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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11918

5 December 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 32
NEWS BRIEFS / Turkey
PES calls for release of HDP and CHP members of parliament

04/12/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Saturday 2 December, members of the Party of European Socialists (PES) called for the release of eight member of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) and one member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) – two Turkish parties affiliated to the PES.  "To restore the rule of law and improve democratic politics in Turkey, we call for the immediate release of elected members of parliament (...) and all other prisoners of conscience in Turkey", they stated in...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: Mário Centeno new President of the 19 Eurozone finance ministers
EMU: Commission puts finishing touches to proposals on deepening Eurozone
GREECE: Eurogroup welcomes technical agreement between Greece and its institutional creditors
BANKS: MEPs approve renewal of Elke König's mandate at head of Single Resolution Board
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: London and EU come close to agreement on first phase of negotiations, but call for more time
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Ministerial debate on free flow of non-personal data
DIGITAL: Mariya Gabriel calls on Council to speed up work on Communications confidentiality
DIGITAL: Telecommunications Council adopts 5G roll-out timetable
JUSTICE: Member states ready to agree on legal shape of instrument for freezing criminal assets
JHA: Commission calls on member states to take measures to tackle human trafficking
AGRICULTURE: Commission agricultural services defend CAP budget and oppose co-financing
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs clarify notification procedure proposed by Commission for services
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs protect health sector in directive on proportionality tests
SPACE: Ministers want sufficient resources for future of Galileo and EGNOS
ENVIRONMENT: Pollution-free planet is UNEA challenge, with EU backing, says Vella
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Inter-institutional agreement imminent on reform of EU trade defence instruments
TRADE: EU Council of Ministers approves new EU anti-dumping methodology
CANADA: EU and Canada want to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment at global level
MEXICO: Discussions progress on key issues in talks for updated EU-Mexico comprehensive agreement
LIBYA: Vincent Cochetel calls on Europeans to tackle funds for human traffickers
BOSNIA: EU calls for progress on justice
ACP: Climate, security and situation in Mauritania on agenda of Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Haiti
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Member states green light suspension of automatic dairy market intervention in 2018
STATE AID: Danish regime to support horse racing sector approved
CATALONIA: Belgian courts to rule on extradition of Puigdemont on 14 December
ENVIRONMENT: INRA report now available to inform French plan for glyphosate ban
ENVIRONMENT: NGOs press EU to ban mercury in dentistry by 2022, as Parliament requests
MALTA: Eight arrests in investigation into murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
PES: At end of 2018 PES will appoint Spitzenkandidat for 2019 European elections
TRANSPORT: Council adopts directive on recognition of professional qualifications for inland waterways transport sector
TURKEY: PES calls for release of HDP and CHP members of parliament
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N. 1202