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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11907

18 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 26
INSTITUTIONAL / Catalonia
Decision on or after 4 December on implementing arrest warrant for Puigdemont and his advisors
Brussels, 17/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

A hearing  of the former president of the Generalitat in Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, and his four advisors in Brussels on Friday 17 November ended in a postponement of the hearing until Monday 4 December for the decision about whether the European arrest warrant against the five politicians is to go ahead.

During the hearing, the Belgian prosecutor asked judges to implement the European arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities on Friday 3 November for forming a coalition of...

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