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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11949

30 January 2018
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Turkey
Rising tension between Ömer Çelik and Kati Piri
Brussels, 29/01/2018 (Agence Europe)

Tension rose over the weekend between Turkey's Secretary for European Affairs Ömer Çelik and the European Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey Kati Piri.

In an interview with Ahval on Saturday 27 January, Piri (S&D, Netherlands) said that she did not consider the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) a threat for the European Union – unlike so-called Islamic State (IS/Da'esh).  Her statement greatly displeased Çelik, who responded several times on Twitter.

"For Turkey, the issue at...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Twenty-Seven set conditions for post-Brexit transition period to run from 29 March 2019
BREXIT: Steps in relocation of Medicines Agency becoming clearer
POLAND: Rule of law - European Parliament's 'civil liberties' committee confirms launch of article 7 procedure
FUTURE OF EU: Commission will make contribution on 14 February to debate on post-2020 EU budget and 2019 European elections
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Hogan suggests member states should already be thinking about implementation of new CAP
ENVIRONMENT: Commission to present proposal on revision of EU drinking water directive on 1 February
ENVIRONMENT: Commission confident of success in last chance summit on air quality for nine EU sates
ENVIRONMENT: Parliament working group on safety of substances makes start on European Agencies' data
HEALTH: Proposal on Health Technologies Assessments confirmed for 31 January
JUSTICE: Speaking at European Parliament, Chairperson of article 29 working party provides mixed summary on Privacy Shield application
INDUSTRY: Commission rejects any responsibility in WV experiments on monkeys and humans
PATENTS: Battistelli says Brexit will not have any impact on United Kingdom remaining in EPO
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission reported to be moving towards taxing advertising income of Internet giants
ECONOMY: Commission to outline proposals to create budgetary instruments for Eurozone before summer
FINANCE: Proposed pan-European personal pension product should come as part of a broader European strategy, says PensionsEurope
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: EU responds to Donald Trump's threats and is ready to retaliate with trade war
TRADE: UNCTAD says full potential of EU free trade agreements remains unexploited for €72 billion
TRADE: WTO condemns EU's anti-dumping duties on Indonesian biodiesel
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns new attack - third in less than a week
TURKEY: Rising tension between Ömer Çelik and Kati Piri
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: Enrique Millan Martinez to become new EUTM Mali Commander on 31 January
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Council adopts lifting of automatic public intervention on powdered milk for 2018
SAUDI ARABIA: EU reiterates its commitment to protecting human rights defenders
CULTURE: Official launch in Belgium of Cultural Heritage Year initiative
COURT OF AUDITORS: Eight new members appointed
INDUSTRY: European Commission informs economic operators about practical and legal ramifications from Brexit
MALI: EU reiterates solidarity with victims of terrorist attacks in Sahel
PARLIAMENT: Discussions imminent on S&D Presidency after Pittella's joins Italian Senate campaign
SOUTH SUDAN: EU condemns continued violations of Cessation of Hostilities Agreement
TRANSPORT: IRU suggests making three consecutive reduced weekly rest times possible for lorry drivers
TRANSPORT: European airports call for swift adoption of drone utilisation rules
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1207