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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12032

2 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 31
EXTERNAL ACTION / Sudan
European Parliament calls on authorities to commute death penalty for Noura Hussein Hammad
Brussels, 01/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

In a resolution on human rights adopted in Strasbourg on Thursday 31 May with 455 votes in favour, 34 against and 140 abstentions, the European Parliament expresses its disapproval of the death penalty given to Noura Hussein Hammad and calls on the Sudanese authorities to commute this sentence immediately and to take full account of the fact that this young woman, condemned for murder, acted in legitimate self-defence.

Forced to marry at the age of 16, Noura Hussein Hammad, who is now...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission unveils proposal to reform CAP beyond 2020
AGRICULTURE: France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Finland and Greece come together in support of CAP budget post-2020
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to discuss young farmers and future of CAP in Sofia
ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to increase post-2020 budget of LIFE programme for environment and climate
BIODIVERSITY: Commission proposes EU initiative to stop decline of wild pollinators
TELECOMS: Council may consider capping prices for intra-EU calls in the code
JHA: Member states invited to take a position on possible success or failure of reform of European asylum system
JUSTICE: Ministers' views eagerly awaited on several questions of civil, commercial and criminal justice
TRANSPORT: MEPs to vote on tricky social issues in the mobility package
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: EU refers American tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium to WTO
TRADE: EU launches WTO case against forced transfer of technology to China
CHINA: EU and China intend to strengthen cooperation on foreign policy
MIDDLE EAST: EU calls on Israel to overturn its announcement of new settlements and demolition of a Bedouin village
BELARUS: EU launches communication campaign
ARMENIA: Provisional application of comprehensive and enhanced partnership agreement
SUDAN: European Parliament calls on authorities to commute death penalty for Noura Hussein Hammad
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Council's 'code of conduct' group looks at new criteria for European black list of tax havens
FINANCE: New rules to encourage insurance companies to invest in standardised securitised products
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Court to rule soon on whether Polish legal system meets criteria inherent to rule of law
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Work-life balance, opinion from Parliament's gender equality committee sets maternity/paternity pay at 80% of gross pay
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TRANSPORT: Court extends passengers' right to compensation for significant delay of an international flight
FINANCE: Court clarifies level of sanction applicable in event of infringement of obligation to declare sums of cash leaving the EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
HUNGARY: Dunja Mijatovic calls on Budapest not to criminalise NGOs that assist migrants
NEWS BRIEFS
SPAIN: Appointment of Pedro Sanchez hailed
JUSTICE: EU-Japan data protection dialogue kicks off
SYRIA: EU pushes for Syrian opposition to remain united
TRANSPORT: Car industry stakeholders welcome Parliament vote on manipulation of odometers
TRANSPORT: Romanian road transporters reject idea of posting of workers system applying to drivers
The B-word: Agence Europe’s newsletter on Brexit
THE B-WORD: Brexit talks hit crisis point
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European Institutions: 04/06 - 10/06
Other Events: 4/06 - 17/06