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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11946
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Afghanistan

Europeans strongly condemn attack on NGO Save the Children

On Wednesday 24 January, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Christos Stylianides and European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out earlier that day against NGO Save the Children in Jalalabad (east Afghanistan).

This attack, which left at least three dead and around 20 wounded, "is a grave violation of...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Only two countries ready for entry into force of 'data protection' regulation at the end of May
JUSTICE: Commission concerned by Romanian draft laws on corruption
JUSTICE: Greens/EFA in European Parliament concerned by corruption in Bulgaria
SECURITY: Avramopoulos says it is urgent to combat online terrorist propaganda
SPACE: Wörner would like to request ESA budget increase at 2019 Ministerial Council
DIGITAL: European Parliament committee on legal affairs fails on tangible goods
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament prepares report on CAP reform at top speed
TRANSPORT: Jens Nilsson's report on cabotage divides MEPs
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: Commission fines Qualcomm nearly €1 billion for abuse of dominant position
FINANCE: Resolution framework for CCPs – MEPs adopt position of prudent risk management
ECONOMY: Macro-economic imbalance procedure is largely political, say EU auditors
ECONOMY: Government deficit and debt in Eurozone represent 0.3% and 88.1% of GDP respectively in third quarter of 2017
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: European Parliament works on proposals to strengthen gender equality in trade agreements
TRADE: Malmström welcomes resurrection of Asia-Pacific free-trade agreement minus United States
MERCOSUR: Political arbitration necessary on market access and other key questions for EU/Mercosur trade deal
ISRAEL: Yousef Jabareen asks Parliament to send a fact-finding mission into minority rights
YEMEN: Iona Craig says link needs to be made between humanitarian crisis and arms sales
TURKEY: Commission confirms principle of EU-Turkey leaders meeting
CHINA: EU urges release of Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai
AFGHANISTAN: Europeans strongly condemn attack on NGO Save the Children
HUMANITARIAN AID: MEPs welcome emphasis laid by Bulgarian Presidency of Council of EU on 'forgotten crises'
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Parliament welcomes draft reports on post-2020 multiannual financial framework
BUDGET: Any losses due to Brexit should be compensated for, say MEPs of committee on development
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: A state must not automatically suspend a return decision when plaintiff appeals against asylum refusal, says advocate general
AGRICULTURE: Italy must recover €1.343 billion from milk producers
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Dunja Mijatović from Bosnia and Herzegovina elected Commissioner for Human Rights 
NEWS BRIEFS
CATALONIA: CoR's European Alliance group criticises order to close Catalan bureau in Brussels
SPACE: Günther Oettinger trusts UK will remain within European 'space family', even after Brexit
UK: Member states adopt negotiating directives on post-Brexit transition period
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve inter-institutional agreement on qualifications and training for lorry drivers
TRANSPORT: European ports give warm welcome to Commission proposal on ship waste disposal
VIETNAM: Approval process of EU-Vietnam free trade agreement delayed by translation problems