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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11989

27 March 2018
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Russia
Fourteen member states expel diplomats following Skripal affair
Brussels, 26/03/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 26 March, European Council President Donald Tusk announced that 14 EU member states had decided to expel Russian diplomats in retaliation for the poisoning of a former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter in Salisbury, UK (see EUROPE 11987, 11988).

"As a direct follow-up to last week’s European Council decision (on 22 March) to react to Russia within a common framework, already today (26 March) 14 member states have decided to expel Russian diplomats", Tusk told...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
RUSSIA: Fourteen member states expel diplomats following Skripal affair
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Federica Mogherini says its urgent to implement existing agreements
USA: European Commission confirms readiness to discuss points of trade friction with Washington
TRADE: After raising of US taxes, EU opens safeguard investigation into imports of steel
TRADE: EU opens safeguard investigation into imports of Cambodian and Burmese rice
TRADE: United States and China continue to be EU's two largest commercial partners in 2017
INDIA: Assessment of problematic issues continues with view to resumption of EU-India free trade talks
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FRANCE: French nominal government deficit stood at 2.6% of GDP in 2017, according to INSEE
BANKS: Danièle Nouy makes case for new European institution responsible for overseeing correct application of anti-money laundering legislation
STATE AID: Green light to Dutch guarantees in favour of medium-sized and large businesses with strong growth potential
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission's plant protein plan needs to tie in with biofuels, Farm Europe says
FISHERIES: Commission presents Western Waters multiannual management plan
ENVIRONMENT: Preserving biodiversity through reformed CAP is matter of urgency say MEPs and Commissioner Vella
DIGITAL: Initiative to tackle platforms' unfair practices against businesses passes regulation examining committee stage
REGIONS: France, Portugal and Spain support outermost regions
COHESION: Olbrycht calls on regions to fight for all European policies and not just cohesion policy
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Selmayr case – Oettinger awaited at European Parliament
BUDGET: MEPs vote on discharge for 2016 budget
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: Suspect in Carbanak and Cobalt cyber-attacks arrested in Spain with assistance of banking industry
CATALONIA: Commission remains silent on Puigdemont's arrest while some members of Committee of Regions and European Parliament respond
DIGITAL: Consortium set up for developing low-power microprocessors
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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