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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11915
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EXTERNAL ACTION / North korea

EU again calls on Pyongyang to abandon its military nuclear programme

On Tuesday 28 November, a spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) again called on North Korea to abandon its military nuclear programme after the country fired a new missile the same day.  This was the first missile it has fired since 15 September.

"The European Union's message is unequivocal: the DPRK must abandon its nuclear, weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programmes in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner, immediately cease all related...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Estonian Presidency proposes ending mandatory relocation of asylum seekers
AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes new CAP with post-2020 implementation delegated to member states
ENERGY: Energy Charter preparing for its transition to meet sustainable transition and reliable transit challenges
PATENTS: European Commission wants to strengthen fight against counterfeiting and piracy
DIGITAL: Another week - another copyright compromise at EU Council
COMPETITIVENESS: Political agreement hoped for at Council on single digital portal
JUSTICE: EMCDDA and Europol report increase in sales of drugs on darknet
ENVIRONMENT: Haüsling calls on Germany to follow French lead
URBAN AGENDA: Commission and EIB launch new advisory service to help cities invest
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EIB: Inter-institutional agreement on revised EIB external lending mandate
TAXATION: VAT - Commission tackles fraud against CP 42 customs regime and second-hand cars
MONEY LAUNDERING: Member states dig in heels over transparency of trusts
ENTERPRISE: 'Company law' package on ice until early 2018
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: Europeans, Africans and UN committed to more cooperation in fight against migrant-traffickers, particularly in Libya
NORTH KOREA: EU again calls on Pyongyang to abandon its military nuclear programme
ARAB LEAGUE: New stage in EU-Arab League cooperation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: Right holder's consent required for copyright when making television copies available
EMPLOYMENT: A worker can accumulate paid annual leave if their employer does not allow them to exercise this right
PARLIAMENT: General Court upholds decision of European Parliament to recover from MEPs Bilde and Montel sums paid for employment of fictitious assistants
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Breakthrough in Brexit negotiations with London's apparent undertaking to pay divorce settlement
CATALONIA: 26 MEPs launch EU-Catalonia dialogue platform
EP2019: Franck Proust says changing voting system for European elections is a step backwards
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Dutch measure to support CO2 transport infrastructure approved
BANKS: Commission proposes to extend mandate of Single Resolution Board Chair by five years
BREXIT: Regulations instituting two European agencies to be relocated to Amsterdam and Paris amended
CONSUMERS: After Dieselgate, VW fined in Netherlands for unfair trading practices
RESEARCH: ERC awards grants to over 300 researchers
HEALTH: Pedicini regrets rejection of objection proposal on tobacco traceability