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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11988
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Ukraine

Harms, Rosati and Gahler say Ukrainian institutions need to commit firmly in fight against corruption

The chair of the European Parliament's delegation to the EU-Ukraine parliamentary association committee, Dariusz Rosati (EPP, Poland), Rebecca Harms (Greens/EFA, Germany), who is a member of this committee, and the European Parliament's rapporteur on Ukraine, Michael Gahler (EPP, Germany), have asked for "strong, joint" commitment from the Ukrainian institutions involved in the fight against corruption.

The "fight against corruption deserves a strong, joint commitment from all relevant...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
TRADE: EU28 calls for dialogue with US and permanent exemption for EU from steel and aluminium levy
EMU: Differences of opinion over nature of Eurozone fiscal capacity
TAXATION: EU still deeply divided over tax on web giants
UNITED KINGDOM: EU27 agree terms of post-Brexit transition period and set guidelines for coming negotiations on relationship after 2020
TURKEY: Leaders call on Turkey to immediately cease its 'unlawful action' in the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Sea
RUSSIA: Recall of EU ambassador is unprecedented measure says Juncker
WESTERN BALKANS: Leaders postpone enlargement issue until June
CLIMATE: Commission asked for long-term strategy for implementation of Paris Agreement by March 2019
ECB: Luis de Guindos formally appointed vice-president
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Fresh Bulgarian Presidency compromise on confidentiality of electronic communications
TRANSPORT: Disagreements still at Council over lorry driver work and rest times
INTERNAL MARKET: Commission hoping for progress on services e-card despite Parliament rejection
JUSTICE: Commission seeks to negotiate partnership agreement with United States in framework of 'CLOUD Act'
EXTERNAL ACTION
USA: Donald Trump provisionally exempts EU from US customs duties on steel and aluminium
TRADE: WTO Appellate Body upholds condemnation of Russian taxes on light commercial vehicles from EU
CHILE: Cecilia Malmström hopes for new round of EU-Chile trade agreement review talks in May
UKRAINE: Harms, Rosati and Gahler say Ukrainian institutions need to commit firmly in fight against corruption
RUSSIA: European Parliament debate paints bleak picture of damage done by Kremlin to freedom of press
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Selmayr will not be stepping down, says Juncker
POLAND: Concessions made by Warsaw on judicial reforms do not fundamentally change their substance, but could convince Commission, says Morawiecki
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: First pilot project of future EU reform implementation instrument to be launched in Portugal
LIBYA: Johannes Hahn wants to strengthen cooperation between Commission and Committee of Regions
NIGERIA: EU hails release of some of Dapchi school girls abducted by Boko Haram and calls for release of others
POLAND: Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, urges Parliament to cease examination of anti-abortion initiative
SINGAPORE: Commission to open process of approving EU/Singapore free-trade agreement on 17 April
SOCIAL: Commission proposes aid of €4.6 million workers for Caterpillar employees in Belgium
TRANSPORT: International Road Transport Union concerned about revision of Eurovignette directive
TRANSPORT: European Sea Ports Organisation calls for simplification and harmonisation of administrative formalities
CORRIGENDUM
TRANSPARENCY: Sylvie Guillaume and Danuta Hübner tasked with negotiating reform of transparency register on behalf of European Parliament
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 26/03 - 01/04
Other events : 26/03 - 08/04