing of poorest countries' climate action dominates end of COP 23 negotiations
CLIMATE: COP 23 - civil society disappointed at prioritisation of carbon market over adaptation funding
ENERGY: EU Council adopts position on regulation on risk-preparedness in electricity sector
FISHERIES: Landing obligation not being implemented in Baltic, says Our Seas
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Tusk gives May until early December to provide necessary guarantees on EU withdrawal agreement
CATALONIA: Decision on or after 4 December on implementing arrest warrant for Puigdemont and his advisors
EXTERNAL ACTION
KOSOVO: New government states its resolve to implement reforms
CAMBODIA: EU criticises dissolution of main opposition party
AFRICA: European Parliament condemns attacks in Somalia and expresses concern at situation in Madagascar and Sudan
MEXICO: Talks on political chapter of modernised EU-Mexico Global Agreement reach final stages
CHILE: Negotiations to update EU/Chile association agreement on track
JAPAN: Europeans and Japanese continue work to finalise free trade agreement by end of 2017
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
PAYMENTS: Commission finally ready to finalise technical standards for payment services
FINANCE: Commission presents list of derivatives that must be traded on regulated stock markets
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EYCS: Member states extend involvement in Solidarity Corps to young people outside EU
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Agriculture strand of omnibus regulation separated from rest to come into force from 2018
ASIA: ASEM ministerial meeting in Myanmar to launch preparations for Brussels summit in 2018
TAXATION: 50 jurisdictions applying automatic exchange of tax information standard
MEDITERRANEAN: MEDREG supports energy regulatory reforms in Israel and Palestine
RUSSIA: EU criticises extension of foreign agents regime to foreign media
TRANSPORT: New website on internet-connected cars
TRANSPORT: Commission to decide on Lufthansa/Air Berlin merger on 7 December
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Lost in translation? Here’s how to read the Brexit back-and-forth
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 20/11 - 26/11
Other events: 20/11 - 03/11