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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11954

6 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 21
NEWS BRIEFS / Industry
BusinessEurope presents Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU with its priorities

05/02/2018 (Agence Europe) – In a letter addressed to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boïko Borissov, the organisation representing employers in Europe, BusinessEurope, explained its three main priorities to the Bulgarian Presidency: making progress with economic and monetary union; putting forward concrete proposals for the next multi-annual financial framework and maintaining the EU's industrial policy. BusinessEurope is calling on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council to stem the continuing...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
TUNISIA: It will take more than building ramparts to stop immigration, says Khemaies Jhinaoui
TURKEY: Erdogan says EU should keep its promises
TURKEY: Faruk Kaymakci says EU only thinks of Daesh in fight against terrorism
GEORGIA: 170,000 Georgians have already enjoyed visa free travel since March 2017
DEVELOPMENT: Sustainable development is theme of 2018 Lorenzo Natali Media Prize
MERCOSUR: Race against clock to obtain political compromise in February for EU/Mercosur free trade agreement
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: In Dieselgate 2.0, Commissioner Bienkowska calls on member states to investigate and launch legal action
ENERGY: Maros Sefcovic urges Baltic States and Poland to speed up interconnection project
ENERGY: EU energy consumption in 2016 moves away from 2020 energy efficiency target
FOOD SAFETY: Two MEPs ask Commission why it has not suggested banning bisphenol A
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Mixed reactions of stakeholders to recommendations of expert group on sustainable finance
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Commissioner Thyssen presents Central and Eastern European countries with areas of reflection for future European Social Fund
NEWS BRIEFS
SPACE: GSA and UN examining synergies between Galileo and Copernicus
GUINEA BISAU: EU shares ECOWAS concerns and conclusions
INDUSTRY: BusinessEurope presents Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU with its priorities
MIGRATION: Budapest opposed to principles of UN-proposed Global Compact on migration
PARLIAMENT: MEPs pay tribute to their colleague, Edouard Ferrand, now deceased
RUSSIA: Mr Karas denounces repression against political opposition and human rights activists
TRANSPORT: Commission calls on citizens and stakeholders to share observations on seafarers' qualifications
TUNISIA: Mogherini says 2018 cannot be a year like others in our strategic relationship
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1208