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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12017
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Turkey

Agreement on financing details for Refugee Facility hindered by Italian indecision

On Tuesday 8 May, the national ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) failed to reach a unanimous agreement on the financing details for the second tranche of €3 billion for the Refugee Facility in Turkey (see EUROPE 12015).

“We thought that an agreement was possible”, a European source said. The member states seemed prepared to support the compromise proposal of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, taking €2 billion from the EU budget, including €700 million from a...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Donald Trump announces US withdrawal from Iranian nuclear deal
TURKEY: Agreement on financing details for Refugee Facility hindered by Italian indecision
ARMENIA: EU ready to work with new prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan
TUNISIA: EU calls on Tunis to accelerate reforms
BURUNDI: EU calls for inclusive process of constitutional reforms and for human rights to be observed
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: Adoption of EU's negotiation directives for free-trade agreement anticipated on 22 May
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Parliament will not budge in its calls for a strong revised energy efficiency directive, warns Benedek Jávor
SPACE: Bulgarian Presidency of Council puts forward raft of proposals for future Space policy
MIGRATION: Recasting of European asylum system on ministerial agenda in early June
BIODIVERSITY: Guidelines for renewable energy projects abiding by 'habitat' and 'birds' directives
FOOD SAFETY: Substantial increase in EFSA budget is needed for independent scientific evaluations, says Parliament's special PEST committee
AGRICULTURE: Interinstitutional agreement is confirmed on farm statistics
DIGITAL: VoteWatch analyses MEPs' positions on artificial intelligence
COHESION: Finland and Estonia call for cross-border cooperation in maritime area to continue after 2020
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
AUSTRIA: €26.82 million fine for negligence over budgetary statistics
BANKS: Latvian bank ABLV takes European decisions that led to its failure to Court
BANKS: Commission seeks EBA's opinion on impact of new 'Basel III' prudential rules
STATE AID: In-depth investigation into Romanian restructuring aid to national uranium company
INSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSION: Commission refuses to re-assess Barroso's controversial appointment
FUTURE OF EU: Around 100 citizens draft series of questions for European public consultation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JHA: Ban on entry into EU territory does not prevent examination of request for family reunification of a third country national who is a family member of a European citizen
INTERNAL MARKET: European Chemicals Agency must adhere by procedural rules on registration of chemical substances
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: Four social democrat ministers renew appeal in favour of enhanced Cohesion Policy
COMPETITION: Evaluation launched into Consortia Block Exemption Regulation for liner shipping companies
USA: Several MEPs warn against nomination of Gina Haspel to post of CIA director
FINANCE: ESMA creates single information point on new investment companies
ITALY: Commission repeats its 'full confidence' in Italy's ability to keep control of political situation
FISHERIES: European Parliament workshop on Monday 14 May on choke species
RUSSIA: MEP Bronis Rope is declared persona non grata