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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11980

14 March 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 33
EXTERNAL ACTION / Human rights
Thorbjørn Jagland warns against Russia leaving Council of Europe
Brussels, 13/03/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 12 March, the secretary general of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, warned against Russia leaving the Council of Europe at a time when the country is currently suspended from voting in the Assembly due to its illegal annexation of Crimea and no longer pays its contribution to the budget (10% of the total).

"This poses a problem for the smooth operation (of the institution).  The Russians no longer have the right to vote and this has repercussions on the legitimacy of...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Council agreement of the EU on transparency of tax intermediaries
BANKS: Member states postpone agreement on banking risk reduction package until May
GREECE: Moscovici describes future Greek growth strategy as a “credibility test”
EMU: Eurozone aid plans would have cost less under a European deposit insurance scheme, says Regling
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Commissioner presents proposition for European Labour Authority
SOCIAL: European Commission launches raft of recommendations to improve social protection access
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
BUDGET: Oettinger anticipates envelope of 60% of EU budget for agriculture and cohesion after 2020
DIGITAL: Agreement on parcel delivery adopted by Parliament despite EFDD amendment
WOMEN: Parliament disagreement over Istanbul Convention
TRADE: European Parliament wants to strengthen gender equality in EU's trade agreements
TRANSPORT: Parliament endorses inter-institutional agreement on road transport workers' qualifications and training
TRANSPORT: MEPs approve own-initiative report on introduction of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems
INDUSTRY: Go-ahead for Françoise Grossetête for negotiations on programme to support defence industry
REGIONS: Parliament highlights role of cities and regions in COP21 implementation
REGIONS: Parliament makes macro-economic conditions less exacting
PARLIAMENT: Jens Nilsson MEP passes away
PARLIAMENT: Jean-Paul Denanot resigns as MEP
SECTORAL POLICIES
FOOD SAFETY: EU Knowledge Centre is launched to help combat food fraud
CONSUMERS: Jourova presents member states with 'New Deal for Consumers' anticipated for 11 April
ENVIRONMENT: Special “PEST” committee of Parliament, chaired by Eric Andrieu, is to begin work on 12 April
AGRICULTURE: Alcoholic drinks industry presents its nutritional labelling project to Commission
ENERGY: With regard to EESC opinion, stakeholders express some reservations about amendment to gas directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Assessment of latent trade dispute with Washington expected at European Parliament, with Cecilia Malmström
TRADE: EU still concerned about piracy and counterfeiting in China, and also in India for medicines
PALESTINE: EU calls for investigation into attack on prime minister's convoy
RUSSIA: Frans Timmermans calls for EU solidarity with London after poisoning of Russian spy in UK
HUMAN RIGHTS: Thorbjørn Jagland warns against Russia leaving Council of Europe
INSTITUTIONAL
BREXIT: Relocation of EMA to Netherlands goes through European parliamentary committee stage
UNITED KINGDOM: Juncker says London still needs to provide clarity about post-Brexit relations it wants with EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
MIGRATION: Nils Muižnieks urges French MPs not to vote for “asylum and immigration” law
NEWS BRIEFS
COMMISSION: Ms Schültke becomes legal service's main legal advisor
TAXATION: Three countries added to EU blacklist and three countries removed
RESEARCH: Eurospace and ESRE call for €2.5 billion envelope allocation to Space as part of post-2020 framework programme