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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11959

13 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Transport
EASA implements Western Balkans and Turkey support programme

12/02/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 9 February, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) officially launched the EASA IPA 4 programme, a technical cooperation project supporting the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia) and Turkey. The two-year project is financed by the EU’s Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and aims at assisting the countries’ integration into the EU aviation...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
MERCOSUR: Brazil Carnival forces break in the EU/Mercosur free-trade talks that are coming close to conclusion
MONTENEGRO: Johannes Hahn calls for continuation of reforms and end to boycott at parliament
SYRIA: EU calls on regional actors to show restraint
SAHEL: EU to host international conference on Sahel in Brussels on 23 February
HAITI: European Commission expects Oxfam to fully clarify scandal splattered in media
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: Šefčovič announces European action plan to drive battery development
INDUSTRY: MEPs call on EIB to publish information regarding loans to Volkswagen
TRANSPORT: Presidency of Council of EU would like all provisions on pursuing profession of road transport operator to apply to light utility vehicles
JUSTICE: Council and Parliament want to move forward quickly in fight against money laundering under criminal law
GREECE: Only small proportion of Syrian asylum seekers sent back to Turkey
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European financial supervisory authorities issue new warning over virtual currencies
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: Ministers to ensure 14 December summit follow-up
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EMPLOYMENT: Employment and productivity continuing to rise in EU, European Commission says
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission to present its communication on forthcoming European budget on 2 May
NEWS BRIEFS
INDUSTRY: Commission publishes guidance on impact of Brexit on type-approval of motor vehicles
DIGITAL: Artificial intelligence – human control must be key principle, says Roberto Viola
REGIONS: Tyrol takes over presidency of Alpine macro-region
UNITED KINGDOM: Differing interpretations between London and EU on last round of talks
RUSSIA: EU shares Russia's sadness after air accident
SUDAN: Heidi Hautala calls for immediate release of Salih Mahmoud Osman and all other human rights defenders
TRANSPORT: European Road Hauliers Association supports European labour agency competent also for transport
TRANSPORT: EASA implements Western Balkans and Turkey support programme
TURKEY: EU calls on Turkey to respect territorial waters of Cyprus
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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