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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11934

9 January 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 3 / 20
INSTITUTIONAL / Poland
Important meeting between Juncker and Moraziecki to seek outcome to dispute over rule of law
Brussels, 08/01/2018 (Agence Europe)

In Brussels on Tuesday 9 January, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will receive the new Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, for a dinner to discuss a number of subjects of common interest, which will inevitably include the question of the rule of law in Poland, the Commission having decided on 20 December to trigger the article 7 procedure (see EUROPE 11930).

With the Commission having given Warsaw three months to scrap its controversial laws concerning...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Oettinger sets sights on slightly higher EU budget at 1.1% of GNI post-2020
BUDGET: BusinessEurope calls for forthcoming financial framework to focus on areas of demonstrated EU added value
POLAND: Important meeting between Juncker and Moraziecki to seek outcome to dispute over rule of law
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAQ: EU wants to establish migration dialogue with Baghdad
TURKEY: Bulgarian Presidency of EU Council wants to help bring Ankara and EU closer
KOSOVO: German, French, Italian, British and American ambassadors call for respect of Specialist Chambers
NORTH KOREA: Transposing last UN resolution, EU sanctions Ministry of the People's Armed Forces and 16 individuals
CHINA: Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to play central role in China's new silk road project
VIETNAM: Repression on rise in 2017 whilst ratification of EU/Vietnam trade deal takes shape
SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Merja Kyllönen backs Commission proposal on posting of transport workers
DIGITAL: Heavy work programme for Bulgarian Presidency of Council of EU
INDUSTRY/INTERNAL MARKET: Bulgarian Presidency wants Council of EU to adopt 'common industrial policy' strategy
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU strategy on plastics could be presented on 16 January
CLIMATE: Paris Agreement - Emmanuel Macron calls for more consultation with China to heighten ambition of commitments
FISHERIES: NGO Bloom criticises lobbies' influence on Commission decision to authorise electric fishing
JUSTICE: Commission urges Internet industry to step up efforts to take down illicit content
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Bulgarian Council presidency focuses on youth
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: Leeuwarden and Valletta are European capitals of culture for 2018
ISRAEL: EU calls for any action to be avoided if it is likely to complicate work undertaken by civil society
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May reshuffles government but keeps Brexit heavyweights