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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11969

27 February 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 33
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / European library
No. 1211

***   FREDERIC WORMS: Les maladies chroniques de la démocratie. Editions Desclée de Brouwer (Groupe Elidia, 10 rue Mercœur, F-75011 Paris. Tel: (33-1) 40465400 – Internet: www.editionsddb.fr). 2017, 253 pp. €18.90. ISBN 978-2-220-08513-5.

 Democracy is not finished yet and it never will be because it is always required to reinvent itself in order to overcome the chronic problems it nurtures on a systematic basis from within. In reality, democracy is indeed a mortal entity because,...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: European calls for immediate implementation of UN ceasefire resolution
MIDDLE EAST: Mogherini warns against missteps
NORTH KOREA: UN toughens measures against Pyongyang
BURMA/MYANMAR: Council calls for preparation of targeted measures against senior military officials
CAMBODIA: EU could take out sanctions if situation does not improve
MALDIVES: Council concerned about situation stemming from state of emergency and considers targeted sanctions
MOLDOVA: Ministers call on Chișinău to continue reforms
CLIMATE: Swift implementation of Paris Agreement is also matter of urgency for security, says Council of EU
TRADE: EU looks at ways of remedying current shortcomings of multilateral trade system governed by WTO
MERCOSUR: EU/Mercosur free-trade talks stumble in home straight
MEXICO: Mexican diplomacy confident about conclusion of talks on revised EU-Mexican global agreement in March
INDONESIA: EU/Indonesia free trade talks progress on SPS and investment services chapters
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Draghi calls for rapid adoption of legislative texts to prepare for Brexit
FINANCE: International rather than European response taking shape over virtual currencies, says Commissioner Dombrovskis
BANKS: Failure of Latvian bank ABLV – EU not considering bailout
STATE AID: Green light to German support measure for electric buses and charging stations
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: European ministers to review progress on rule of law situation
COMMISSION: Selmayr appointment as secretary general in line with rules, Commission says
SECTORAL POLICIES
SPACE: EU and ESA support enhanced international cooperation in space exploration domain
COHESION: Subsidiarity 'taskforce' examines place of regional and local authorities in European legislation
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: First ministerial debate on EU plastics strategy at Environment Council on 5 March
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Special Representative of the Council of Europe on Refugees calls for holistic approach based on European values
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: Non-confidential version of final decision on unlawful aid granted to Amazon published
COHESION: Lambertz opposes Juncker's vision of cohesion policy's future
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Member state ambassadors endorse inter-institutional agreement on revision of waste directives
GEORGIA: EU ready to help investigations into death of Georgian citizen and detention of two others
INTERNAL MARKET: Eurochambres left lukewarm following European Parliament vote on single digital gateway
UNITED KINGDOM: Jeremy Corbyn wants London to negotiate new customs union with EU
SOCIAL: EU-OSHA launches new website section on prevention of work-related diseases
SLOVAKIA: Benedek Jávor urges EU to act for better protection of journalists following murder of Slovak journalist
TRANSPORT: ETSC advocates new vehicle safety standards for reducing rate of infant mortality on the roads
CORRIGENDUM
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