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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11909

22 November 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 37
NEWS BRIEFS / Regions
European Commission allocates €28 million from cohesion policy for Umbria region in Italy

21/11/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 21 November, the European Commission announced that it is allocating €28 million from the cohesion policy budget to the Umbria region that was struck by several violent earthquakes in 2016 and 2017. The funds come from an additional envelope of €1.6 billion for cohesion policy as part of a technical adjustment, explained the European Commission. A press release explains that its aim is to: enhance earthquake resilience in schools and energy...

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