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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12051

29 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 29
INSTITUTIONAL / Budget 2018
Parliament to approve €500 million for 2018 in favour of refugees in Turkey on 4 July
Brussels, 28/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 28 June, the committee on budgets of the European Parliament approved the position of the Council on the €500 million in 2018 to prolong the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (see EUROPE 12047). Draft amending budget no. 3/2018 will be formally approved by Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 4 July.

Draft amending budget no. 3/2018 was approved with the adoption by the report by Siegfried Muresan (EPP, Romania) by 20 votes to 4, with 2 abstentions. This draft budget will add...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
MIGRATION: Twenty-Eight hammer out 'European' solution based largely on voluntary approach
FYROM: Zoran Zaev imagines his country in EU in 2025
RUSSIA: European leaders agree to prolong economic sanctions
DEFENCE: European Council gives further boost to Europe of Defence
DIGITAL: End of legislative cycle as new objective for putting single market into practice
UNITED KINGDOM: Theresa May hopes to dial up intensity of relations on post-Brexit relations with EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Draft 'Rozière' report significantly strengthens protection for whistleblowers
JUSTICE: On question of electronic evidence, member states examine service providers' appropriate level of responsibility
CLIMATE: Rules for implementation of CORSIA system - Commission commends progress at ICAO but NGOs are disappointed
ENVIRONMENT: Toxicity of pesticide additives is not assessed in member states, says special Parliament committee, PEST
ENERGY: Baltic States and Poland sign roadmap for synchronisation of Baltic electricity network with continental system
ENERGY: Talks on revised regulatory framework for EU electricity market are on track
TRANSPORT: Hopes for inter-institutional agreement at end of November on competition in aviation sector
EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: EU denounces General Haftar's statement on transferring management of oil to national oil corporation
MALDIVES: EU calls for real dialogue between government and opposition
NEIGHBORHOOD: Moldovan co-presidency of Euronest assembly assesses Eastern partners' progress on European path
TRADE: Ghent carries off European inaugural Fair and Ethical Trade City Award
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RULE OF LAW: Execution of European arrest warrant can be postponed due to deficiencies in judicial system of country of issuance, says Advocate General
EMPLOYMENT: Advocate General holds that family assistants cannot benefit from directive on working time
CONSUMERS: Advocate General clarifies currency in which prices for flights within EU must be advertised
INSTITUTIONAL
POLAND: Commission tells MEPs of legitimacy of its action on rule of law
BUDGET 2018: Parliament to approve €500 million for 2018 in favour of refugees in Turkey on 4 July
BUDGET 2019: Parliament to broadly defend Commission's draft budget
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: As part of Azerigate, 14 former PACE members have access to Council of Europe stripped for life
NEWS BRIEFS
URBAN AGENDA: Eurocities calls for 'humane response' to European level migration flow management
AGRICULTURE: Two-thirds of 10.3 million farms in EU use under 5 hectares
PATENTS: European Patents Office inaugurates new premises in Netherlands
INDUSTRY: UEAPME calls for more support for European industry during next budget cycle
IRAN: EU denounces execution of under 18-year old, contrary to Iran's international obligations