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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11909

22 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 37
EXTERNAL ACTION / Caribbean
Region can count on €300 million in European reconstruction aid
Brussels, 21/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

The European Union is to mobilise €300 million in development aid in favour of the Caribbean to help the region to recover economically from the devastating hurricanes Irma and Maria, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, told the conference of donors for the Caribbean, in New York on Tuesday 21 November.

These financial resources will be taken from the European Development Fund dedicated to cooperation between the EU and the group of ACP...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Inter-institutional agreement on unfair geo-blocking on the Internet
DIGITAL: European Parliament groups on the right win battle on audiovisual geo-blocking in SatCab arena
DIGITAL: Parliament adopts position on digital content
DIGITAL: Member states build bridges on inter-institutional negotiations for audiovisual media
JHA: Commission attempts again to reassure MEPs over its proposals concerning interoperability of information systems
FISHERIES: Fisheries committee adopts technical measures report but negotiating mandate must await plenary
FISHERIES: Commission proposes roll-over of Black Sea quotas in 2018
AGRICULTURE: Report highlights CAP's social and environmental shortcomings
CLIMATE: MEPs want to encourage transatlantic Paris Agreement cooperation among local authorities
FOOD SAFETY: Commission adopts regulation reducing acrylamide in food
TRANSPORT: Lucy Anderson pleased with first inter-institutional negotiating round on cross-border parcel delivery services
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs reject opinion on evaluation of proportionality of national rules on services
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: MEPs report their concerns on several legislative dossiers to Valdis Dombrovskis
FINANCE: At European Parliament, stakeholders stress complexity of proposal on personal pension products
FINANCE: Expert group on corporate bonds issues its first recommendations
PAYMENTS: SEPA instant transfer scheme up and running
COMPETITION: Disagreements at European Parliament on maximum fine for companies in breach of competition rules
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENVIRONMENT: Poland facing penalty payment if illegal felling in Bialowieza Forest continues
JHA: Germany can extradite a non-German EU citizen, Advocate General says
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Balas's report on social security coordination seek to provide substance for European employment authority project
EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: European sugar sector on alert ahead of new exchange of offers on market access
CARIBBEAN: Region can count on €300 million in European reconstruction aid
CARIBBEAN: EU-CARIFORUM partnership agreement facing difficulties on access to services market
ASEM: Federica Mogherini calls for stronger links between EU and Asia to address global challenges
FYROM: Johannes Hahn calls on opposition to act responsibility
UKRAINE: EU adopts sanctions against governor of Sevastopol
YEMEN: Mogherini underlines urgency of re-establishing humanitarian and trade access
LIBYA: EU and AU condemn slavery of migrants
CULTURE - SPORT
SPORT/CULTURE: Sporting federations and organisations invited to join initiative for good governance in sport
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: London prepared to double its financial offer for its withdrawal from the EU
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: MEPs approve inter-institutional agreement on hierarchy of bank creditors and IFRS 9 accounting standard
BURMA/MYANMAR: EU hails Aung San Suu Kyi 's decision to implement recommendations of advisory commission
EGYPT: Pier Antonio Panzeri calls for release of peaceful prisoners
IRAN: Third meeting of high level political dialogue
ISRAEL: Benjamin Netanyahu in Brussels on 11 December
REGIONS: European Commission allocates €28 million from cohesion policy for Umbria region in Italy
SWITZERLAND: Council grants Commission mandate to re-negotiate bilateral agreement on rail and road transport agreement