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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11926
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Ecb

Monetary institute ramps up Eurozone growth forecasts

On Thursday 14 December, the European Central Bank (ECB) substantially revised its growth forecasts for the Eurozone upwards, putting them at 2.4% of GDP in 2017, 2.3% in 2018, 1.9% in 2019 and 1.7% in 2020.

Compared to September, our growth forecasts have been substantially increased, said the President of the ECB, Mario Draghi, following the meeting of the Governing Council. Two months ago, the Frankfurt-based monetary institute predicted Eurozone growth of 2.2% of GDP in 2017, 1.8% in...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MIGRATION: Member states intent on making reform of Dublin asylum system a success, but continue to disagree over forms of solidarity
UNITED KINGDOM: Twenty-Seven pleased to move to next phase in Brexit talks, but remain vigilant
DEFENCE: European Defence dream becoming reality, says Donald Tusk
CLIMATE: Twenty-Eight firmly reiterate their commitment to apply entire Paris Agreement
MIDDLE EAST: Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and of future Palestinian State, European leaders stress
RUSSIA: EU economic sanctions against Moscow extended
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Parliament and Council negotiators seal Lulucf agreement
DIGITAL: Interinstitutional agreement on cross-border parcel delivery
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Monetary institute ramps up Eurozone growth forecasts
MONEY LAUNDERING: Negotiations on fifth anti-money laundering directive suspended to sound out member states
TAXATION: Insurance sector concerned at proposal on transparency of intermediaries
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: WTO talks in Buenos Aires end in failure, no agreements of note reached
TRADE: 70 countries, including EU member states, to work on e-commerce ahead of talks at WTO
MIGRATION: EU, AU and UN promise to speed up return of migrants blocked in Libya
CDSP: Mogherini suggests setting up a new peace fund
SAHEL/CHAD: EU pledges €274.2 million to tackle causes of illegal migration
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Parliament and Council agree on Europass modernisation
SOCIAL: French social security institutions demand more ambition from co-legislators in fight against fraud
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
TRANSPORT: MEPs adopt initiative report for low emissions transport
JUSTICE: Parliament urges member states to do more to tackle child sexual abuse and child pornography
JUSTICE: EU-wide ban on Nazi and fascist symbols and slogans under debate in Parliament
SOCIAL: Heated debate and divisions in Parliament over European Pillar of Social Rights
MYANMAR: Parliament calls on EU to adopt sanctions against those responsible for violence
CAMBODIA: Parliament threatens to suspend tariff preferences
AFGHANISTAN: Parliament welcomes provisional entry into force of cooperation agreement on partnership and development
VIETNAM: MEPs call for Nguyen Van Hoa to be freed
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: Advocate General clarifies conditions allowing freedom of movement of EU citizens to be restricted
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: A member state can define 'analogous' disciplines to medicine, pharmacy and toxicology when assessing cosmetics
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKING: Single Resolution Board and FDIC agree to cooperate
REGIONS: MEPs endorse inter-institutional agreement on review of rules governing structural and investment funds
SOCIAL: Trade unions urge member states to translate European Pillar of Social Rights into action
TRANSPORT: Member states give get-go for revision of rules on use of non-motorised balloons
CORRIGENDUM
HEALTH: Endocrine disruptors, clarification about the results of the vote of the committee of national experts